She'll Leave You with a Smile

"She'll Leave You With a Smile"
Single by George Strait
from the album The Road Less Traveled
Released	September 2, 2002
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	Album Version 2:58 Single Version 2:44
Label	MCA Nashville 12236
Writer(s)	Odie Blackmon Jay Knowles
Producer	Tony Brown George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"Living and Living Well" (2002) "She'll Leave You with a Smile" (2002) "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" (2003)

"She'll Leave You with a Smile" is the title of a song written by Odie Blackmon and Jay Knowles, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 2002 as the last single from his 2001 album The Road Less Traveled. It was his 38th Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. It became his 50th #1 single (on combined charts) in December 2002. It was also a hit on the Hot 100, peaking at number 23.

It is not to be confused with a different song also entitled "She'll Leave You with a Smile", written by Jackson Leap and recorded by Strait on his 1997 album Carrying Your Love with Me.

Content

The narrator details a past relationship.

Critical reception

Rick Cohoon reviewed the song favorably, calling it "traditional Strait material".

Music video

The music video was directed by Bud Schaetzle and premiered in late-2002. The music video was filmed live in concert.

Chart positions

"She'll Leave You with a Smile" debuted at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 7, 2002.

Chart (2002-2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	23

Preceded by "Who's Your Daddy?" by Toby Keith

Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single December 28, 2002-January 4, 2003

Succeeded by "19 Somethin'" by Mark Wills