Smile Like You Mean It
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| "Smile Like You Mean It" | ||
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| Single by The Killers | ||
| from the album Hot Fuss | ||
| Released | 2005 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Length | 3:55 | |
| Label | Island/Lizard King | |
| Producer(s) | ??? | |
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| The Killers singles chronology | ||
| "All These Things That I've Done" 2005 |
"Smile Like You Mean It" 2005 |
"When You Were Young" 2006 |
Smile Like You Mean It is a synthesized song by Las Vegas rock band The Killers. The song features on their debut album Hot Fuss and is the fourth and final single from it. It reached #11 in the UK single chart and #15 in the Billboard U.S. Modern Rock Chart. It also received substantial radioplay in Australia.
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[edit] Track Listing
[edit] 7": Lizard King / LIZARD015X (UK)
- "Smile Like You Mean It"
- "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town [Radio 1 Session]"
[edit] CD: Lizard King / LIZARD015 (UK)
- "Smile Like You Mean It"
- "Get Trashed"
[edit] CD: Lizard King / 9882023 (Australia)
- "Smile Like You Mean It"
- "Change Your Mind"
- "Mr Brightside [The Lindbergh Palace Radio Remix]"
[edit] 12": Lizard King / LIZARD015Y (UK)
- "Smile Like You Mean It [Ruff & Jam Eastside Mix]"
- "Mr Brightside [Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Dub Mix]"
[edit] Music Video
The music video for this song shows ghostly figures of the band wandering around a house that the characters of the song presumably used to live in. Various party-goers and memories are recalled while Brandon Flowers sings to the camera. While these extras are oblivious to being watched throughout the video, at the end they turn to the camera to look at the viewer while the band fades away.
This video fits in with the suggested meaning of the song where one recalls better times, although others have suggested the song is about suicide or looking back after death.
[edit] Other
- Despite being released after 'All These Things That I've Done', the song performed better than its predecessor in the UK Charts.
- The song appeared on the second O.C soundtrack.
| The Killers |
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| Brandon Flowers | Dave Keuning | Mark Stoermer | Ronnie Vannucci Jr. |
| Discography |
| Albums: Hot Fuss | Sam's Town |
| Singles: "Somebody Told Me" | "Mr. Brightside" | "All These Things That I've Done" | "Smile Like You Mean It" | "When You Were Young" | "Bones" | "A Great Big Sled" |
| Related articles |
| Marrakesh Records | Island Records | Las Vegas | "Crystal" |
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