Smile (Scarface song)
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| Single by Scarface featuring 2Pac and Johnny P | ||||
| from the album The Untouchable | ||||
| B-side | "Untouchable" | |||
| Released | February 13, 1997 | |||
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| Recorded | August 1996 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B | |||
| Length | 5:23 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Brad Jordan, Tupac Shakur, Mike Dean, Thomas Anderson, Maximilian Smith | |||
| Producer(s) | Scarface, Mike Dean, Tone Capone | |||
| Scarface Singles singles chronology | ||||
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"Smile" is the lead single released from Scarface's fourth album, The Untouchable. It was produced by Scarface, Mike Dean and Tone Capone and featured an appearance from 2Pac, as well as R&B singer Johnny P. "Smile" was a huge success, becoming Scarface's biggest charting and most successful single to date, making it to 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The chorus, sung by Johnny P, contains an interpolation of "Tell Me If You Still Care" by The S.O.S. Band.
It was originally released with a different beat and chorus on Death Row's Greatest Hits Compilation Album on November 26, 1996, entitled: "Smile for me now", then later released on Scarface's Album "Untouchable" on Mar. 11, 1997. "Smile" was one of the last songs 2Pac recorded before his death. Near the end of the song, Scarface recites a prayer in memory of 2Pac.
Commercial performance
On August 8, 1997, the RIAA certified "Smile" gold, making it the only Scarface single to achieve a certification.
Single track listing
B-Side
- "Untouchable" (Radio Edit)- 3:38
- "Untouchable" (Instrumental)- 3:59
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Certifications
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References
- ↑ "American single certifications – Scarface – Smile". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
- ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 110 (5): 76. January 31, 1998. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.