Smiling (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Smiling

| cover = Alanis Morissette - Smiling.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Alanis Morissette

| album = Such Pretty Forks in the Road

| released = {{Start date|2020|02|21}}

| recorded =

| studio =

Assault & Battery Studios (London, UK)
Sage & Sound Studios (Los Angeles, CA)

| genre =

| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=17}}

| label = {{hlist|Epiphany|Thirty Tigers}}

| writer = {{hlist|Alanis Morissette|Michael Farrell}}

| producer = Alex Hope

| prev_title = Reasons I Drink

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = Diagnosis

| next_year = 2020

| misc =

}}

"Smiling" is a song by Canadian-American singer Alanis Morissette co-written by Morissette and Michael Farrell. It was one of two new songs written for the Broadway adaptation of Morissette's 1995 album, Jagged Little Pill, and later released as the second single from her ninth studio album, Such Pretty Forks in the Road, on February 21, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-alanis-morissettes-new-song-smiling/|title=Listen to Alanis Morissette's New Song "Smiling"|last=Monroe|first=Jazz|publisher=Pitchfork.com|date=February 21, 2020|access-date=February 25, 2020}} The album's title is taken from a lyric in this song. Morissette subsequently released a duet version of the song featuring Jagged Little Pill actress Elizabeth Stanley with the rest of the cast on backing vocals.

Tracklist

;F9 Remix Single{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/smiling-f9-remix-single/1503837783|title=Smiling (F9 Remix) - Single|website=Apple Music|access-date=July 10, 2020}}

"Smiling" (F9 Radio Remix) - 3:27
"Smiling" (F9 Club Remix) - 5:27

;Bil Bless Remix Single{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/smiling-feat-elizabeth-stanley-bil-bless-remix-single/1521337181|title=Smiling (feat. Elizabeth Stanley) [Bil Bless Remix] - Single|website=Apple Music|access-date=July 10, 2020}}

"Smiling" (Bil Bless Remix) (with Elizabeth Stanley and Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill) - 4:40

;Elizabeth Stanley & Jagged Little Pill version{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/smiling-single/1521317154|title=Smiling - Single|website=Apple Music|access-date=July 10, 2020}}

"Smiling" (with Elizabeth Stanley and Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill) - 3:52

In ''Jagged Little Pill''

In Jagged Little Pill, the song appears in the first act sung by Mary Jane (MJ) Healy, the matriarch of a suburban Connecticut family. In the scene, she is singing about her feelings of having to keep up appearances while dealing with the pressures of motherhood and everyday life, as well as struggling with an addiction to painkillers following a car accident. The song is sung right after a pharmacist refuses to provide further pain medication as her prescription has run out. Desperate, she buys opioids off the street from a familiar dealer. During the song, MJ's day is shown in reverse, detailing her life and addiction from unpacking groceries to the street deal to running out of medication in the morning.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/alanis-morissettes-smiling-song.html|title=Alanis Morissette's New Single 'Smiling' Might Make You Sad, Isn't That Ironic?|last=Alter|first=Rebecca|website=Vulture.com|date=February 21, 2020|access-date=February 25, 2020}}

Charts

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Chart (2020) ! Peak position
scope="row"\| France (SNEP){{Cite web\|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Alanis-Morissette/Smiling-s50773.html\|title=Alanis Morissette - Smiling (single)\|website=Chartsinfrance.net\|access-date=9 December 2021}} \|185
scope="row"\|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade){{cite web \|url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2020/week-12\|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 12, 2020\|lang=dutch\| publisher=Dutch Top 40\|access-date=March 20, 2023}} \|23
scope="row"\| US Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-digital-song-sales/2020-03-07\|title=Rock Digital Song Sales: March 7, 2020\|website=Billboard.com\|date=March 3, 2020\|access-date=March 3, 2020}} \| 4

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Chart (2020)

! Peak
position

scope="row"| France (SNEP){{Cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Alanis-Morissette/Smiling-s50773.html|title=Alanis Morissette - Smiling (single)|website=Chartsinfrance.net|access-date=9 December 2021}}

|185

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade){{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2020/week-12|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 12, 2020|lang=dutch| publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=March 20, 2023}}

|23

scope="row"| US Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-digital-song-sales/2020-03-07|title=Rock Digital Song Sales: March 7, 2020|website=Billboard.com|date=March 3, 2020|access-date=March 3, 2020}}

| 4

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release dates and formats for "Smiling" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format ! scope="col"\| Version ! scope="col"\| Label
scope="row" rowspan="4" \| Various \| February 21, 2020 \| rowspan="4"\| {{hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| Original \| rowspan="3" \|{{hlist\|Epiphany\|Thirty Tigers}}
April 3, 2020 \| F9 Remix
June 30, 2020 \| Bli Bless Remix
July 3, 2020 \| Elizabeth Stanley version \|Atlantic

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|+ Release dates and formats for "Smiling"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Version

! scope="col"| Label

scope="row" rowspan="4" | Various

| February 21, 2020

| rowspan="4"| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| Original

| rowspan="3" |{{hlist|Epiphany|Thirty Tigers}}