Wasted (Margaret song)

"Wasted" is a song by Polish singer Margaret. It was included on her debut studio album, Add the Blonde (2014), and released as its lead single in Poland on 15 January 2014 by Magic Records. On 28 April 2014, the single was released in Scandinavia by Warner Music Sweden and Extensive Music. The song was written by Boris Potemkin, Anthony Whiting, Emily Philips, Robert Uhlmann and Thomas Karlsson.^[1] It samples Edita Piekha's 1967 song "Our Neighbour" (Russian: "Наш сосед" nash sosed).^[2]

"Wasted"
Single by Margaret
from the album Add the Blonde
Released	15 January 2014 (2014-01-15)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:21
Label	Magic Extensive Warner
Songwriter(s)	Boris Potemkin Anthony Whiting Emily Philips Robert Uhlmann Thomas Karlsson
Margaret singles chronology
"Tell Me How Are Ya" (2013) "Wasted" (2014) "Start a Fire" (2014)
Music video
"Wasted" on YouTube
Alternative cover
Artwork in Scandinavia

Margaret debuted "Wasted" at the Sylwestrowa Moc Przebojów ("New Year's Eve Power of Hits") concert in Gdynia, Poland on 31 December 2013.^[3] The single reached number six on the Polish Airplay Chart.^[4]

Music video

The song's music video premiered on Orange Poland website on 14 January 2014, and was uploaded to YouTube on 30 January 2014. The video was directed by Julia Bui Ngoc. It was filmed in Warsaw, and draws inspirations from the Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 film Amélie and the work of Andy Warhol.^[5][6]

Track listing

• Digital single^[7]

1. "Wasted" (Radio Version) – 3:21

• Digital single – Remixes^[8]

1. "Wasted" (Esquire Remix) – 4:43
2. "Wasted" (Esquire Radio) – 3:08

Accolades

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	Sopot TOPtrendy Festival	Biggest Hit of the Year	Nominated	[9]
2014	Eska Music Awards	Best Music Video	Nominated	[10]
2015	Polsat SuperHit Festival	Radio Hit of the Year	Fourth	[11]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[4] 6 Poland (Dance Top 50)[12] 30

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Poland (Airplay 2014)[13] 32

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Poland	15 January 2014	Digital download	Original	Magic Records	[7]
	14 February 2014		Remixes		[8]
Scandinavia	28 April 2014		Original	Extensive Music Warner Music Sweden	[14]