While You Wait for the Others
| "While You Wait for the Others" | ||||
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| Single by Grizzly Bear | ||||
| from the album Veckatimest | ||||
| B-side | "While You Wait for the Others (feat. Michael McDonald)" | |||
| Released | August 31, 2009 | |||
| Length | 4:29 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Songwriters | Ed Droste, Daniel Rossen, Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear | |||
| Producer | Chris Taylor | |||
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"While You Wait for the Others" is a song by Brooklyn-based indie rock band Grizzly Bear, and the second single from the band's third studio album, Veckatimest. The song was released as a single on August 31, 2009.
Accolades
[edit | edit source]"While You Wait for the Others" was ranked #334 in Pitchfork Media's Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s [1]
Upon release, Pitchfork gave the song their first ever 10/10 review, stating that the track "proves what Grizzly Bear are capable of when they try and meet the pop-inclined listener halfway."[2]
Michael McDonald collaboration
[edit | edit source]Michael McDonald, of the Doobie Brothers, performs lead vocals on the single's B-side - the same track with the lead vocals replaced by McDonald's. McDonald states that Grizzly Bear's songs are "alluring and interesting. So when they mentioned to me about doing this, I said absolutely."[3]
Speaking to Pitchfork Media about the collaboration, bassist Chris Taylor commented,[4]
My ex-girlfriend's dad was a bass player in that yacht rock scene-- he actually played with Kenny Loggins and the Fleetwood Mac crew. So she asked him, "Do you ever keep in touch with Michael McDonald, dad?" And he said, "Yeah, I talk to him every week!" So we sent Michael the record. He had never heard of us, but he really liked the songs and wanted to be a part of it.
Video
[edit | edit source]A video for "While You Wait for the Others" was released on September 11, 2009. The video was directed by Sean Pecknold, brother of Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold.[5]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "While You Wait for the Others" | 4:29 |
| 2. | "While You Wait for the Others" (featuring Michael McDonald) | 4:29 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ [1] Archived May 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ [2] Archived December 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Single synopsis at Warp Records Archived 2009-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
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