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A fan favourite and classic that was allegedly written in a mere 8 minutes, “Smile Like You Mean It” originally released on the Mr. Brightside EP in 2003.
The song reached the number 15 slot in the American Billboard Modern Rock charts and number 11 in the UK.
Billboard Magazine’s 2005 review of...
[Verse 1]
Save some face, you know you've only got one
Change your ways while you're young
Boy, one day you'll be a man
Oh, girl, he'll help you understand
[Chorus]
Smile like you mean it
Smile like you mean it
[Verse 2]
Looking back at sunsets on the East side
We lost track of the time
Dreams aren't what they used to be
Some things slide by so carelessly
[Chorus]
Smile like you mean it
Smile like you mean it
[Bridge]
And someone is calling my name
From the back of the restaurant
And someone is playing a game
In the house that I grew up in
And someone will drive her around
Down the same streets that I did
On the same streets that I did
[Chorus]
Smile like you mean it
Smile like you mean it
Smile like you mean it
Smile like you mean it
[Outro]
Oh no, oh no, no, no
Oh no, oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Smile Like You Mean It was written by Mark Stoermer & Brandon Flowers.
Smile Like You Mean It was produced by Jeff Saltzman & The Killers.
The Killers released Smile Like You Mean It on Mon May 02 2005.
“It’s more melancholy, but it really translated to a lot of people. It was very personal to me, and that’s one of the things that’s amazing about music – we all bring our own meaning to songs. It was quite a sophisticated song for where we were at that time, I think.” – Brandon Flowers writing for N...