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| Label = [[Geffen]] | | Label = [[Geffen]] | ||
| Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | | Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | ||
| Reviews = *[[Smile Teenage Victory Songs track review|Teenage Victory Songs]] - <small>''{{TGP}}''</small> | |||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Smile" was one of fourteen unmastered ''Green'' session tracks leaked online prior to the album's release. The leaked version contains some repeated sections with some different lyrics to those found on the album. "Smile" was performed numerous times during the band's subsequent tours for the Green album in [[2001]]. The song was performed six times in [[2002]] wherein it featured a new solo. In [[2005]], a piano-driven arrangement of the song was played live twice, featuring [[Brian Bell]] on lead vocals. On [[February 8]], [[2019]], the band posted a video to Snapchat[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMIlEqk_2rM] of the song being rehearsed acoustically. Despite this, the song has not been played live since 2005. | "Smile" was one of fourteen unmastered ''Green'' session tracks leaked online prior to the album's release. The leaked version contains some repeated sections with some different lyrics to those found on the album. "Smile" was performed numerous times during the band's subsequent tours for the Green album in [[2001]]. The song was performed six times in [[2002]] wherein it featured a new solo. In [[2005]], a piano-driven arrangement of the song was played live twice, featuring [[Brian Bell]] on lead vocals. On [[February 8]], [[2019]], the band posted a video to Snapchat[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMIlEqk_2rM] of the song being rehearsed acoustically. Despite this, the song has not been played live since 2005. | ||
==Reception== | |||
The song received [[Smile Teenage Victory Songs track review|a positive review]] from the Weezer songblog [[Teenage Victory Songs]]. It was included in the site's "[[Grand Playlist|The Grand Playlist]]," a collection of songs that include Weezer's just-below-best material. | |||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
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[[Category:Songs on Weezer (The Green Album)]] | [[Category:Songs on Weezer (The Green Album)]] | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Ric Ocasek]] | [[Category:Weezer songs produced by Ric Ocasek]] | ||
[[Category:Teenage Victory Songs The Grand Playlist]] | |||