"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. The song received much critical acclaim, topping The Village Voices annual year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll and also being named the best track of 2014 by publications such as NME, Pitchfork, and Spin. In 2019, it was named the 34th best song of the 2010s by Pitchfork, and was ranked 94th on Rolling Stones 100 Best Songs of the 2010s.
Critical reception
Accolades
+Accolades for "Seasons (Waiting on You)" Publication Accolade Rank Consequence of Sound Top 50 Songs of 2014 1 Pitchfork The 100 Best Tracks of 2014 1 Pazz & Jop Single of the Year 2014 1 Spin The 101 Best Songs of 2014 1 NME Top 50 Tracks of 2014 1 PopMatters The 75 Best Songs of 2014 2 Drowned in Sound 40 Favourite Songs of 2014 4 Slant Magazine The 25 Best Singles of 2014 8 Paste The 50 Best Songs of 2014 8 Rolling Stone 50 Best Songs of 2014 9 American Songwriter Top 50 Songs of 2014 14 Pitchfork The 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far (2010–2014) 123 Pitchfork The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s 34
Live performances The band's performance of the song on Late Show with David Letterman became an internet hit 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.
Track listing 7-inch single "Seasons (Waiting on You)" – 3:46 "One Day" – 4:27
Digital download (remix) "Seasons (Waiting on You)" (BADBADNOTGOOD Reinterpretation) – 3:43
Charts +Chart performance for "Seasons (Waiting on You)" Chart (2014) PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA Hitseekers)13
Certifications
Release history +Release history for "Seasons (Waiting on You)" Region Date Format Label United States February 4, 2014 7-inch vinyl 4AD Records June 30, 2014 Digital download
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