Smile a Little Smile for Me

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"Smile a Little Smile for Me"
Smile a Little Smile for Me - The Flying Machine.jpg
Single by The Flying Machine
from the album The Flying Machine
B-side "Maybe We've Been Loving Too Long"
ReleasedApril 11, 1969 (UK) [1]
June 1969 (US) [2]
Genre Bubblegum pop, [3] pop rock [4]
Length2:55
Label Pye (UK)
Congress (US)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Tony Macaulay
The Flying Machine singles chronology
"Smile a Little Smile for Me"
(1969)
"Baby Make It Soon"
(1970)
Music video
"Smile a Little Smile for Me" on YouTube

"Smile a Little Smile for Me" is the debut single by the Flying Machine. The song was written by Geoff Stephens and Tony Macaulay. [5]

Contents

Lyrical content

The song concerns a woman having difficulty coming to terms with the final ending of a rocky relationship with a man she loved. The singer encourages "Rosemarie" to smile in spite of her pain and tears, because she will soon see that her prospects for a future relationship are bright.

Chart history

It reached No. 5 in the U.S. during the fall of 1969. It also hit No. 6 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [6] "Smile a Little Smile for Me" was a bigger hit in Canada. It reached No. 4 on the pop singles chart [7] and No. 6 AC. [8]

Weekly charts

Chart (1969–1970)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [9] 51
Canadian RPM Top Singles [7] 4
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary [8] 6
South Africa (Springbok) [10] 18
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 5
US Billboard Adult Contemporary [6] 6
US Cash Box Top 100 [12] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1969)Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles [13] 64
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 76
US Cash Box [15] 68

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