Song · Pearl Jam
“Smile” by Pearl Jam
From the album No Code (1996)
“Smile” by Pearl Jam appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1996 and 2005. It was first released in 1996 on the album No Code. Its best result is #39 on The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #179 alternative song of 1996.
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"Smile" turned up on No Code, the fourth Pearl Jam album, released on Epic in 1996 after a bruising tour for Vitalogy and the band's very public fight with Ticketmaster. No Code wandered further afield than anything they'd made before, into garage rock and worldbeat, and "Smile" sounds like it came in through the garage door.
Jeff Ament and Eddie Vedder wrote it together, and the credits show a band swapping roles: Ament on bass and guitar, Vedder singing lead and blowing harmonica on top of his own guitar, Stone Gossard and Mike McCready on guitars, Gossard adding backing vocals, and Jack Irons behind the kit. Brendan O'Brien produced with the band, sat in on piano and mixed it with Nick DiDia. It's loose, scrappy and grinning through its teeth.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 105 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 | 107 |
| 1996 | 41 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 1996 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005) | 77 |
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