Smile (Scarface song)

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"Smile"
Single by Scarface featuring 2Pac and Johnny P
from the album The Untouchable
B-side"Untouchable"
ReleasedFebruary 13, 1997
RecordedAugust 1996
Genre
Length5:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Brad Jordan
  • Tupac Shakur
  • Mike Dean
Mike Dean, Tone Capone
Scarface Singles singles chronology
"Among the Walking Dead"
(1995)
"Smile"
(1997)
"
Mary Jane
"
(1997)
Music video
"Smile" on
YouTube

"Smile" is the lead single released from

Mike Dean and Tone Capone. The song became Scarface's most successful single to date, making it to number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100
.

Music executive J Prince, in a 2018 interview with Rap Radar, stated that he asked Puff Daddy if the Notorious B.I.G. would also like to feature on the song, but after discovering that 2Pac would feature, he declined. The chorus contains an interpolation of "Tell Me If You Still Care" by The S.O.S. Band.

Single track listing

B-Side

  1. "Untouchable" (Radio Edit)- 3:38
  2. "Untouchable" (Instrumental)- 3:59

Music video

The music video was released for the week ending on April 27, 1997.

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 4
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4] 2
US
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[5]
19

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Various Artists Death Row Greatest Hits Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Scarface Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Scarface Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Scarface Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Scarface Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "American single certifications – Scarface – Smile". Recording Industry Association of America.