Wave (Beck song)

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"Wave"
Promotional single by Beck
from the album Morning Phase
Genre Symphonic rock, ambient
Length3:40
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Beck Hansen [1] [2]
Producer(s) Beck Hansen [2]

"Wave" is a song written, [1] [2] produced [2] and performed by Beck, issued as the first promotional single from his twelfth studio album Morning Phase . Although not released as an official single, the song peaked at number 28 on the Billboard rock chart. [3]

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Critical reception

The song has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Kitty Empire of The Observer complimented the song's string arrangement combined with Beck's vocals. [4] Evan Sawdey of PopMatters and Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork both compared the song to Radiohead's "Pyramid Song", with the former comparing "Wave" positively [5] and the latter comparing it negatively. [6] The song also includes similarities to Björk's song "Hunter". [7]

Live performances

Beck performed the song live for the first time on November 24, 2013 in Los Angeles, backed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. [8] The song was performed in promotion of Song Reader , his book of sheet music released the previous year, although the song does not actually appear in that book. [9] On March 1, 2014, Beck performed the song on Saturday Night Live . [10] [11]

Chart positions

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Rock Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 28

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