Smile Like You Mean It

"Smile Like You Mean It"
"Smile Like You Mean It"
Single by the Killers
from the album Hot Fuss
B-side	"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town"; "Get Trashed"; "Change Your Mind";
Released	March 14, 2005
Studio	Cornerstone (Berkeley, California)
Genre	New wave; synth-rock;
Length	3:54
Label	Island; Lizard King;
Songwriter(s)	Brandon Flowers; Mark Stoermer;
Producer(s)	The Killers
The Killers singles chronology

"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.

^ Chatani, Sydney (April 17, 2020). "Album Review: Hot Fuss by the Killers". The Spinnaker. Retrieved November 22, 2022. A fan favorite, "Smile Like You Mean It" is covered in new-wave synths and melancholy recollections of youth.
^ Marotta O'Connor, Michael (June 5, 2014). "New Ordered: Ranking the tracks off the Killers' 'Hot Fuss' on its 10th anniversary". Vanyaland. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2023. Over synth-rock's next decade, imitators have tried desperately to capture the simple beauty in the chorus' three simple notes.

[1] Chatani, Sydney (April 17, 2020). "Album Review: Hot Fuss by the Killers". The Spinnaker. Retrieved November 22, 2022. A fan favorite, "Smile Like You Mean It" is covered in new-wave synths and melancholy recollections of youth.

[Marotta_O'Connor_2014-2] Marotta O'Connor, Michael (June 5, 2014). "New Ordered: Ranking the tracks off the Killers' 'Hot Fuss' on its 10th anniversary". Vanyaland. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2023. 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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