Wasted on the Way

"Wasted on the Way" is a 1982 song by American folk rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash, featuring harmony vocals by Timothy B. Schmit. It was their first top 10 hit in five years, and peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in August 1982.^[1] On the Adult Contemporary chart, "Wasted on the Way" was the group's biggest hit on the chart, peaking at number two for five weeks.^[2] It appeared on the band's 1982 album Daylight Again. The B-side was the David Crosby composition "Delta".

"Wasted on the Way"
Single by Crosby, Stills & Nash
from the album Daylight Again
B-side	"Delta"
Released	1982
Recorded	1981
Genre	Folk rock, rock
Length	2:52
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Graham Nash
Producer(s)	Crosby, Stills and Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash singles chronology
"Just a Song Before I Go" (1977) "Wasted on the Way" (1982) "Southern Cross" (1982)

Personnel

• David Crosby — vocals
• Stephen Stills — vocals, guitars
• Graham Nash — vocals

Additional musicians

• Timothy B. Schmit — vocals
• Joel Bernstein — acoustic guitar
• Craig Doerge — keyboards
• Bob Glaub — bass
• Russ Kunkel — drums
• Joe Lala — percussion
• Wayne Goodwin — fiddle
• Michael Stergis — guitars

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	96
US Billboard Hot 100	9

Year-end charts

Year-end chart (1982)	Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[4]	57