Begin to Hope
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"Fidelity" is an alternative pop song from singer-songwriter Regina Spektor released in 2006 in the album Begin to Hope. It marked Spektor's first Billboard 100 hit and is her most successful track to date. Despite a release date of September 25th (its popular music video was released even earlier), the song did not hit the charts until December. The song was re-released in the UK, 12 Mar 2007, as a two-part single. Spektor wrote the song while watching the movie High Fidelity, which is based on a book by Nick Hornby. Read more on Last.fm.

Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Russian–born American singer, songwriter and pianist. After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in New York City's independent music scenes, particularly the anti-folk scene centered on New York City's East Village, Spektor signed with Sire Records in 2004 and began achieving greater mainstream recognition. After giving her third album a major label re-release, Sire released Spektor's fourth album, Begin to Hope, which achieved a Gold certification by the RIAA. Her following two albums, Far and What We Saw from the Cheap Seats, each debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200. 2016's Remember Us to Life peaked at 23 on the Billboard 200. Mayor Bill de Blasio proclaimed June 11, 2019, Regina Spektor Day in New York City. Spektor was also inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame on May 18, 2019, by Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.