Laugh, Laugh

"Laugh, Laugh"
A 7" vinyl record single with a light orange label surrounding a large center hole. The band name and song title are written in black above and below the hole, respectively. The record number and song length are listed on the left, and the Autumn Records logo is illustrated on the right.
French EP
Single by the Beau Brummels
from the album Introducing the Beau Brummels
B-side"Still In Love With You Baby"
ReleasedDecember 1964
Recorded3 November 1964
StudioGolden State Recorders, San Francisco, California
Genre
Length2:48
LabelAutumn
Songwriter(s)Ron Elliott
Producer(s)Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart
The Beau Brummels singles chronology
"Laugh, Laugh"
(1964) 		"Just a Little"
(1965)

"Laugh, Laugh" is a song by American rock group the Beau Brummels, written by guitarist Ron Elliott and produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. Released in December 1964 as the band's debut single, the song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart the following February. "Laugh, Laugh" was the first hit single to come out of the emerging San Francisco music scene in response to the British Invasion.[2][3] The song was later included on the band's first full-length album, Introducing the Beau Brummels, released in April 1965.

The Beau Brummels promoted the single by appearing on several television shows, including a 1965 episode of The Flintstones in which the band gave an animated performance as the Beau Brummelstones.[4] In 1994, "Laugh, Laugh" was selected to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll exhibit. Lead singer Sal Valentino reworked the song for his 2008 solo album, Every Now and Then.

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  2. ^ Tahsler, Bruce (2007). Garage Bands From the Sixties, Then and Now (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Teens 'N Twenties Publications. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-4243-1813-1.
  3. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff (2003). Got a Revolution! : The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane. New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster). p. 22. ISBN 978-0-671-03403-0.
  4. ^ "Beau Brummelstones - Laugh Laugh (Ao Vivo)". YouTube. 23 July 2010.