"When I See You Smile"
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Single by Bad English
from the album Bad English
B-side "Heaven Is A 4 Letter Word"/"Best Of What I Got"
Released September 16, 1989
Genre Hard rock
Length 4:22
Label Epic Records
Writer(s) Diane Warren
Producer Richie Zito

When I See You Smile is the second single of American/British hard rock band Bad English, taken from their self-titled debut album of the same name, released in 1989. The power ballad was a huge success and went on to become the band's first and only US number one hit when it peaked there in the fall of 1989 for two weeks.

Contents

Music video [link]

In the video the band are performing on a stage, which contains close-up shots of its members. The footage was taken at one of their arena concerts. It shows Jonathan Cain's distinctive synthesiser opening and moves into the soft initial vocal work of John Waite. The tempo picks up with Deen Castronovo's drum work and Neal Schon's trademark guitar during which Waite becomes more emphatic vocally, the song finishes with Waite's soft vocals.

In popular culture [link]

  • In 1992, 16-year-old reggae artist Singing Sweet scored a hit with a cover version in Jamaica and on the dancehall scene in the United States.[1] Other covers were released in 1998 by Uncle Sam on his debut CD, and in 2006 by Clay Aiken on his CD A Thousand Different Ways.
  • In August 2007 the Dutch producers duo P&A remixed "When I See You Smile" as a dance version.
  • In 2008, Filipina singer Nina recorded her own version of the song for her album Nina Sings The Hits of Diane Warren.
  • The song is also included on the compilation album Monster Ballads.

Charts [link]

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 4
Canadian Singles Chart 1
UK Singles Chart 61
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard US AC 11
U.S. Billboard US Main 10
Preceded by
"Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette		 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
November 11 – 25, 1989 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Blame It on the Rain" by Milli Vanilli

References [link]

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Bad English
Studio albums
Singles
  • "When I See You Smile"

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When I See You Smile

by: Bad English

Sometimes I wonder
How I'd ever make it through
Through this world without having you
I just wouldn't have a clue
'Cause sometimes it seems
Like this world's closing in on me
And there's no way of breaking free
And then I see you reach for me
Sometimes I wanna give up
I wanna give in
I wanna quit the fight
And then I see you, baby
And everything's alright
Everything's alright
When I see you smile
I can face the world, oh oh
You know I can do anything
When I see you smile
I see a ray of light, oh oh
I see it shining right through the rain
When I see you smile
Baby, when I see you smile at me, oh yeah
Baby, there's nothing in this world
That could ever do
What a touch of your hand can do
It's like nothing that I ever knew
And when the rain is falling, I don't feel it
'Cause you're here with me now
And one look at you, baby
Is all I'll ever need, is all I'll ever need
When I see you smile
I can face the world, oh oh
You know I can do anything
When I see you smile
I see a ray of light, oh oh
I see it shining right through the rain
When I see you smile, baby
Baby, when I see you smile at me
Sometimes I wanna give up
I wanna give in
I wanna quit the fight
Then one look at you, baby
And everything's alright
Everything's alright, so right
When I see you smile
I can face the world, oh oh
You know I can do anything, yeah
When I see you smile
I see a ray of light, oh oh
I see it shining right through the rain, yeah
When I see you smile
Yeah, I can face the world, oh oh
You know I can do anything
When I see you smile, oh yeah
Baby, when I see you smile




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