"Falling and Laughing" is the debut single by Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice. It was the first single released by the independent rock label Postcard Records. "Falling and Laughing" marked a new shift of the post-punk sound in general by using themes that were not normally used in the genre, such as love and innocence. It also had a brighter sound, contrasting with the music that their contemporaries (including Joy Division and Echo & the Bunnymen) were making at the time, while maintaining its roots in the experimentalism of the genre.[2]
| "Falling and Laughing" | ||||
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| Single by Orange Juice | ||||
| A-side | "Falling and Laughing" | |||
| B-side | "Moscow Olympics/Moscow" | |||
| Released | February 1980 | |||
| Recorded | December 1979 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk[1] | |||
| Label | Postcard Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Edwyn Collins | |||
| Producer(s) | Orange Juice | |||
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A re-recording of the song appears on the band's 1982 debut album You Can't Hide Your Love Forever.
The first 963 copies came with a free flexi-disc, containing an early version of "Felicity", a song written by James Kirk and later covered by the Wedding Present.[3]
Track listing
- "Falling and Laughing" – (4:00)
- "Moscow" – (2:01)
- "Moscow Olympics" – (2:07)