Laughing (The Guess Who song)
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| "Laughing" | ||||
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 Cover of the 1969 German single | ||||
| Single by The Guess Who | ||||
| from the album Canned Wheat | ||||
| B-side | "Undun" | |||
| Released | July 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 at RCA Studio A, New York, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||
| Length | 2:39 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Richardson | |||
| The Guess Who singles chronology | ||||
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"Laughing" is a popular song by Canadian rock band The Guess Who. It peaked at #1 on the Canadian Singles Chart for a single week[2] and at #10 on the United States' Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's second single to reach the Top 10 on the latter.[3] It became their second of three gold records in the United States and also made the Top 20 on singles charts in New Zealand and South Africa.
It appeared on their 1969 album, Canned Wheat, and was released as a single that year. It sold more than 350,000 copies in the first three weeks of release.[4]
Dave Bist of The Montreal Gazette has written that "These Eyes" and "Laughing" gave its audience the impression that the group only made music for the money. "Undun", the group's third "biggie", and "No Time", he wrote, changed that impression.[5]
Promo video
A rare black and white music video for the song exists.[6]
Personnel
- Burton Cummings - lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar
- Randy Bachman - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Kale - bass, backing vocals
- Garry Peterson - drums
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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