"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.
[edit] Accolades
"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]
[edit] Michael McDonald Collaboration
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]
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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. |
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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]
[edit] Track listing
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"While You Wait for the Others" |
4:29 |
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"While You Wait for the Others" (feat. Michael McDonald) |
4:29 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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| Singles |
- "On a Neck, On a Spit"
- "Knife"
- "Live on KCRW"
- "Two Weeks"
- "While You Wait for the Others"
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