When I See You Smile - wikipedia When I See You Smile `` When I See You Smile '' Single by Bad English from the album Bad English B - side `` Heaven Is a 4 Letter Word '' / `` Best of What I Got '' Released September 16, 1989 Recorded Length 4 : 19 Label Epic Records Songwriter ( s ) Diane Warren Producer ( s ) Richie Zito Bad English singles chronology `` Forget Me Not '' ( 1989 ) `` When I See You Smile '' ( 1989 ) `` Price of Love '' ( 1990 ) `` Forget Me Not '' ( 1989 ) `` When I See You Smile '' ( 1989 ) `` Price of Love '' ( 1990 ) `` When I See You Smile '' is a song written by Diane Warren and performed by American / British band Bad English. It was released in September 1989 as the second single taken from their self - titled debut album of the same name, released in 1989. The power ballad was a huge success and went on to become the band 's first and only US number one hit when it peaked there in the fall of 1989 for two weeks. Contents 1 Music video 2 Charts 3 Cover versions 4 References 5 External links Music video In the video the band are performing on a stage, which contains close - up shots of its members. The footage was taken at one of their arena concerts. It shows Jonathan Cain 's distinctive synthesizer opening and moves into the soft initial vocal work of John Waite. The tempo picks up with Deen Castronovo 's drum work and Neal Schon 's trademark guitar during which Waite becomes more emphatic vocally ; the song finishes with Waite 's soft vocals. The complete video was directed by Jonathan Cain and can easily be found on YouTube. Charts Chart ( 1989 - 1990 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company ) 61 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 11 US Billboard Album Rock Tracks 10 Cover versions In 1992, 16 - year - old reggae artist Singing Sweet scored a hit cover version in Jamaica and on the dancehall scene in the United States. In 2006, American Idol runner - up Clay Aiken covered it on his third album A Thousand Different Ways. In 2006, Filipino singer, Kris Lawrence covered this song from his self - titled album, `` Kris Lawrence. '' References Jump up ^ `` Bad English - Chart history ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Bad English -- When I See You Smile ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` BAD ENGLISH Artist ''. Official Charts. Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Bad English -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Bad English. Jump up ^ `` Entertainment : : Singing Sweet eyes top spot again : : May 13, 2009 ''. The Jamaica Star. 2009 - 05 - 13. Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Singing Sweet - Jamaicansmusic.com ''. Mail.jamaicansmusic.com. 2013 - 01 - 21. Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 26. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Listen to Your Heart '' by Roxette Billboard Hot 100 number - one single November 11 -- 18, 1989 Succeeded by `` Blame It on the Rain '' by Milli Vanilli Bad English John Waite Neal Schon Jonathan Cain Ricky Phillips Deen Castronovo Studio albums Bad English Backlash Singles `` When I See You Smile '' `` Price of Love '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=When_I_See_You_Smile&oldid=800938734 '' Categories : 1989 songs 1989 singles Bad English songs Songs written by Diane Warren Song recordings produced by Richie Zito Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles RPM Top Singles number - one singles Epic Records singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart called without song Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 16 September 2017, at 17 : 21. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings the song when i see you smile
Answer: Bad English