Song · Gnarls Barkley
“Smiley Faces” by Gnarls Barkley
From the album St. Elsewhere (2006)
“Smiley Faces” by Gnarls Barkley appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2006 and 2007. It was first released in 2006 on the album St. Elsewhere. Its best result is #78 on the Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #464 alternative song of 2006.
"Smiley Faces" was the second UK single from St. Elsewhere, the 2006 debut album from soul duo Gnarls Barkley, arriving on July 17 as the follow-up to "Crazy" and climbing to No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart. Brian Burton wrote the music and CeeLo Green the words; Danger Mouse produced it and mixed it with engineer Ben H. Allen, while Dr. President covers bass, guitar and organ, and Menta Malone and Tomika Walden add backing vocals.
It's psychedelic soul with the lights on. NME heard blazing Motown rebuilt for the present day and tipped it as the duo's next number one, and Tiny Mix Tapes held it up as proof of Danger Mouse's production smarts, singling out the dolphin calls halfway through and the lavish organ lines. Like "Crazy", it got two different videos.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 78 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006 | 89 |
| 2006 | 99 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006 | 103 |
| 2007 | 90 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
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