We Used to Wait

2010 single by Arcade Fire
VisualArtwork single Q4018687
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

We Used to Wait

Summary

We Used to Wait is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • We Used to Wait's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • We Used to Wait followed The Suburbs / Month of May[4].
  • We Used to Wait was followed by Ready to Start[5].
  • We Used to Wait was performed by Arcade Fire[6].
  • We Used to Wait's record label is recorded as Rough Trade[7].
  • We Used to Wait's record label is recorded as Merge Records[8].
  • We Used to Wait is part of The Suburbs[9].
  • We Used to Wait's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • We Used to Wait was released on August 1, 2010[11].
  • We Used to Wait's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'We Used to Wait'}[12].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d9b1616c-5982-39ae-bf4a-66114126b55a[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on We Used to Wait was Arcade Fire[6].

Publication

We Used to Wait was released on August 1, 2010[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. It is part of The Suburbs[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

We Used to Wait followed The Suburbs / Month of May[4]. It was followed by Ready to Start[5].

Why It Matters

We Used to Wait ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). We Used to Wait. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/we-used-to-wait
MLA “We Used to Wait.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/we-used-to-wait.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_we-used-to-wait_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{We Used to Wait}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/we-used-to-wait}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): We Used to Wait — https://4ort.xyz/entity/we-used-to-wait (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/we-used-to-wait · Last refreshed: