Vesyolye Ulybki

Vesyolye Ulybki / Весёлые Улыбки
Studio album by t.A.T.u.
Released	October 21, 2008 (2008-10-21) (See release history)
Recorded	2007-2008
Genre	Synthpop, electropop, dance-pop, electrorock, pop rock
Length	38:54
Language	Russian English (3 tracks)
Label	T.A./Love
Producer	T.A. Music, Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander, Sergio Galoyan, Boris Renski (executive)
t.A.T.u. chronology
The Best (2006) Vesyolye Ulybki (2008) Waste Management (2009)
Alternative covers
iTunes cover
Singles from Vesyolye Ulybki
"Beliy Plaschik" Released: November 29, 2007 "220" Released: April 15, 2008 "You and I" Released: September 12, 2008 "Snegopady" Released: April 17, 2009

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Vesyolye Ulybki (Cyrillic: Весёлые Улыбки; translation: Happy Smiles) is t.A.T.u's third Russian studio album, released on October 21, 2008. The album's working title was Управление Отбросами (transliteration: Upravlyeniye Otbrosami) translated as "Waste Management". The album reached sales of more than 200,000 copies in Russia. The English counterpart, Waste Management, was released in December 2009.

Demo versions of nearly every song on the album can be found online.

Singles

• The first single from the album, "Beliy Plaschik", was released in November 2007. The music video was released on November 29, 2007. The single had a limited maxi-Single with the song, remixes and the following single, "220". It also had mobile wallpapers, , a poster and a coupon for a discount of 50 roubles for the supposed album Upravleniye Otbrosami, which expired in June 2008, but they were still valid for the discount of the album of "Vesyolye Ulybki"
• The second single, "220", was released in April 2008. The song was included in the Beliy Plaschik maxi-single and featured 3 mobile wallpapers. A music video was released in June 2008 that featured the group in 'burlesque'-styled costumes dancing and singing to the song.
• The third single, "You and I", was released exclusively to Love Radio in Russia for three days on September 12, 2008 and then on Europa Plus Radio in Ukraine on September 16.
• The fourth single, "Snegopady", was released in April 2009. A trailer for the music video and a premiere date of April 17 were posted on April 9. After the video premiered, two different versions were posted on t. A.T.u's official YouTube: the TV version and the special "Heart Attack Edition", which is the video without the song playing.

Track listing

1. "Intro" (V. Kilar) – 3:09
2. "Beliy Plaschik (Белый Плащик) (White Robe)" (V. Kilar, M. Maxakova, T.A. Music) – 3:14
3. "You and I" (E. Buller, A. Kubiszewski) – 3:16
4. "Snegopady (Снегопады) (Snowfalls)" (Slowman, K. Salem, T.A. Music) – 3:15
5. "220" (V. Polienko) – 3:07
6. "Marsianskie Glaza (Марсианские Глаза) (Martian Eyes)" (S. Galoyan, T.A. Music) – 3:10
7. "Chelovechki (Человечки) (Little People)" (Slowman, T.A. Music) – 3:27
8. "Vesyolye Ulybki (Весёлые Улыбки) (Happy Smiles)" (E. Matveidzev) – 2:04
9. "Running Blind" (J. Schramm, L. Reinatz, C. Behrens, Sven Martin, R. Schwenger, L. Dissing) – 3:39
10. "Fly on the Wall" (J. Alexander, B. Steinberg) – 3:59
11. "Vremya Luny (Время Луны) (Time of the Moon)" (V. Kilar, T.A. Music) – 3:23
12. "Ne Zhaley (Не Жалей) (Don't Regret)" (V. Kilar, T.A. Music) – 3:06

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Russia	17 October 2008	T.A. Music Soyuz Music	Pre-order download
	21 October 2008		CD
iTunes (Released with the title of "Happy Smiles", though it's the Russian counterpart)			Digital download
Amazon (Released with English title, though it's the Russian counterpart)	21 November 2008		Digital download

Notes

• The song titled "Intro" is actually the instrumental version of "Не жалей" ("Ne zhaley").
• The title track, "Vesyolye ulybki", is the same instrumental track that is called "Waste Management" on the Waste Management album.

External links

• t.A.T.u.'s interview. Time Out Moscow. 1 September 2008