Helpless When She Smiles
"Helpless When She Smiles" | ||||
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Single by Backstreet Boys | ||||
from the album Unbreakable | ||||
Released | December 10, 2007 (CD format) January 11, 2008 (GER) January 15, 2008 (U.S. radio) May 19, 2008 (UK) |
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Recorded | Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA 2006-2007 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 4:04 | |||
Label | Jive Records | |||
Writer(s) | Brett James, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Troy Verges | |||
Producer(s) | John Shanks | |||
Backstreet Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Helpless When She Smiles" is the second single from the Backstreet Boys' 6th studio album Unbreakable, which was released on October 30, 2007. The single, produced by John Shanks, was released on January 15, 2008. This song was leaked on the Internet back in May 2007 along with "Happily Never After" which never made the album.
"Helpless When She Smiles" was also covered by Dutch singer Bastiaan Ragas on his 2005 album Outragas.[1]
Contents
Music video
The video for "Helpless When She Smiles" was filmed November 15, 2007 in Joshua Tree National Park, California. It is directed by Bernard Gourley. The music video premiered on December 12 on Yahoo! Music. The video was filmed in color, but then stripped to appear black and white, depicting the Boys standing in a spacious corn field. It features helicopter shots, and is only one of two Backstreet Boys videos to do so, the other one being More than That. The video peaked at #1 on Much More Music's Top 10 Countdown.
Track listing
- UK CD1
- "Helpless When She Smiles" (Album Version) - 4:04
- "Helpless When She Smiles" (Radio Mix) - 4:04
- UK CD2
- "Helpless When She Smiles" (Album Version) - 4:04
- "Helpless When She Smiles" (Radio Mix) - 4:04
- "There's Us" - 4:10
- "Nowhere To Go" - 2:48
- "Satellite" - 3:28
- Digital Download
- "Helpless When She Smiles" (Radio Mix) - 4:04
- "Helpless When She Smiles" (Rock Remix) - 6:02
- "Helpless When She Smiles" (Jason Nevins Dub Remix) - 7:09
- "Helpless When She Smiles" (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) - 4:24
- "Helpless When She Smiles" (Jason Nevins Extended Remix) - 7:38
- "Helpless When She Smiles" (Jason Nevins Underground Club Remix) - 7:23
Charts
Weekly charts
Charts (2008) | Peak position |
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Dutch Singles Chart | 83 |
German Singles Chart | 34 |
RIANZ Singles Chart | 34 |
Indian Singles Chart | 48 |
Luxembourg Singles Chart | 17 |
Taiwan Singles Chart[2] | 8 |
Italian FIMI Singles Chart[3] | 4 |
New Zealand Singles Chart | 34 |
Romanian Airplay Chart[4] | 70 |
Year-end charts
Charts (2008) | Peak position |
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Italian Singles Chart[5] | 69 |
References
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- ↑ http://top40-charts.com/song.php?sid=22056&sort=chartid
- ↑ Italian Singles Chart
- ↑ "Romanian Top 100" Please see "Issue 22" of the year 2008
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