 " 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 Columbia Records . 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 Wave " <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>a song performed by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow . It was released as the second single from the band <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>second studio album Happy to You ( 2012 ) on 14 May 2012 , through Columbia Records . The song was written and produced by the band . Musically , " The Wave " <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>an electropop song with marching band influences and autoharp , military drum and piano instrumentation . It <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>features</mark></a> Swedish musician Gustav Ejstes on autoharp and the Swedish Army drum corps on military drums . 
 The Wave  a song performed by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow . It was released as the second single from da band  second studio mixtape Happy to u ( 2012 ) on 14 May 2012 , through Columbia Records . The song was written and produced by the band . Musically , " The Wave " an electropop song with marching band influences and autoharp , military drum and piano instrumentation . It feature Swedish musician Gustav Ejstes on autoharp and the Swedish Army drum corps on military drums .