The Chantays are an American surf rock band hailing from Orange County, California, best known for their instrumental hit "Pipeline." Formed in 1961, the group originally included Bob Spickard, Brian Carman (co-writers of "Pipeline"), Jim Fuller, Warren Waters, and Rob Marshall. They were part of the massive surf music wave that swept across Southern California in the early 1960s, a genre deeply intertwined with the burgeoning surf culture.

The band gained national fame with "Pipeline" in 1963, which became a top 10 hit in the United States and has since been regarded as one of the quintessential surf rock tunes, revered for its reverb-soaked guitar lines and evocative depiction of the surfing scene. While The Chantays never replicated the commercial success of "Pipeline," they continued to produce music that resonated with the surf rock community. Despite multiple lineup changes over the years, they remained active, performing and occasionally releasing new music. Albums like "Two Sides of the Chantays" and tracks like "A Dawning Sun" and "Waiting for the Tide" illustrate the band's commitment to the genre and their ability to evolve while maintaining their signature sound that originally propelled them into the limelight.