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“Smooth” is a collaboration between Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas and Latin rock band Santana. Written by Thomas, and Itaal Shur, “Smooth” won three Grammys for “Song of the Year”, “Record of the Year”, and “Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” in 2000. “Smooth” is a pinnacle of the tail end of...
[Verse 1]
Man, it's a hot one
Like seven inches from the midday sun
Well, I hear you whisper and the words melt everyone
But you stay so cool
My muñequita, my Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa
You're my reason for reason, the step in my groove, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
And if you say, "This life ain't good enough"
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
'Cause you're so smooth
[Chorus]
And it's just like the ocean under the moon
Well, it's the same as the emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin' that can be so smooth
Gimme your heart, make it real, or else forget about it
[Verse 2]
Well, I'll tell you one thing
If you would leave it'd be a crying shame
In every breath and every word
I hear your name callin' me out
Out from the barrio, you hear my rhythm on the radio
You feel the turning of the world so soft and slow
Turnin' you round and round
[Pre-Chorus]
And if you say, "This life ain't good enough"
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
'Cause you're so smooth
[Chorus]
Oh, and it's just like the ocean under the moon
Well, it's the same as the emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of loving that can be so smooth, yeah
Gimme your heart, make it real, or else forget about it, yeah
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
And it's just like the ocean under the moon
Well, it's the same as the emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of loving that can be so smooth, yeah
Gimme your heart, make it real, or else forget about it, damn
[Outro]
Or else forget about it
Oh, or else forget about it
Oh, let's don't forget about it
(Gimme your heart, make it real) Or else forget about it, hey
Let's don't forget about it, no, oh, no, oh
Let's don't forget about it, no, no, no, oh
Let's don't forget about it, hey, no, no, oh
Let's don't forget about it, hey, hey, hey
Smooth was written by Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas.
Smooth was produced by Matt Serletic.
This song peaked at on #1 on Billboard’s Adult Top 40, Mainstream Top 40, and the Billboard Hot 100.
This song also peaked at #1 in Canada.
Yes! On November 9, 1999, Smooth officially went RIAA Platinum, being certified for over 1,000,000 unit sales.
This song also went Double Platinum in Australia.
In a retrospective interview with Rolling Stone about the song, Santana said:
As soon we went to the studio and I heard this sound, it was like, ‘Oh, my God, this is on a whole other level of trueness.’ It sounded true, all the way through. I knew this was very different.
For his part, Thomas said...