Seasons (Waiting on You)
"Seasons (Waiting on You)" | ||||
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Single by Future Islands | ||||
from the album Singles | ||||
B-side | "One Day" | |||
Released | February 4, 2014 | |||
Recorded | August 2013 at Dreamland Studios (Hurley, New York) | |||
Genre | Synthpop, electronic rock | |||
Length | 3:46 | |||
Label | 4AD | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Chris Coady | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Seasons (Waiting on You)" on YouTube |
"Seasons (Waiting on You)" is a song by American synthpop band Future Islands. It is the opening track on their fourth studio album Singles, and was released as the album's lead single on February 4, 2014.[1] The song received much critical acclaim, topping The Village Voice's annual year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll[2] and also being named the best track of 2014 by publications such as NME,[3] Pitchfork Media,[4] and Spin.[5] In 2019, it was named the 34th best song of the 2010's by PitchforkCite error: A <ref>
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Critical reception
Accolades
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Consequence of Sound | Top 50 Songs of 2014[6] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pitchfork | The 100 Best Tracks of 2014[7] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pazz & Jop | Single of the Year 2014[8] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spin | The 101 Best Songs of 2014[9] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NME | Top 50 Tracks of 2014[10] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
PopMatters | The 75 Best Songs of 2014[11] | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drowned in Sound | 40 Favourite Songs of 2014[12] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slant Magazine | The 25 Best Singles of 2014[13] | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paste | The 50 Best Songs of 2014[14] | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rolling Stone | 50 Best Songs of 2014[15] | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
American Songwriter | Top 50 Songs of 2014[16] | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100, 2014 | 23[citation needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pitchfork | The 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far (2010-2014)[17] | 123 | Pitchfork | The 200 Best Songs of the 2010's[18] | 34
Live performancesThe band's performance of the song on Late Show with David Letterman became an internet hit[19] due to frontman Samuel T. Herring's visual and vocal performance, which included elaborate and angular dance moves and death metal-style growls. Herring also put on a similarly unusual performance during the band's performance of the song on Later... with Jools Holland.[20] Track listing
Charts
Release history
References
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