Keep Smiling (song)

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"Keep Smiling"
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Single by Bars and Melody
from the album 143
Released16 February 2015
Recorded2014
Genre Pop
Length3:01
Label 143 Records
Bars and Melody singles chronology
"Hopeful"
(2014)
"Keep Smiling"
(2015)
"Stay Strong"
(2015)

"Keep Smiling" is a song performed by British pop duo Bars and Melody. The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 16 February 2015 as the second single from their debut studio album 143 (2015). The song peaked at number 52 on the UK Singles Chart.

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Keep Smiling" was first released onto YouTube on 9 February 2015 at a total length of three minutes and four seconds. The video was directed by Ryan Mackfall and produced by Crashburn Media. [1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Keep Smiling"3:01

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [2] 43
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 52

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 16 February 2015 [4] Digital download 143 Records

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