"Laugh at Me' was written after Sonny Bono was refused entrance to Montoni's Restaurant in Hollywood because of his "hippie attire".

The song begins with Sonny saying, "I never thought I'd cut a record by myself but I got somethin' I wanna say.

A live version, originally from Sonny & Cher Live (1971), was also released on the Sonny & Cher collection All I Ever Need: Kapp/MCA Anthology, with Bono beginning the quip, "I'll do a medley of my hit."

Uncovered and Unplugged compilation and remix album released by Capitol Records on November 20, 2015.

The song was released in 1965 and reached number one in Canada on the RPM national singles chart[1] (to be knocked off the top spot the following week by his own Sonny & Cher single, "Baby Don't Go").