Waste (Dove Cameron song)

"Waste" is a song by American singer Dove Cameron, released on September 27, 2019, by Disruptor and Columbia Records. The song was released alongside "Bloodshot", as part of Cameron's debut extended play, Bloodshot / Waste.

Background and release[]

Cameron hinted at releasing new music in September in an interview with E! News in August 2019.^[2] She later confirmed that she would be releasing music at the end of September on September 23, 2019, via her social media.^[3] She formally announced the release of both "Bloodshot" and "Waste" on September 25, 2019.^[4] It was released on September 27, 2019.

Cameron told Rolling Stone: "'Waste' has always felt extremely special to me, It was always the one that grabbed me the most. It's probably the weirdest one; the production is definitely strange. I love that it's a love song without being a really melty, drippy."^[5]

She said to Billboard: "'Waste' is very much about that feeling of being so fucked-up over someone that you just want to waste yourself on them, bleed out every ounce of you and live inside them. That kind of agonizing, pain/pleasure, mad love is what we all either know personally, or want. Obviously, I am in a very public relationship [with Descendants costar Thomas Doherty], so it's safe to assume most love songs are about him."^[6]

Critical reception[]

Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone called the track a “dreamy, rock-tinged love song”.^[7]

Music video[]

The accompanying music video was released on September 27, 2019.^[8]

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[9]

• Jonas Jeberg – production, songwriting
• Chloe Angelides – songwriting
• Delacey – songwriting
• Dove Cameron – vocals, songwriting
• Ingrid Andress – songwriting
• Melissa Hayes – assistant engineer
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Mike Malchicoff – mixing
• Dan Book – recording

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