Wither (song)

For other uses, see Withers (disambiguation).

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Wither is a single and EP by progressive metal band Dream Theater, released on September 15, 2009, it was their first EP since A Change of Seasons. The EP contains the album version of the song "Wither", an alternative version of "Wither" featuring vocals and piano only, a demo of "Wither" with John Petrucci on vocals, and a demo of "The Best Of Times" with Mike Portnoy on vocals. It is the band's final official release featuring Portnoy, who left the band in September 2010.

It was released exclusively as a digital download and available from internet music retailers, although some physical promo copies were released to radio stations and are now in circulation on eBay.

Music video

The video features the band on tour in support for the album Black Clouds & Silver Linings, scenes are shown playing live and also offstage events including meeting and greeting with fans during their Progressive Nation Tour. Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth can also be seen in the video alongside Mike Portnoy during the band interviews.

The concert venues in the video:

• Zenith - Lille, France (Oct 6th, 2009)
• Ahoy Rotterdam - Rotterdam, Netherlands (Oct 7th, 2009)
• O2 Apollo - Manchester, England (Oct 9th, 2009)
• Wembley Arena - London, England (Oct 10th, 2009)

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Wither"	Petrucci	Petrucci	5:25
2.	"Wither (Piano Version)"	Petrucci	Petrucci, Rudess	5:08
3.	"Wither (JP Vocal Demo)"	Petrucci	Petrucci	5:26
4.	"The Best of Times (MP Vocal Demo)"	Portnoy	Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess	13:05

Credits

• James LaBrie – Vocals
• John Myung – bass
• John Petrucci – guitars, vocals on track 3
• Mike Portnoy – drums, vocals on track 4
• Jordan Rudess – keyboards