Little Bear (song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Little Bear

| artist = Guillemots

| album = Through the Windowpane

| released =

| recorded = 2006

| studio =

| genre = Baroque pop

| length = 4:49

| label = Polydor

| writer = Fyfe Dangerfield

| producer =

}}

"Little Bear" is a song by indie band Guillemots. It was written by Guillemots frontman Fyfe Dangerfield{{cite AV media notes|title=Through the Windowpane|title-link=Through the Windowpane|others=Guillemots |year=2006|page=16|publisher=Polydor|id=1701603|location=UK}} and is the opening track of the band's debut album, Through the Windowpane (2006).

In a radio programme celebrating the 40th anniversary of BBC station Radio 1, Paul McCartney named "Little Bear" as one of his "all-time favourite songs".{{Cite web|title=Paul McCartney's Beach tears|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1357369.php/Paul_McCartney_s_Beach_tears|publisher=Monsters and Critics|date=19 September 2007}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/established1967/feature/legends01-paulmccartney.shtml|title=Legends|date=September 2007|publisher=BBC Radio 1|location=London}} McCartney called the track "a very brave way to open an album", and praised its "beautiful orchestration".{{Cite book|last1=Dimery|first1=Robert|last2=MacDonald|first2=Bruno|last3=Visonti|first3=Tony|editor1-first=Dimery|editor1-last=Robert|title=1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C9UrQwAACAAJ|edition=illustrated|year=2010|publisher=Universe|location=New York City|isbn=978-07-89-32089-6|oclc=502029980}}