Smiley Faces

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"Smiley Faces"

Single by Gnarls Barkley
from the album St. Elsewhere
B-side(s)	"Go-Go Gadget Gospel"
Released	17 July 2006
Format	CD, Enhanced CD, download, 12"
Genre	Soul, R&B, hip-hop
Length	3:05
Label	Warner Music
Writer(s)	Brian Burton Thomas Callaway
Producer(s)	Danger Mouse
Chart positions
#9 (Irish Singles Chart) #10 (UK Singles Chart) #12 (UK Official Download Chart) #38 (Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart)
Gnarls Barkley singles chronology
"Crazy" (April 2006)	"Smiley Faces" (July 2006)	"Who Cares?" / "Gone Daddy Gone" (November 2006)
Alternate covers

UK CD single 2 cover

"Smiley Faces" is a song by Gnarls Barkley and is featured on their debut album, St. Elsewhere. It was released 17 July 2006 as the second single from that album in the United Kingdom (see 2006 in British music).

In the music video, a music historian (played by Dennis Hopper) and an A&R executive (played by Dean Stockwell) are interviewed about whether or not Gnarls Barkley (the person) exists and if he's behind the music scene. The video shows musical acts and cultural events from the 1920s to the 1990s, with Cee-Lo and producer Danger Mouse in the background. The effect is similar to that of Woody Allen editing himself into archival film footage in Zelig.

The song entered the UK Official Download Chart on 3 May 2006 at number 152 and is climbed the chart until its peak at number 12 on 9 August 2006.^[1]^[2] It then entered the UK Singles Chart on July 16, 2006 at number 23 based on download sales alone, climbing to number 10 after the physical release was available.^[3]

1 Formats and track listings
2 Charts
- 2.1 Chart trajectories
3 Music videos
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Formats and track listings

UK download/CD single 1 (WEA410CD1)

"Smiley Faces"
"Smiley Faces" (Live on Later with Jools Holland)

UK CD single 2 (WEA410CD2)

"Smiley Faces"
"Go-Go Gadget Gospel"
"Crazy" music video (enhanced section)

UK 12" vinyl single (WEA410T)

"Smiley Faces"
"Go-Go Gadget Gospel"
"Smiley Faces" (Instrumental)

UK download

"Smiley Faces" (Instrumental) – 3:10

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak
Ireland Top 50 Singles^[4]	9
UK Top 75 Singles	10
UK Top 200 Downloads	12
Australian ARIA Official Top 50 Singles Chart	38

[edit] Chart trajectories

UK Top 200 Downloads
Week	01	02	03	—	04	—	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	152	87	136	—	188	—	124	85	48	29	20	16	14	13	12	17	24	32	36

Ireland Top 50 Singles
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10
Position	41	9	10	13	16	25	28	40	43	45

UK Top 75 Singles
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	23	10	14	15	14	23	33	40	45	53	69	75	*	57	72

Australian ARIA Singles Chart
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	38	46	76	92	123	157	188	**	200	199	**	172	152	92	55	51	51	192	**	198

[edit] Music videos

Three videos have been released for this song.

The "official" video takes the form of a narrated mockumentary tracking Gnarls Barkley's supposed role in twentieth century music and, to a lesser extent, in pop art. Both Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse appear in the video, inserted into historic moments in music. Dennis Hopper and Dean Stockwell appear as music historians.
An alternative video fully animated using emoticons.
A second alternative video that features a dancer with changing costumes.^{[verification needed]}