"Smile Like You Mean It" | ||||
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Single by the Killers | ||||
from the album Hot Fuss | ||||
B-side |
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Released | March 14, 2005 | |||
Studio | Cornerstone (Berkeley, California) | |||
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Length | 3:54 | |||
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Producer(s) | The Killers | |||
The Killers singles chronology | ||||
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"Smile Like You Mean It" is a song by American rock band the Killers, written by lead vocalist Brandon Flowers and bassist Mark Stoermer. Originally released as a B-side of "Mr. Brightside" in September 2003, it is featured on their debut studio album Hot Fuss (2004). It was the third single from the album released in the United States and the fourth in the United Kingdom, reaching number 15 on the Billboard U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. It also received substantial radio airplay in Australia, where it was ranked number 39 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.
A fan favorite, "Smile Like You Mean It" is covered in new-wave synths and melancholy recollections of youth.
Over synth-rock's next decade, imitators have tried desperately to capture the simple beauty in the chorus' three simple notes.
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