Smile (Avril Lavigne song)

"Smile" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. The song was written by Lavigne with Max Martin and Shellback. It was produced by Martin and Shellback. "Smile" was released on April 11, 2011  to Australian radio stations. It was the second single from Lavigne's fourth album Goodbye Lullaby. 

Background
Lavigne asked her fans in Twitter what the next_title from Goodbye Lullaby should be. She asked them to choose between Push and Smile. Lavigne confirmed that "Smile" was to be the second single from the album. Lavigne herself wanted Push to be released. The singer's record label, RCA, announced that "Smile" will be sent out to Polish radio in April. It would be sent out to USA, Canada, New Zealand, Asia, and the UK around this time. Lavigne posted photos of the set of her music video. This was on April 21, 2011.

 Promotion 
Lavigne will perform the song on the German show Schlag den Raab on June 4, 2011. 

Track listing
iTunes digital download
"Smile" – 3:29

Digital download and CD single
"Smile" – 3:29
"What the Hell" (Bimbo Jones remix) – 4:10

Personnel
Songwriting – Avril Lavigne, Max Martin, Shellback
Production and recording – Max Martin, Shellback
Engineering – Michael Ilbert
Mixing – Serban Ghenea
Mix engineer – John Hanes
Assistant mix engineer – Tim Roberts
Drums, guitar and bass – Shellback
Keyboards – Max Martin

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Charts
Chart (2011)    PeakpositionSouth Korea (GAON International Chart)23

Release history
 Region Date Label Format Australia April 11, 2011 Sony Music Radio Airplay United States May 17, 2011 RCA Records Germany June 3, 2011 CD single UK June 26, 2011 Digital download

References

Category:2011 songs
Category:Avril Lavigne songs