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1969 single by The Flying Machine
"Smile a Little Smile for Me"
Single by The Flying Machine
from the album The Flying Machine
B-side"Maybe We've Been Loving Too Long"
ReleasedApril 11, 1969 (UK)
June 1969 (US)
GenreBubblegum pop, pop rock
Length2:55
LabelPye (UK)
Congress (US)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tony Macaulay
The Flying Machine singles chronology
"Smile a Little Smile for Me"
(1969) 		"Baby Make It Soon"
(1970)
Music video
"Smile a Little Smile for Me" on YouTube

"Smile a Little Smile for Me" is the debut single by the Flying Machine. The song was written by Geoff Stephens and Tony Macaulay.

Lyrical content

The song concerns a woman having difficulty coming to terms with the final ending of a rocky relationship with a man she loved. The singer encourages "Rosemarie" to smile in spite of her pain and tears, because she will soon see that her prospects for a future relationship are bright.

Chart history

It reached No. 5 in the U.S. during the fall of 1969. It also hit No. 6 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "Smile a Little Smile for Me" was a bigger hit in Canada. It reached No. 4 on the pop singles chart and No. 6 AC.

Weekly charts

Chart (1969–1970) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 51
Canadian RPM Top Singles 4
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 6
South Africa (Springbok) 18
US Billboard Hot 100 5
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 6
US Cash Box Top 100 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1969) Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles 64
US Billboard Hot 100 76
US Cash Box 68

References

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  13. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  14. "Top 100 Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  15. "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

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