| "The Wave" | ||||
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| Single by Miike Snow | ||||
| from the album Happy to You | ||||
| Released | 14 May 2012 | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Miike Snow | |||
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"The Wave" is a song performed by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow. It was released as the second single from the band's second studio album Happy to You (2012) on 14 May 2012, through Axtone, Columbia, Downtown and Universal Republic. The song was written and produced by the band. Musically, "The Wave" is an electropop song with marching band influences and autoharp, military drum and piano instrumentation. It features Swedish musician Gustav Ejstes on autoharp and the Swedish Army drum corps on military drums.
The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who commended its catchiness and musical direction. However, some critics were divided regarding lead singer Andrew Wyatt's falsetto vocals. The single failed to match the commercial performance of Happy to You's lead single "Paddling Out"; it charted on the Dutch Tipparade chart at number 21 and the Flemish Ultratip chart at number 43. Andreas Nilsson directed the single's accompanying music video, the second part in a continuous story that began in the "Paddling Out" video.