"The Waiting One" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band All That Remains. The song was released as the third and final single from the band's fifth studio album For We Are Many. No music video was produced for the song.
Loudwire reviewer Amy Sciaretto gave the song a positive review, calling it "deep, dark and daunting". Sciaretto said "the band isnâÂÂt afraid to show off a more sensitive side", citing the song's lyrics as sentimental.