Smile (Vitamin C song)

"Smile" is the debut single by Vitamin C released in 1999. It features vocals from reggae singer Lady Saw. "Smile" was the first single released from her platinum-selling[1] eponymous debut solo album and became a top-forty hit in Canada, Iceland, New Zealand and the United States.

"Smile"
Single by Vitamin C featuring Lady Saw
from the album Vitamin C and Stuart Little 2
ReleasedJune 29, 1999
Recorded1999
Genre
Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Josh Deutsch
  • Colleen Fitzpatrick
Producer(s)
  • Josh Deutsch
  • Garry Hughes
Vitamin C singles chronology
"Smile"
(1999)		 "Me, Myself and I"
(1999)

Critical reception

"Smile" became Vitamin C's highest-charting single in the United States to date, peaking at number 21 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40[2] and number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her only single to reach the top 20 and her first single to reach the top 40.[3] Worldwide, "Smile" peaked at number 13 in New Zealand,[4] number 24 in Iceland[5] and number 29 in Canada.[6] The single went Gold in the US, as certified by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments in excess of 500,000.[7]

The song was also frequently used in advertising for Hershey's chocolate in the early 2000s.

Music video

The music video takes place in a multi-colored Sam Goody CD store which has several motifs from the album art. Lady Saw plays a DJ in the video, while Vitamin C dances with a few backup dancers to the song ("Smile") that Lady Saw is playing. The video was directed by Christopher Erskin.

Track listing
  1. "Smile" (album version) – 3:58
  2. "Smile" (Maserati Mix) – 4:01

Limited Edition US Promo CD

  1. Smile (Rhythm Crossover Mix) 3:55
  2. Smile (Radio Edit) 3:24
  3. Smile (Rapless Edit) 3:50
  4. Audio Bio 0:56

US Promo CD #2

  1. Smile (Radio Edit) 3:24
  2. Smile (Maserati Mix) 4:03
  3. Smile (Mr. Mig's Club Mix) 3:47
  4. Smile (Album Version) 3:57
  5. Audio Bio 0:56

US Single

  1. Smile (Album Version) 4:00
  2. Smile (Maserati Mix) 4:05
  • Video Smile (Video)

US Maxi-CD

  1. Smile (Mr. Mig's Extended Mix) 4:20
  2. Smile (Radio Edit) 3:26
  3. Smile (Dub Mix) 7:36
  4. Smile (Maserati Mix) 4:04
  5. Smile (Acappella) 2:30
  6. Smile (Album Version) 3:57
  • Video Smile

US Vinyl, 12", Promo

  • A1 Smile (Pull Extended Club Mix) 7:37
  • A2 Smile (Pull Instrumental) 3:27
  • B1 Smile (Pull KHz Remix) 3:27
  • B2 Smile (Original) 3:57
  • B3 Smile (Instrumental) 3:14

Europe CD

  1. Smile (Radio Edit) 3:24
  2. Smile (LP Version) 3:57

Europe CD 2

  1. Smile (Radio Edit) 3:24
  2. Smile (Mr. Mig's Club Mix) 3:47
  3. Smile (Rapless Edit) 3:34
  4. Smile (Maserati Mix) 4:03

Smile 2005

A 2005 remix "Smile 2005" featured in film Aquamarine (2006).[8]

Charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 138
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 29
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[10] 74
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 95
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 88
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 18
US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[13] 24
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[2] 21

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Vitamin C Platinum album as certified by RIAA
  2. "Vitamin C Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  3. "Vitamin C Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  4. "Charts.nz – Vitamin C feat. Lady Saw – Smile". Top 40 Singles.
  5. "Íslenski Listinn (2.8–5.8. 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). August 6, 1999. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8449." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  7. "American single certifications – Vitamin C – Smile". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 24, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  8. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429591/soundtrack
  9. "Pandora Australian archives" (PDF). pandora.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original on February 21, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2010.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  10. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8449." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Vitamin C feat. Lady Saw – Smile". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Vitamin C – Smile" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. "Vitamin C Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
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