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Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter is a song revealed in September of 2016. It was released as a vinyl single and as the 14th track on the deluxe version of [[The White Album]].
Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter is a single by [[Weezer]]. It was released as a vinyl single and as the 14th track on the deluxe version of [[The White Album]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter was first listed as the name of a b-side of [[The White Album]] by [[Rivers Cuomo]] on the fan club facebook page.  
Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter was first listed as the name of a b-side of [[The White Album]] by [[Rivers Cuomo]] on the fan club facebook page.  


On September 9th, [[Karl Koch]] announced that a new song would be released as a 7" vinyl, separate from the yearly fan club single. The song was revealed soon after as Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter, with the b-side being a cover of [[You Gave Your Love to Me Softly]] by the band [[Wavves]]. 2,000 copies were produced, with half being black and half being translucent blue. The item went on presale on September 12, [[2016]] and will be shipped out in late November.
On September 9th of 2016, [[Karl Koch]] announced that a new song would be released as a 7" vinyl, separate from the yearly fan club single. The song was revealed soon after as Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter, with the b-side being a cover of [[You Gave Your Love to Me Softly]] by the band [[Wavves]]. 2,000 copies were produced, with half being black and half being translucent blue. The item went on presale on September 12, [[2016]] and was shipped out in December of 2016. Due to poor packaging, some fans reported that they received an empty box in the mail.
[[Image:WavvesYGYLTOMS.jpg|260px|right|thumb|B-side art]]
[[Image:WavvesYGYLTOMS.jpg|260px|right|thumb|B-side art]]


The song was played on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show on [[October 5]], 2016.
The song was heard for the first time on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show on [[October 5]], 2016.


Before the release of the vinyl, the song was included on the digital [[White Album]] deluxe version, which released online on October 7th.
The song was included as the final track on the digital [[White Album]] deluxe version, which released online on [[October 7]]th.


The artwork, drawn by Nicholas Gazin, is a callback to the [[Pinkerton]] art. Just like [[The Green Album]], the wrong font for weezer is used.
The artwork, drawn by Nicholas Gazin, is a callback to the [[Pinkerton]] art. Just like [[The Green Album]], the wrong font for weezer is used.
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