Song · Golden Earring
“When the Lady Smiles” by Golden Earring
From the album N.E.W.S. (1984)
“When the Lady Smiles” by Golden Earring appears on 8 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1992 and 2000. It was first released in 1984 on the album N.E.W.S.. Its best result is #57 on the Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,113 alternative song of all time.
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"When the Lady Smiles" led off N.E.W.S. (NorthEastWestSouth) as its first single in 1984, the Dutch band's follow-up to the American top-10 success of "Twilight Zone", with George Kooymans writing the music and Barry Hay the words. At home it worked like a charm, giving Golden Earring their fifth number one in the Netherlands.
America was a harder sell. It debuted at number 9 on the Top Rock Tracks chart, but a controversial video kept it from going further, and it stalled at number 76 on the Hot 100. Even so, as their fifth Hot 100 entry it left no other band from the Netherlands with a better record on America's singles chart than Golden Earring.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 85 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) | 100 |
| 1993 | 76 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) | 100 |
| 1994 | 97 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) | 100 |
| 1995 | 76 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) | 100 |
| 1997 | 97 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) | 100 |
| 1998 | 65 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) | 100 |
| 1999 | 74 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) | 150 |
| 2000 | 57 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) | 100 |
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