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Smile (Uncle Kracker song)

October 17, 2023

"Smile" is a song by American musician Uncle Kracker from his fourth studio album, Happy Hour (2009). It was released as the album's first single on July 13, 2009, and again charted in August 2010. The track features pop rock singer Rae Rae, who sings backing vocals throughout the song and at the end of the title. Commercially, the song reached number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 44 in Canada, and number three in Australia. The song was featured in Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star.

"Smile"
Single by Uncle Kracker
from the album Happy Hour
ReleasedJuly 13, 2009
Recorded2009
GenrePop rock, country pop
Length3:21
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Matthew Shafer, Blair Daly, J. T. Harding, Jeremy Bose
Producer(s)Rob Cavallo
Uncle Kracker singles chronology
"Writing It Down"
(2004) 		"Smile"
(2009) 		"Good to Be Me"
(2010)

Music video Edit

A music video for the song was released in September 2009, directed by Darren Doane. The video is set in Northern Michigan with some scenes from Hale, Michigan, and Long Lake, Michigan.[1]

Chart performance Edit

On the chart week of November 7, 2009, the original album version of "Smile" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming his first solo entry on that chart as well as his second chart single since he was featured with Kenny Chesney on "When the Sun Goes Down" in 2004. The song is also his second entry on the Hot Country Songs charts, debuting at number 57 on the week of November 7, 2009. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song reached number 31. Following strong unsolicited airplay of a remix of "Smile" featuring country music influences on Detroit country music stations, "Smile" was re-mixed and released to country radio as an official single to promote his extended play Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions.[2] It has since become his first solo top-10 country hit, peaking at number six.

Outside the United States, the song charted in a few other countries. In Canada, the song debuted at number 98 on the Canadian Hot 100 on May 15, 2010, and reached number 44 on its 13th week. It then dropped out of the top 100 the next week.[3] In Europe, the song appeared on the charts of Germany and Austria, but did not break the top 30 in either country. The song's highest peak on any country's national chart was in Australia, where it reached number three on the ARIA Singles Chart on July 11, 2010, three weeks after its debut at number 36. It stayed in the top 50 for 14 more weeks, totaling 18 weeks on the chart altogether, and finished 2010 as Australia's 54th-best-selling single.[4]

Uses on television Edit

"Smile" has been featured in promotions for The Office special "Baby" episode as well as TV advertisements for Season 3 of the Australian drama series Packed to the Rafters. Joe McElderry recorded a cover of the song for his album Wide Awake, which was released in October 2010. The song was featured in an episode of the 2009 sequel to Melrose Place. Kelly Ripa had the song played to an accompanying montage in tribute to co-host Regis Philbin on his last episode of Live with Regis & Kelly, following his retirement from the series. Cold Stone also used the song in their commercials.

Charts Edit

Certifications Edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[25] Gold 40,000*
United States (RIAA)[26] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References Edit

  1. ^ "CMT: Videos: Uncle Kracker – "Smile"". Country Music Television. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100 - The Week of August 14, 2010". Billboard.
  4. ^ a b "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Uncle Kracker – Smile". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ^ "Uncle Kracker – Smile" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  8. ^ "Uncle Kracker – Smile" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  9. ^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  10. ^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  11. ^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  12. ^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  13. ^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  14. ^ "Uncle Kracker – Chart history | Billboard (Ringtones)". Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  15. ^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  16. ^ "Hits 2010 Österreich | Single-Charts | Top 75 Auswertung". Chartsurfer.de (in German). Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  17. ^ "2010 Year-End Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  18. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  19. ^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  20. ^ "Best of 2010: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  21. ^ "Best of 2010: Digital Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  22. ^ "Best of 2010: Ringtones". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  23. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  24. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  25. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Uncle Kracker – Smile". Music Canada. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  26. ^ "American single certifications – Uncle Kracker – Smile". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2018.

External links Edit

October 17, 2023
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Smile is a song by American musician Uncle Kracker from his fourth studio album Happy Hour 2009 It was released as the album s first single on July 13 2009 and again charted in August 2010 The track features pop rock singer Rae Rae who sings backing vocals throughout the song and at the end of the title Commercially the song reached number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 number 44 in Canada and number three in Australia The song was featured in Bucky Larson Born to Be a Star Smile Single by Uncle Krackerfrom the album Happy HourReleasedJuly 13 2009Recorded2009GenrePop rock country popLength3 21LabelAtlanticSongwriter s Matthew Shafer Blair Daly J T Harding Jeremy BoseProducer s Rob CavalloUncle Kracker singles chronology Writing It Down 2004 Smile 2009 Good to Be Me 2010 Contents 1 Music video 2 Chart performance 3 Uses on television 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 References 7 External linksMusic video EditA music video for the song was released in September 2009 directed by Darren Doane The video is set in Northern Michigan with some scenes from Hale Michigan and Long Lake Michigan 1 Chart performance EditOn the chart week of November 7 2009 the original album version of Smile debuted at number 57 on the U S Billboard Hot Country Songs chart becoming his first solo entry on that chart as well as his second chart single since he was featured with Kenny Chesney on When the Sun Goes Down in 2004 The song is also his second entry on the Hot Country Songs charts debuting at number 57 on the week of November 7 2009 On the Billboard Hot 100 the song reached number 31 Following strong unsolicited airplay of a remix of Smile featuring country music influences on Detroit country music stations Smile was re mixed and released to country radio as an official single to promote his extended play Happy Hour The South River Road Sessions 2 It has since become his first solo top 10 country hit peaking at number six Outside the United States the song charted in a few other countries In Canada the song debuted at number 98 on the Canadian Hot 100 on May 15 2010 and reached number 44 on its 13th week It then dropped out of the top 100 the next week 3 In Europe the song appeared on the charts of Germany and Austria but did not break the top 30 in either country The song s highest peak on any country s national chart was in Australia where it reached number three on the ARIA Singles Chart on July 11 2010 three weeks after its debut at number 36 It stayed in the top 50 for 14 more weeks totaling 18 weeks on the chart altogether and finished 2010 as Australia s 54th best selling single 4 Uses on television Edit Smile has been featured in promotions for The Office special Baby episode as well as TV advertisements for Season 3 of the Australian drama series Packed to the Rafters Joe McElderry recorded a cover of the song for his album Wide Awake which was released in October 2010 The song was featured in an episode of the 2009 sequel to Melrose Place Kelly Ripa had the song played to an accompanying montage in tribute to co host Regis Philbin on his last episode of Live with Regis amp Kelly following his retirement from the series Cold Stone also used the song in their commercials Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2009 2010 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 5 3Austria O3 Austria Top 40 6 31Canada Canadian Hot 100 7 44Germany Official German Charts 8 47US Billboard Hot 100 9 31US Adult Contemporary Billboard 10 3US Adult Top 40 Billboard 11 2US Hot Country Songs Billboard 12 6US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 13 30US Ringtones Billboard 14 8 Year end charts Edit Chart 2009 PositionUS Adult Top 40 Billboard 15 33Chart 2010 PositionAustralia ARIA 4 54Austria O3 Austria Top 40 16 111US Billboard Hot 100 17 97US Adult Contemporary Billboard 18 4US Adult Top 40 Billboard 19 35US Country Songs Billboard 20 27US Digital Songs Billboard 21 58US Ringtones Billboard 22 5Chart 2011 PositionUS Adult Contemporary Billboard 23 34Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 24 Platinum 70 000 Canada Music Canada 25 Gold 40 000 United States RIAA 26 3 Platinum 3 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References Edit CMT Videos Uncle Kracker Smile Country Music Television Retrieved August 18 2015 Heaney Gregory Happy Hour The South River Road Sessions review AllMusic Retrieved August 18 2015 Billboard Canadian Hot 100 The Week of August 14 2010 Billboard a b ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2010 Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved July 11 2021 Uncle Kracker Smile ARIA Top 50 Singles Uncle Kracker Smile in German O3 Austria Top 40 Uncle Kracker Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved August 18 2015 Uncle Kracker Smile in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved September 10 2010 Uncle Kracker Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved August 18 2015 Uncle Kracker Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved August 18 2015 Uncle Kracker Chart History Adult Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved August 18 2015 Uncle Kracker Chart History Hot Country Songs Billboard Retrieved August 18 2015 Uncle Kracker Chart History Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved August 18 2015 Uncle Kracker Chart history Billboard Ringtones Billboard Magazine Nielsen Business Media Inc Retrieved August 18 2015 Adult Pop Songs Year End 2009 Billboard Retrieved September 9 2019 Hits 2010 Osterreich Single Charts Top 75 Auswertung Chartsurfer de in German Retrieved August 18 2015 2010 Year End Hot 100 Songs Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc Retrieved August 18 2015 Adult Contemporary Songs Year End 2010 Billboard Retrieved March 22 2020 Adult Pop Songs Year End 2010 Billboard Retrieved March 22 2020 Best of 2010 Country Songs Billboard Prometheus Global Media 2010 Retrieved August 18 2015 Best of 2010 Digital Songs Billboard Prometheus Global Media 2010 Retrieved August 18 2015 Best of 2010 Ringtones Billboard Prometheus Global Media 2010 Retrieved August 18 2015 Adult Contemporary Songs Year End 2011 Billboard Retrieved March 22 2020 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2010 Singles PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved August 18 2015 Canadian single certifications Uncle Kracker Smile Music Canada Retrieved August 18 2015 American single certifications Uncle Kracker Smile Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved February 28 2018 External links EditOfficial Video on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Smile Uncle Kracker song amp oldid 1154571172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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