Don't Waste Your Time
Yarbrough & Peoples
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Don't waste your time She's my friend I tell you She ain't no good Ooh, ooh, ooh Yeah, yeah I can't stand to see someone Take advantage of you Knowing I care about you The way I do So don't waste your time She's my friend And I tell you she ain't no good Don't waste your time She's my friend And I tell you she ain't no good She calls me on the phone Each and every night Bragging how she takes love But never gives it back So don't waste your time She's my friend And I tell you she ain't no good Don't waste your time She's my friend And I tell you she ain't no good She told me that she loves me She told me that she needed me (No good) She said I was the only one (Don't waste your time) And now you're saying She's only out for fun She don't love you She don't love you She don't love you like I do She don't love you (Are you sure) She don't love you (Are you sure) She don't love you like I do (Don't waste your time) But she told me that She loved me, oh, yeah (Don't waste your time) But she told me That she needed me (Don't waste your time) Ooh, ooh Don't waste your time (Are you sure) She don't love you She don't love you (Are you sure) She don't love you like I do (Are you sure) She don't love you She don't love you (Are you sure) She don't love you like I do Do you love me And do you want me Do you need me (Don't waste your time) I can't stand to see someone Take advantage of you I can't stand to see someone Take advantage of you, yeah I can't stand to see someone Take advantage of you I can't stand to see someone Take advantage of you (Don't waste your time) And you say she's only out for fun (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) She told me that she loved me (Don't waste your time) (Don't waste your time) She don't love you (Are you sure) She don't love you (Are you sure) She don't love you (Are you sure) like I do (Are you sure) She don't love you She don't love you (Are you sure) She don't love you like I do (Are you sure) Don't waste your time (She said that she loves me) She's my friend and I tell you She ain't no good Don't waste your time (She said that she needs me) She's my friend and I tell you She ain't no good (Don't waste your time) She said that she loves me And now you're telling me She ain't no good Don't waste your time I can't stand to see someone Take advantage of you I can't stand to see someone Take advantage of you, yeah I can't stand to see someone Take advantage of you I can't stand to see someone Take advantage of you She's my friend (She said she loved me) And I tell you She ain't no good (Are you sure) She don't love you She don't love you (Are you sure) She don't love you like I do (Are you sure) She don't love you She don't love you (Are you sure) She don't love you like I do
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13 facts about this song
Song Classification"Don't Waste Your Time" is an R&B and dance hit by duo Yarbrough & Peoples.
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Release DateThe song was released in 1984 on the Total Experience record label.
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ChartsIt reached #1 on Billboard's R&B chart and #48 on its pop chart, showing that it was especially popular within the R&B genre.
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Album"Don't Waste Your Time" is the first track on the duo's album, Be a Winner.
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Hit CreatorsYarbrough & Peoples are known for their string of hits in the 80s, with "Don't Waste Your Time" being one of their most recognized songs.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Don't Waste Your Time" is reminiscent of the 80's retro vibe, featuring the artists performing in an animated background.
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Genre InfluenceThe song exemplifies the duo's genre-blending mix of soul, funk, and pop, which was popular in the 1980s music.
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ProductionThe famous music producer Lonnie Simmons was behind the wheel for the production of "Don't Waste Your Time".
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Song MessageIt conveys a message about the importance of communication and honesty in relationships. This message still resonates with audiences today.
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Background Of DuoYarbrough & Peoples is an American urban contemporary duo from Dallas, Texas, United States. Their biggest selling release was "Don't Stop the Music," a US Billboard R&B chart topper in 1981, and "Don't Waste Your Time" followed the same success pattern.
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Cover VersionsSeveral artists, including hip hop and R&B musicians, have since covered the song or sampled it in their own work, a testament to its lasting influence.
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SongwritersThe song was written by Jonah Ellis and the duo themselves – Cavin Yarbrough and Alisa Peoples.
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Song LengthThe runtime of "Don't Waste Your Time" is 7:37 minutes, which is relatively longer compared to the average song length of around 3-4 minutes.
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