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{{Infobox song
| name          = Don't Waste My Time
| cover         = Don't Waste My Time (Paul Hardcastle song).jpg
| alt           =
| type          = single
| artist        = [[Paul Hardcastle]]
| album         = [[Paul Hardcastle (album)|Paul Hardcastle]]
| B-side        = Moonhopper
| released      = 1985/1986
| recorded      = 1985
| studio        =
| venue         =
| genre         = {{hlist|[[Electro-funk]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/9PR/view/66514/|title=19' hitmaker Paul Hardcastle releases 'Electrofied 80s:Essential Paul Hardcastle' out Feb 4th|website=Pressparty}}</ref>|[[synth-pop]]}}
| length        = {{ubl|5:36 (extended version)|3:48 (7" single)}}
| label         = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
| writer        = [[Paul Hardcastle]]
| producer      = Paul Hardcastle
| prev_title    = Just for Money
| prev_year     = 1985
| next_title    = Foolin' Yourself
| next_year     = 1986
}}
"'''Don't Waste My Time'''" is a song by British musician [[Paul Hardcastle]], released as the third and final [[single (music)|single]] from his [[Paul Hardcastle (album)|1985 self-titled album]]. The song features lead vocals by [[Carol Kenyon]]. It was a top 20 hit in at least six countries, including the UK where it peaked at No. 8 in early 1986.
A 12" version, the 'Essential Well Hard Crucial Mix' features a cameo monologue by [[Lenny Henry]]'s DJ character [[Delbert Wilkins]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Paul-Hardcastle-Featuring-Carol-Kenyon-Dont-Waste-My-Time-Essential-Well-Hard-Crucial-Re-Mix/release/96946|title=Paul Hardcastle Featuring Carol Kenyon - Don't Waste My Time (Essential Well-Hard Crucial Re-Mix)|website=Discogs}}</ref>
==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1986)
!Peak<br>position
|-
| Australia [[Kent Music Report]]<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=133}}</ref>
|align="center"|66
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|20|artist=Paul Hardcastle|song=Don't Waste My Time}}
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland2|15|song=Don't Waste My Time}}
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|11|year=1986|week=16}}
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|12|artist=Paul Hardcastle|song=Don't Waste My Time}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|20|artist=Paul Hardcastle|song=Don't Waste My Time}}
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|9|artist=Paul Hardcastle|song=Don't Waste My Time}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|8|date=1986-02-23}}
|-
|US ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/paul-hardcastle/chart-history/dsi/|title=Paul Hardcastle Don't Waste My Time (Remix) Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
|align="center"|31
|-
{{singlechart|West Germany|15|artist=Paul Hardcastle|song=Don't Waste My Time|songid=1407}}
|}
===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1986)
!Position
|-
|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1986|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1986|publisher=Dutch Top 40|accessdate=11 June 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|93
|-
|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1986&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1986|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=11 June 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|82
|}
==References==
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[[Category:1985 songs]]
[[Category:1985 singles]]
[[Category:1986 singles]]
[[Category:Paul Hardcastle songs]]
[[Category:Chrysalis Records singles]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Paul Hardcastle]]
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