The group's frontman James Barker wrote the song with Jared Keim and Travis Wood, while Todd Clark produced the track.

[2][3] They also promoted the release of the track with a video titled "Wastin' Whiskey Roulette" where each of the band members took sips of unknown liquids out of shot glasses.

[3] Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media stated that the song "takes listeners back to the all-too-relatable agony of not being able to get over a broken heart, regardless of how many drinks you down," noting "heartbreak-fuelled electric guitar licks and Barker's smooth vocals".

[3] Lauren Lee of Front Porch Music favourably reviewed the track, saying that the band "perfectly [captures] that oh-so-relatable feeling of desperation that comes with the end of a relationship – the inability to move on, no matter how deeply you try to drown your sorrows".

[6] "Wastin' Whiskey" reached a peak of number two on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of August 27, 2022,[8] marking the band's tenth top ten hit.