Laughing With
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"Laughing With" is a song from Regina Spektor
's fifth studio album, Far
. It was released as the album's lead single on Regina's MySpace
on May 8, 2009, and was officially released as a digital download on May 18 in various parts of Europe and in the United States and Canada on May 19.
Spektor arranged strings for this song, "but instead of a traditional quartet we had two cellos. I'm drawn to that, the lower sounds - bass, cello, tuba, that warm bottomy sound."
A physical EP was released in the U.S. on June 9, 2009. Apart from "Laughing With", it contains the songs Folding Chair, from Spektor's upcoming album; "The Call", which was featured in the soundtrack
of the film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
; and a live performance of "The Noise" from the Live at Bull Moose EP.
EP
Regina Spektor
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Russian American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered in New York City's East Village.-Early life:...
's fifth studio album, Far
Far (album)
iTunes bonus track version-Reception:Bevan of Spin writes that Spektor, in "The Calculation", "...purrs a scenario of love and hurt that plays out in the breakfast nook..." Powers of the LA Times states of "Eet" : "It's not just cute." Maerz of EW states of "Folding Chair" that she "literally sings...
. It was released as the album's lead single on Regina's MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
on May 8, 2009, and was officially released as a digital download on May 18 in various parts of Europe and in the United States and Canada on May 19.
Spektor arranged strings for this song, "but instead of a traditional quartet we had two cellos. I'm drawn to that, the lower sounds - bass, cello, tuba, that warm bottomy sound."
A physical EP was released in the U.S. on June 9, 2009. Apart from "Laughing With", it contains the songs Folding Chair, from Spektor's upcoming album; "The Call", which was featured in the soundtrack
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (soundtrack)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is the soundtrack of the film of the same name. Harry Gregson-Williams is the composer of the soundtrack, which was released on May 13, 2008 ....
of the film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is a 2008 epic fantasy film based on Prince Caspian, the second published, fourth chronological novel in C. S. Lewis's epic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. It is the second in The Chronicles of Narnia film series from Walden Media, following The...
; and a live performance of "The Noise" from the Live at Bull Moose EP.
Track listing
Digital Download- "Laughing With" – 3:14
- "Blue Lips" – 3:32
EP
- "Laughing With" - 3:14
- "Folding Chair" – 3:35
- "The Call" (From the soundtrack to The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (soundtrack)The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is the soundtrack of the film of the same name. Harry Gregson-Williams is the composer of the soundtrack, which was released on May 13, 2008 ....
) – 3:07 - "The Noise" (Live from Bull Moose) – 3:20
Charts
The song has reached #14 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales. In Belgium the song has thus far peaked at #34 on the Singles Chart.| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium Singles Chart | 34 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales | 14http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=353&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Singles+Sales&ci=3109121&cdi=10223213&cid=06/20/2009 |