Don't Let Him Waste Your Time

"Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"
Single by Jarvis Cocker
from the album Jarvis
Released8 January 2007
Recorded2006
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:13
LabelRough Trade
Songwriter(s)Jarvis Cocker
Producer(s)Graham Sutton
Jarvis Cocker singles chronology
"Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"
(2007) 		"Fat Children"
(2007)

"Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" is a song by English singer and songwriter Jarvis Cocker. It was released as a first single from his debut solo album Jarvis on 8 January 2007,[1] reaching number 36 in the UK Singles Chart[2] and number 1 on the UK indie chart.[3]

Overview

Before being recorded for the album Jarvis in November 2006, the song appeared on Nancy Sinatra's self-titled 2004 album, along with "Baby's Coming Back to Me", which also made it onto Jarvis. The song samples the main riff from Dion’s song “Only You Know”.

Personnel

Richard Hawley plays electric guitar on the track, while Cocker's Pulp bandmate Steve Mackey plays bass. The track also features former Pulp member Antony Genn on backing vocals, and Martin Slattery of The Mescaleros on piano and saxophone.[4]

Music video

The music video, directed by Dougal Wilson, features Jarvis as a singing London taxicab driver.[5][6] More concerned with singing to the passenger than watching the road, the driver collides with many pedestrians and cyclists.

Track listings

7 inch 1 RTRADS385
  1. "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"
  2. "Big Stuff"
7 inch 2 RTRADSX385
  1. "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"
  2. "One Man Show"
CD RTRADSCD385
  1. "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"
  2. "The Mouse the Bird and the Sausage" (spoken word)
  3. "Running the World" (karaoke video)
Digital download
  1. "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"
  2. "The Mouse the Bird and the Sausage" (spoken word)

References

  1. ^ Pitchfork Media Archived 12 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine – News – 3 January 2007
  2. ^ EveryHit.com Archived 17 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine – UK Top 40 Hit Database
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Don't Let Him Waste Your Time CD sleeve notes – RTRADSCD385
  5. ^ "| Videology |". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)