Laughing With
"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 of the film ; and a live performance of "The Noise" from the Live at Bull Moose EP.
It was used in an episode of the Leftovers.
Track listing
Music video
A music video directed by Adria Petty was released on May 26, 2009.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 | 14 |