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Lily Allen – Smile (3:17)

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Smile is a song by British recording artist Lily Allen from her debut studio album, Alright, Still. Written by Allen, Iyiola Babalola and Darren Lewis in 2004. It samples The Soul Brothers’ Free Soul, the song was released as the lead mainstream single of the album on 3 July 2006. After signing a contract deal with Regal Recordings and gaining popularity on the social network of MySpace with demo songs, Allen released a limited edition of LDN to promote her work and afterwards announced the release of Smile on 3 July 2006.

The song incorporates music, as the lyrics tackle her dealing with the betrayal of her boyfriend, while enjoying his misery. Contemporary critics complimented the song, noticing the confidence it hides and the carnivalesque, yet melancholy, theme, although some, like Rob Sheffield, did not consider it one of the album’s best songs and makes the singer a “theoretical pop princess”. The single peaked inside the top forty of the charts of some European countries and Australia, while staying on the summit of the UK Singles Chart for two consecutive weeks and ended the year as the country’s eleventh most successful song. It is also charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it was certified gold.

For promotion, Smile was also re-recorded in Simlish and had its own answer song. The accompanying music video portrayed a revenge theme, with Allen hiring a posse to beat her ex-boyfriend. It was directed by Sophie Muller and also banned on MTV due to obscene language. The song was performed live many times, including on talk shows, her 2007 concert tour and also during her 2009 concert tour, though Allen claimed to be “sick” of it.
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  • purpledonuts

    i smile when i hear this.

    yesterday morning

  • theXmodernXage

    makes me smile too

    9 days ago

  • humannaturegirl

    :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :D

    11 days ago

  • LuciaAlfie

    A modern classic..never gets old

    16 days ago

  • MackSpane

    One of the (very) few songs published post Y2K which I truly like.

    27 days ago

  • Jast3r_Rogu3

    Good track.

    last month

  • digiroro

    The video makes me smile xd

    last month

  • vomparanoid

    At first when I see you cryyyy...

    last month

  • gungh0

    la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

    last month

  • kaydeelady

    If her & Adele joined their English forces, the U.S. wouldn't know what to do.

    last month

  • KarinaKot

    yess

    last month

  • ellexoxo

    awwww I missed this song

    March 2012

  • jembf

    Careful:-))

    March 2012

  • ladycaroledowns

    :-))

    March 2012

  • EmilyLavigne

    Her voice is just amazing <3

    March 2012

  • PurplePostRock

    This song makes me smile ! ♥

    March 2012

  • vickles_

    love thisss

    March 2012

  • Join1

    *--*

    February 2012

  • Marjo47

    great gall love her sometimes cinnecal songs

    February 2012

  • jadeskye

    amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing

    February 2012
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