When I See You Smile

When I See You Smile is the second single of American/British hard rock band Bad English, taken from their self-titled debut album of the same name, released in 1989. The power ballad was a huge success and went on to become the band's first and only US number one hit when it peaked there in the fall of 1989 for two weeks.

Music video

In the video the band are performing on a stage, which contains close-up shots of its members. The footage was taken at one of their arena concerts. It shows Jonathan Cain's distinctive synthesiser opening and moves into the soft initial vocal work of John Waite. The tempo picks up with Deen Castronovo's drum work and Neal Schon's trademark guitar during which Waite becomes more emphatic vocally, the song finishes with Waite's soft vocals.

In popular culture

• In 1992, 16-year-old reggae artist Singing Sweet scored a hit with a cover version in Jamaica and on the dancehall scene in the United States.^[1] Other covers were released in 1998 by Uncle Sam on his debut CD, and in 2006 by Clay Aiken on his CD A Thousand Different Ways.
• In August 2007 the Dutch producers duo P&A remixed "When I See You Smile" as a dance version.
• In 2008, Filipina singer Nina recorded her own version of the song for her album Nina Sings The Hits of Diane Warren.
• The song is also included on the compilation album Monster Ballads.

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