Inner Smile

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"Inner Smile"
File:Inner Smile.jpg
UK CD2 artwork
Single by Texas
from the album The Greatest Hits
B-side"Across the Universe"
Released8 January 2001 (2001-01-08)
Length3:52
LabelMercury
Songwriters
Producers
  • Johnny Mac
  • Gregg Alexander
Texas singles chronology
"In Demand"
(2000) 		"Inner Smile"
(2001) 		"I Don't Want a Lover"
(2001)
Music video
"Inner Smile" on YouTube

"Inner Smile" is a song by Scottish alternative rock band Texas, originally released on their greatest hits album, The Greatest Hits (2000). Written by Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels and arranged by Texas, the song is based on Alexander's unreleased demo "Inner Child", which was written and performed between 1995 and 1998.[1][2]

"Inner Smile" was scheduled to be released on 25 December 2000, but it was delayed to 8 January 2001, when it was issued as the second single from The Greatest Hits.[3][4] The song peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart, reached No. 8 in Spain, and charted within the top 20 in Ireland, Italy, and the Netherlands.

Music video

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The video, directed by Vaughan Arnell,[5] is an homage to Elvis Presley (and specifically his '68 Comeback Special) with lead singer Sharleen Spiteri dressed as Elvis in his famous black leather suit and using prosthetics to resemble Elvis. It begins with Sharleen/Elvis turning on a TV (probably to see "the show", i.e. the video clip), then she/he begins to sing. It had some black and white stills showing her in distinct situations (in one of them, Sharleen/Elvis proudly holds a belt with the word "SHAR" instead of "ELVIS", formed with diamonds). In some scenes, she switches from her Elvis costume to another black leather outfit (without prosthetics). The video clip was shot in London in November 2000 with a live audience and with the band members playing different roles as musicians and/or audience members (with Spiteri portraying various groupies). In one of the scenes, Sharleen (as Elvis) sings along with Sharleen. It is often assumed this scene represents Elvis and Priscilla Presley.

Track listings

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Personnel

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Personnel are lifted from The Greatest Hits album booklet.[11]

  • Johnny McElhone – writing, keyboards, production (as Johnny Mac)
  • Sharleen Spiteri – writing, backing vocals
  • Gregg Alexander – writing, production
  • Rick Nowels – writing, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Eddie Campbell – backing vocals, keyboards
  • Ally McErlaine – guitars
  • Wayne Rodrigues – drum programming
  • Ash Howes – mixing

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Gregg Alexander - Inner Child (Demo) on YouTube
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  20. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Inner Smile". Irish Singles Chart.
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  22. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 10, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  23. ^ "Texas – Inner Smile" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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  28. ^ "Texas – Inner Smile". Swiss Singles Chart.
  29. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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