Smile

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"Smile" is a song popularized by Michael Jackson, based on Charlie Chaplin's classic melody, known for its uplifting message about maintaining hope and positivity through hardship.

All labels observed (1)

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Smile canonical 6

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
song recording ⓘ
associatedWith Charlie Chaplin ⓘ
Michael Jackson ⓘ
basedOn Smile (Charlie Chaplin composition) ⓘ
Smile (song) ⓘ
composer Charlie Chaplin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coveredBy Barbra Streisand ⓘ
Diana Ross ⓘ
Josh Groban ⓘ
Judy Garland ⓘ
Michael Jackson ⓘ
Nat King Cole ⓘ
Tony Bennett ⓘ
culturalImpact standard of the Great American Songbook ⓘ
describedAs sentimental ballad ⓘ
genre traditional pop ⓘ
hasLyricLine Smile even though it’s breaking ⓘ
Smile though your heart is aching ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature melancholic melody with hopeful lyrics ⓘ
hasTheme hope ⓘ
optimism in the face of hardship ⓘ
positivity ⓘ
includedOn HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I ⓘ
key often performed in F major ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Geoffrey Parsons ⓘ
John Turner ⓘ
mood uplifting ⓘ
notableFor contrast between sad melody and optimistic lyrics ⓘ
notableRecording Smile (Michael Jackson recording) ⓘ
originallyComposedFor Modern Times (1936 film) ⓘ
linked to: Modern Times
originalReleaseYear 1936 ⓘ
performer Michael Jackson ⓘ
popularizedBy Michael Jackson ⓘ
producer David Foster ⓘ
Michael Jackson ⓘ
recordLabel Epic Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1995 ⓘ
tempo slow ⓘ
timeSignature 4/4 ⓘ
usedIn commercials ⓘ
film soundtracks ⓘ
television programs ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anything Goes → track → Smile ⓘ
The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener → includesSong → Smile ⓘ
The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener → hasCoverSong → Smile ⓘ