Inner Smile

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"Inner Smile"
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
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • 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 number six on the UK Singles Chart, reached number eight in Spain, and charted within the top 20 in Ireland, Italy, and the Netherlands.

Music video

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

Personnel

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 and certifications

References

  1. ^ Gregg Alexander - Inner Child (Demo) on YouTube
  2. ^ "Profile on Gregg Alexander". www.famouslikeme.com.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 December 2000. p. 30. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Inner Smile [CD 1]". Amazon. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Vaughan Arnell". Vaughan Arnell.
  6. ^ Inner Smile (UK CD1 liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 2000. MERCD 531, 568 900-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Inner Smile (UK CD2 liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 2000. MERDD 531, 568 901-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Inner Smile (UK cassette single sleeve). Texas. Mercury Records. 2000. MERMC 531, 568 901-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Inner Smile (European CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 2000. 572 774-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Inner Smile (Australian CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 2000. 572 772-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ The Greatest Hits (UK CD album booklet). Texas. Mercury Records. 2000. 548 264-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Issue 579" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Texas – Inner Smile" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
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  20. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Inner Smile". Irish Singles Chart.
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  24. ^ a b "Top of the Year 2001" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 9 December 2002. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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  28. ^ "Texas – Inner Smile". Swiss Singles Chart.
  29. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  30. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  31. ^ "British single certifications – Texas – Inner Smile". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 July 2024.