Smooth (iiO song)

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"Smooth"
IiO Smooth.jpeg
Single by iiO
from the album Poetica
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2004
Genre
Length3:41
Label Made Records
Songwriter(s) Nadia Ali
Producer(s)
  • Nadia Ali
  • Markus Moser
IiO singles chronology
"At the End"
(2002)
"Smooth"
(2004)
"Runaway"
(2004)

"Smooth" is the third single released from iiO's debut album, Poetica . The single peaked at number two in Finland, becoming the band's highest-charting hit there, and climbed to number 18 in Romania. The single did not find much success outside these countries, only managing to reach number 13 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Smooth (Original Radio)"3:41
2."Smooth (Pig & Dan Radio)"3:44
3."Smooth (Blackwatch Radio)"3:44
4."Smooth (Steve Porter Radio)"3:31
5."Smooth (Airbase Radio)"3:23
6."Smooth (Original Club Mix)"7:53
7."Smooth (Pig & Dan Club Mix)"7:16
8."Smooth (Steve Porter Club Mix)"9:16
9."Smooth (Blackwatch Club Mix)"7:01
10."Smooth (Airbase Club Mix)"9:47
11."Smooth (Ambient Remix)"4:36
12."Smooth (Formula Pop Radio)"3:24
13."At The End (Midnite Radio)"3:40
14."Pig & Dan Analog Remix - available on Made Gold Part One (2007)"7:16
15."Pig & Dan Dub - available on Made Gold Part One (2007)"7:23

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [1] 2
Romania (Romanian Top 100) [2] 18
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay ( Billboard ) [3] 23

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References

  1. "iiO: Smooth" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  2. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 1, saptamina 5.01 – 11.01, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on February 20, 2005. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. "iiO Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2018.