"Relator" is the first single from ''

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'', a collaborative album between

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. It was written and arranged by Pete Yorn. The single was released as a digital download on May 12, 2009, and was available as an

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exclusive release. It samples lyrics from "

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Promotion

On September 10, 2009, Yorn and Johansson performed "Relator" on the French television show '' Le Grand Journal''. Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson performed "Relator" on the October 12, 2009, episode of ''

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Music video

A music video for "Relator" was released on August 12 on

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and subsequently on

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/ref> Directed by Jim Wright, shot at Studio 1444 in Hollywood, the video shows Yorn and Johansson interplaying as a couple while performing the song.

Sales chart performance

References

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