"Laughing With" is a song from

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's fifth studio album, '' Far''. It was released as the album's lead single on Regina's

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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.New EP out Jun 9th!'
/ref> Apart from "Laughing With", it contains the songs ''Folding Chair'', from Spektor's upcoming album; "The Call", which was featured in the

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of the film '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian''; and a live performance of "The Noise" from the ''Live at Bull Moose EP''. It was used in an episode of The Leftovers, season 2, episode 5: "No Room at the Inn".

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

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. In Belgium the song has thus far peaked at #34 on the Singles Chart.

References

{{authority control 2009 singles Regina Spektor songs Folk ballads Song recordings produced by Jacknife Lee Songs written by Regina Spektor 2009 songs Sire Records singles