| While You Wait for the Others | |
| Cover: | Wywfto.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Grizzly Bear |
| Album: | Veckatimest |
| B-Side: | While You Wait for the Others (feat. Michael McDonald) |
| Released: | August 31, 2009 |
| Length: | 4:29 |
| Label: | Warp |
| Producer: | Chris Taylor |
| Prev Title: | Two Weeks |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Sleeping Ute |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
"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.
"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, 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]
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]