{{Short description|1995 single by the Black Crowes}} {{Infobox song | name = Wiser Time | cover = The Black Crowes - Wiser Time Promo.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = the Black Crowes | album = Amorica | released = July 10, 1995<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=July 8, 1995}}</ref> | recorded = | genre = Country soul<ref name= "RS 2004">{{cite book |chapter=The Black Crowes|last=Kemp |first=Mark|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |year=2004 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages= 75–76}}</ref> | studio = | venue = | length = 5:33 | label = American | writer = * Rich Robinson * Chris Robinson | producer = * Jack Joseph Puig * The Black Crowes | prev_title = High Head Blues | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = One Mirror Too Many | next_year = 1995 }}
"'''Wiser Time'''" is a song by American rock band the Black Crowes, included on the band's third studio album, ''Amorica'' (1994). The song reached number 15 in Canada, number 34 in the United Kingdom, and number seven on the US ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart. ''American Songwriter'' critic Tina Benitez-Eves rated it as being one the Black Crowes 10 best songs of all time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 10 Songs by The Black Crowes|author=Benitez-Eves, Tina|publisher=American Songwriter|accessdate=2026-03-04|date=February 28, 2023|url=https://americansongwriter.com/top-10-the-black-crowes-songs/}}</ref> ''Classic Rock'' critic Dave Everley considered it one of the 20 songs that tell the story of the band, calling it one of "the Crowes’ most stirring numbers" and describing it as "Sadness and longing wrapped up in sweetness and slide guitar."<ref name=louder>{{cite web|title=A history of The Black Crowes in 20 songs|author=Everley, Dave|accessdate=2026-03-04|date=April 1, 2020|publisher=Louder Sound|work=Classic Rock|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/a-history-of-the-black-crowes-in-20-songs}}</ref> Everley also noted that the song's roots are in country rock music.<ref name=louder/> ''Music & Media'' described Rich and Chris Robinson's vocal harmony on the song as "perfection".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-07-22.pdf|title=New Releases – Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=12|issue=29|page=8|date=July 22, 1995|access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref> Allmusic critic Tim Sendra praised its guitar playing and for its "affecting" vocal performance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amorica|author=Sendra, Tim|accessdate=2026-03-04|publisher=Allmusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/amorica-mw0000626538}}</ref>
==Track listings== '''CD 1''' # "Wiser Time" – [Robinson] – 5:33 # "Wiser Time" (edit) – [Robinson/Robinson] – 4:22 # "Jealous Again" (acoustic) – [Robinson/Robinson] – 4:24 # "Non Fiction" (acoustic) – [Robinson/Robinson] – 5:21 # "Thorn in My Pride" (acoustic) – [Robinson/Robinson] – 6:08
'''CD 2''' # "Wiser Time" (edit) – [Robinson/Robinson] – 4:18 # "Wiser Time" (rock radio remix) – [Robinson/Robinson] – 4:19 # "Wiser Time" (album version) – [Robinson/Robinson] – 6:04 # "Chevrolet" – [Ed Young/Lonnie Young] – 3:29 # "She Talks to Angels" (acoustic) – [Robinson/Robinson] – 6:18
==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"|Chart (1995) !scope="col"|Peak<br/>position |- ! scope="row" | Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA Chart">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/oQv304J|title=The Black Crows ARIA Chart history - June 1988 to June 2025 |publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= June 29, 2025}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref> | 133 |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|15|chartid=9253|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2018}} |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-07-29.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=12|issue=30|page=12|date=July 29, 1995|access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref> |89 |- {{single chart|Scotland|34|date=19950722|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2018}} |- {{single chart|UK|34|date=19950722|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2018}} |- {{single chart|UKrock|1|date=19950722|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|7|artist=The Black Crowes|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2018}} |}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}} |- !scope="row"|United States |April 3, 1995 |{{hlist|Progressive rock|alternative radio}} |rowspan="2"|American |align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=April New Music Releases|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1087|page=63|date=March 24, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=More Progressive Releases|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1088|page=69|date=March 31, 1995}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom |July 10, 1995 |{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=July 8, 1995}}</ref> |}
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