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"While You Wait for the Others"
Song
B-side"While You Wait for the Others (feat. Michael McDonald)"

"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

"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

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

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

No.TitleLength
1."While You Wait for the Others"4:29
2."While You Wait for the Others" (feat. Michael McDonald)4:29

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived May 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Grizzly Bear: "While You Wait For the Others" | Tracks". Pitchfork. 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  3. ^ Bradley, Gene. "Michael McDonald Talks Grizzly Bear Collaboration :: Music :: News :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  4. ^ [2] Archived December 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Watch Grizzly Bear's "While You Wait for the Others" Video | News". Pitchfork. 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
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