When I See You Smile

"When I See You Smile"
Single by Bad English
from the album Bad English
B-side	"Heaven Is A 4 Letter Word"/"Best Of What I Got"
Released	September 16, 1989
Genre	Hard rock
Length	4:22
Label	Epic Records
Writer(s)	Diane Warren
Producer	Richie Zito

When I See You Smile is the second single of American/British hard rock band Bad English, taken from their self-titled debut album of the same name, released in 1989. The power ballad was a huge success and went on to become the band's first and only US number one hit when it peaked there in the fall of 1989 for two weeks.

Music video

In the video the band are performing on a stage, which contains close-up shots of its members. The footage was taken at one of their arena concerts. It shows Jonathan Cain's distinctive synthesiser opening and moves into the soft initial vocal work of John Waite. The tempo picks up with Deen Castronovo's drum work and Neal Schon's trademark guitar during which Waite becomes more emphatic vocally, the song finishes with Waite's soft vocals.

In popular culture

• In 1992, 16-year-old reggae artist Singing Sweet scored a hit with a cover version in Jamaica and on the dancehall scene in the United States. Other covers were released in 1998 by Uncle Sam on his debut CD, and in 2006 by Clay Aiken on his CD A Thousand Different Ways.
• In August 2007 the Dutch producers duo P&A remixed "When I See You Smile" as a dance version.
• In 2008, Filipina singer Nina recorded her own version of the song for her album Nina Sings The Hits of Diane Warren.
• The song is also included on the compilation album Monster Ballads.

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	4
Canadian Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	61
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard US AC	11
U.S. Billboard US Main	10

Preceded by "Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette

Billboard Hot 100 number-one single November 11 – 25, 1989 (2 weeks)

Succeeded by "Blame It on the Rain" by Milli Vanilli