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"Smile"
Song

"Smile" is a song by Canadian recording artist Avril Lavigne, taken from her fourth studio album Goodbye Lullaby. Written by Lavigne with Max Martin and Shellback, and produced by Martin and Shellback, the song is a pop punk track.[2] The lyrics find the singer expressing her gratitude for a special person in her life.[2] "Smile" was released on April 11, 2011 to Australian radio stations and then on May 17, 2011 to U.S. radio as the second single. The song received favorable reviews from music critics, who described the track as a "sassy and catchy pop song".[3] A music video directed by Shane Drake was filmed on April 21, 2011 and was released on May 20, 2011. It has charted inside the top-forty on the Australian, Japanese and New Zealand charts.

Background and release

Lavigne wrote the song with its producers, Max Martin and Shellback.[3] ‘Smile’ pays tribute to the special someone who was able to win her heart and put a grin on her face.[3] Backed up by a punchy drum rhythm and electric guitars, Lavigne offers even more reasons why most normal guys would run in the other direction, then praises her guy for sticking around.[3] Lavigne asked her fans via Twitter what the next single from Goodbye Lullaby should be, giving the choices between "Push" and "Smile".[4] Lavigne confirmed that "Smile" was to be the second single from the album though reports suggest Lavigne was fighting for a "Push" release. The singer's record label, RCA Records, announced that "Smile" will be sent out to Polish radio in April, with the same expected to happen in other territories such as USA, Canada, New Zealand, Asia, and the UK.[5] She posted photos to her Twitter of the set of the music video, filmed on April 21st. On the radio version, the word, "bitch" is replaced by "chick."

Critical reception

Nadine Cheung from AOL Music said positively: "The new song represents Lavigne's best qualities as a pop star, while the tune incorporates talk-singing as well as the bold melodic choruses for which the 26-year-old is known."[6] Andy Greenwald from Entertainment Weekly said that: "The sassy "Smile," with its talk of doctored drinks and blackout tattoos, restore Avril to her rightful place ahead of Katy Perry and Kesha."[7] Scott Shelter from "Pop Crunch" was largely positive, rating it 9 stars (out of 10), saying that: "'Smile' is yet another catchy pop song from Lavigne, who's been scoring hits for nearly a decade now, far longer than most would have predicted when she hit the scene as a spunky teen with songs like 'Complicated' and 'Sk8er Boi.'"[3] Josh Langhoff from PopMatters was more mixed, saying that: "More problematic is "Smile" and its bold pro-roofie stance."[8] Marcus Gilmer from The A.V. Club was positive, saying that: "Lavigne exhibits some of the old spunk on "Smile," dropping a litany of curse words and asserting her right to be "a crazy bitch" who does "what I want when I feel like it.""[9] Robert Everett-Green from The Globe and Mail said that: "Smile would have us believe that Lavigne is still ready to be really bad and kiss the wrong guy and maybe not even wash her hair for a day."[10] Jon Pareles from The New York Times commented that: "In "Smile," she slings four-letter words through a tale of rock craziness and love at first sight."[11] Margaret Wappler from Los Angeles Times explains that "On "Smile," Lavigne celebrates black-out nights, possibly with her ex-husband Deryck Whibley, the kind that result in a new tattoo. She proudly calls herself crazy and out of control, before leading into a chorus that’s all gushy about love.[12] Al Fox from BBC Music said that: "the spiky, unstable Smile, shoehorns in more needless swear words than a week’s worth of late-night Hollyoaks."[13] Dan Weiss from The Washington Post commented that "'Smile' is the only other Lullaby tune where she fully savors her role as the estranged divorcee godmother of the Keshaverse, and it over-whomps like it's doped up on 250 cc's of Federline."[14] Chris DeLine from "Culture Bully" explained that: "the song is energic and have a pop hook". While opining that: "The energetic track pales in comparison however, picking up on a trend that persists throughout the entire recording."[15] Chad Grischow from IGN Music was negative, saying that "the loosely flung guitar and pop beat driven "Smile", launch into a hook so painfully high pitched The Chipmunks would struggle to raise it an octave."[16]

Music video

Lavigne singing "Smile" in a white room. The walls are plastered with posters and spray painted words.

The music video was shot on April 21, 2011 and Shane Drake was the director. Lavigne has been uploading in her YouTube account videos from the "behind the scenes" of the video. On May 16, she posted a video titled "Ready, Set, Smile!".[17] On May 17, she posted another video, titled "Smile & Style".[18] On May 18, she posted the third video, titled "Graffiti Guitar", and the fourth video, "Avril Lavigne - "Smile" BTS" - which in less than 24 hours was viewed more than 120,000 times.

The video features Lavigne narrating the video and playing guitar in a white room, while graffiting the walls and hanging up posters. These colourful scenes are intercut with black and white shots of the singer walking down the street. She removes pieces of broken hearts, represented by red glass, of the distressed people she finds on the street making them smile.[19]

Chart performance

After officially being released as a single, "Smile" debuted on the Australian Singles Chart and New Zealand Singles Chart. In Australia, it debuted at number forty-two on May 2, 2011 and has peaked at number twenty eight.[20] In New Zealand, the song debuted at thirty-three on April 25, 2011 and has peaked at number thirty.[21]

Promotion

Avril perfomed the song, while promoting the album, on Walmart Soundcheck[22], on "2DayFM",[23] and also on T4.[24] Lavigne will perform the song on the German show Schlag den Raab on 4 June 2011[25], and on the Canadian premiation Much Music Video Awards on June, 19th. The song was also recorded on Lavigne's concert on the aol.com website, to the AOL Sessions, with no release date announced yet. Lavigne performed a medley of the song and her previous single What The Hell on the British show Britain's Got Talent on June 1st.

Track listing

iTunes digital download[26]
  1. "Smile" – 3:29
Digital download and CD single[27]
  1. "Smile" – 3:29
  2. "What the Hell" (Bimbo Jones Remix) – 4:10

Personnel

Source:[28]

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[29] 28
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[30] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[31] 22
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 98
German Youth Airplay Chart[32] 29
Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay (Billboard) 14
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard) 29
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[33] 30
Russia (TopHit)[34] 263
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[35] 66
South Korea (GAON International Chart)[36] 11

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Australia[37] 11 April 2011 Sony Music Radio Airplay
United States[38] 17 May 2011 RCA Records
Germany[39] 03 June 2011 CD single
United Kingdom[27] 3 July 2011 Digital download

References

  1. ^ Avril Lavigne: Goodbye Lullaby Review Washington Post Retriev ed 2011-05-19
  2. ^ a b "Smile by Avril Lavigne - Songfacts". Songfacts. April 13, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e Shelter, Scott (May 10, 2011). "Avril Lavigne, 'Smile' – Song Review". Pop Crunch. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "Ok guys... I have a big decision to make today and I want my fans to help me. Do u guys want PUSH or SMILE to be my 2nd single??". Twitter. Twitter Inc. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "Avril Lavigne announces new single". Digital Spy. Retrieved 08 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ Cheung, Nadine (May 04, 2011). "Avril Lavigne, 'Smile' -- New Song - AOL Radio Blog". AOL Music. Retrieved May 19, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Greenwald, Andy (March 09, 2011). "Goodbye Lullaby (2011) Review | Music Reviews". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 19, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "EW.com" ignored (help)
  8. ^ Langhoff, Josh (March 16, 2011). "Avril Lavigne: Goodbye Lullaby < PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved May 19,2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ Gilmer, Marcus (March 08, 2011). "Avril Lavigne: Goodbye Lullaby| Music". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 19, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "Music Review" ignored (help); Text "The A.V. Club" ignored (help)
  10. ^ Everett, Robert (March 08, 2011). "Goodbye Lullaby Review: The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 19, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Pareles, Jon (March 08, 2011). "Critics' Choice: New CDs - Avril Lavigne, R.E.M and more - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Wappler, Margaret (March 08, 2011). "Album review: Avril Lavigne's 'Goodbye Lullaby' | Pop & Hiss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 19, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "Los Angeles Times" ignored (help)
  13. ^ Fox, Al (March 07, 2011). "BBC - Music - Review of Avril Lavigne Goodbye Lullaby". BBC. Retrieved May 19, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Weiss, Dan (March 09, 2011). "The Lost Youth of Avril Lavigne". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 20, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ DeLine, Chris (February 28, 2011). "Avril Lavigne "Goodbye Lullaby" Review". Culture Bully. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  16. ^ Grischow, Chad (March 14, 2011). "Avril Lavigne: Goodbye Lullaby Review". IGN. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  17. ^ Lavigne, Avril (May 17, 2011). "Ready, SET, Smile!". Twitter Inc. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  18. ^ Lavigne, Avril (May 17, 2011). "Smile & Style". Twitter. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  19. ^ Lavigne, Avril (May 18, 2011). "Graffiti & Guitar". Twitter. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  20. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Avril Lavigne – Smile". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  21. ^ "Chart #1770 – Monday 25 April 2011: Top 40 Singles Chart". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. April 25, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  22. ^ "Avril Lavigne: Smile (Live at Walmart Soundcheck)". YouTube. March 09, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  23. ^ "Smile (live 2DayFm) - Avril Lavigne". YouTube. April 04, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ "Avril Lavigne - Smile (Live on T4)". YouTube. May 08, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. ^ "Avril Lavigne kommt zu „Schlag den Raab"". szene.ag. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  26. ^ "Smile - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  27. ^ a b "Smile - Single: Avril Lavigne: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  28. ^ (Media notes). {{cite AV media notes}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |Format= ignored (|format= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Publisher= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Type= ignored (|type= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Year= ignored (|year= suggested) (help)
  29. ^ "Avril Lavigne – Smile". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  30. ^ "Avril Lavigne – Smile" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  31. ^ "Avril Lavigne – Smile" (in French). Ultratip.
  32. ^ German Airplay Chart, Retrieved on 2011-06-03
  33. ^ "Avril Lavigne – Smile". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  34. ^ TopHit Track Info: Avril Lavigne, "Smile"
  35. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201121 into search.
  36. ^ http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/online/download/list.gaon
  37. ^ "Australian Media Release Date". The Music Network. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  38. ^ "All Access". All Access. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  39. ^ "Smile - Single: Avril Lavigne: Amazon.de: Music". Amazon.de. Retrieved 3 May 2011.

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