| "Smile" | ||||
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| Song by David Gilmour from the album On an Island | ||||
| Released | 6 March 2006 (UK) 7 March 2006 (U.S.) |
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| Genre | Progressive rock, Blues-rock, Art rock | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | EMI (UK) Columbia Records (U.S.) |
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| Writer | David Gilmour | |||
| Producer | David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera, Chris Thomas | |||
| On an Island track listing | ||||
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"Smile" is a single by guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour, released on June 13, 2006.
The song Smile was first performed at Gilmour's 2001 and 2002 live shows (and also on the accompanying DVD) where Gilmour introduced it as "This is a new one so if you are bootlegging, start your machines now." It was eventually recorded at his houseboat studio, the Astoria, for the 2006 album On An Island. The song is in 3/4 time.
During the three nights at the Royal Albert Hall during his On An Island tour in 2006, empty CD wallets bearing the Smile single cover, and a CD-sticker were left on seats of audience members who would discover them on arrival, each one bearing a unique number. The idea was to download the single from iTunes, burn it to a CD-R, place the CD shaped sticker onto the burned CD and keep it in the wallet.
Island Jam was initially available via Gilmour's website before being made more widely available.
A. Smile
B. Island Jam
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