Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Allen
“Smile” was Lily’s debut single from her debut album Alright Still with B sides “Cheryl Tweedy” and “Absolutely Nothing”. The track reached number one in the UK singles chart and remained there for two weeks.
The song is about a woman’s anger towards a cheating ex-boyfriend. Initially she is heartb...
[Verse 1]
When you first left me
I was wantin' more
But you were fucking that girl next door
What'cha do that for? (What'cha do that for?)
When you first left me
I didn't know what to say (Say)
I never been on my own that way
Just sat by myself all day
[Pre-Chorus]
I was so lost back then
But with a little help from my friends
I found a light in the tunnel at the end
Now you're calling me up on the phone
So you can have a little whine and a moan
And it's only because you're feelin' alone
[Chorus]
At first, when I see you cry
Yeah, it makes me smile
Yeah, it makes me smile
At worst, I feel bad for a while
But then I just smile
I go ahead and smile
[Verse 2]
Whenever you see me
You say that you want me back (Want me back)
And I tell you it don't mean jack (It don't mean jack)
No, it don't mean jack (No, it don't mean jack)
I couldn't stop laughin'
No, I just couldn't help myself (Help myself)
See, you messed up my mental health (Mental health)
I was quite unwell
[Pre-Chorus]
I was so lost back then
But with a little help from my friends
I found a light in the tunnel at the end
Now you're calling me up on the phone
So you can have a little whine and a moan
And it's only because you're feelin' alone
[Chorus]
At first, when I see you cry (When I see you cry)
Yeah, it makes me smile (It makes me smile)
Yeah, it makes me smile (Yeah, it makes me smile)
At worst, I feel bad for a while (I feel bad for a while)
But then I just smile (But then I just smile)
I go ahead and smile (I go ahead and smile)
[Bridge]
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
[Chorus]
At first, when I see you cry (When I see you cry)
Yeah, it makes me smile (It makes me smile)
Yeah, it makes me smile (It makes me smile)
At worst, I feel bad for a while (I feel bad for a while)
But then I just smile (But then I just smile)
I go ahead and smile
I go ahead and smile
Smile was written by Jackie Mittoo & Coxsone Dodd & Iyiola Babalola & Darren Lewis & Lily Allen.
Smile was produced by Future Cut.
Lily Allen released Smile on Mon Jul 03 2006.
In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #153 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:
Lily Allen was always a rebel in a polka dot dress. You could see it in her early years when she would get thrown out of schools (plural) for chain-smoking and fighting but would turn aro...