"Helpless When She Smiles" is the second single from American vocal group
Backstreet Boys
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' sixth (fifth in the US) studio album, ''
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'', which was released on October 30, 2007. The single, produced by
John Shanks
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Early life and education
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, was released on December 26, 2007. This song was leaked on the Internet back in May 2007 along with "Happily Never After" which never made the album.
The song was first released on the Album "Outragas" from the Dutch singer
Bastiaan Ragas
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in 2005.
Then a second time on the album "Absolute" from the german singer "
Mike Leon Grosch
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Biography
Grosch was born in Wuppe ...
" in the year 2006 before it was released by the Backstreet Boys.
Music video
The video for "Helpless When She Smiles" was in
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,
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on November 13, 2007. It is directed by Bernard Gourley. The music video premiered on December 12 on
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. The video was filmed in color, but then stripped to appear black and white, depicting the group standing in a spacious corn field. It features helicopter shots, akin to previous Backstreet Boys video "
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
# "Trouble Is" – 3:33
UK CD2
# "Helpless When She Smiles" (album version) – 4:04
# "Helpless When She Smiles" (radio mix) – 4:04
# "There's Us" – 4:10
# "Trouble Is" – 3:33
# "Nowhere to Go" – 2:48
# "Satellite" – 3:28
Digital download
# "Helpless When She Smiles" (radio mix) – 4:04
# "Helpless When She Smiles" (rock remix) – 4:02
# "Helpless When She Smiles" (
Jason Nevins
Jason Nevins (born December 15, 1972) is an American songwriter, record producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop and dance productions, including his multi-platinum, multi-million selling production of " It's Like That" by Ameri ...
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
Release history
References
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2007 songs
2008 singles
Backstreet Boys songs
Jive Records singles
Song recordings produced by John Shanks
Songs written by Aimee Mayo
Songs written by Brett James
Songs written by Chris Lindsey
Songs written by Troy Verges