When I See You Smile

"When I See You Smile"
Single by Bad English
from the album Bad English
B-side "Heaven Is A 4 Letter Word"/"Best Of What I Got"
Released September 16, 1989
Genre Hard rock
Length 4:17
4:18 (John Waite single version)
Label Epic Records
Writer(s) Diane Warren
Producer(s) Richie Zito
Bad English singles chronology
"Forget Me Not"
(1989)
"When I See You Smile"
(1989)
"Price of Love"
(1990)

When I See You Smile is a song by American/British hard rock band Bad English. It was released in September 1989 as the second single 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.[1]

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 synthesizer 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. The complete video was directed by Jonathan Cain and can easily be found on YouTube.

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 4
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[3] 61
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 11
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks 10

Cover versions

References

  1. "Bad English - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  2. "Australian-charts.com – Bad English – When I See You Smile". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. "BAD ENGLISH | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  4. "Entertainment :: Singing Sweet eyes top spot again :: May 13, 2009". The Jamaica Star. 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  5. "Singing Sweet - Jamaicansmusic.com". Mail.jamaicansmusic.com. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2014-02-26.

External links

Preceded by
"Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
November 11 – 18, 1989
Succeeded by
"Blame It on the Rain" by Milli Vanilli