When You're Smiling

"When You're Smiling"
Sheet music, 1928
Song
Published1928 by Mills Music
Songwriter(s)Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin

"When You're Smiling" is a popular song written by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin. First published in 1928, popular recordings were made by Seger Ellis (1928), Louis Armstrong (1929), and Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys (1930).[1]

The lyrics and music of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.[2]

It is the unofficial anthem of Leicester City Football Club, adopted by fans in the 1980s. The recording by Jersey Budd is played before the start of each home match.[3]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, US: Record Research Inc. p. 609. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  2. ^ "Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  3. ^ "When You're Smiling | Leicester City". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search