"Please Smile Again" is Namie Amuro's 17th solo single on the Avex Trax label. Although the single "

Think of Me / No More Tears "Think of Me / No More Tears" is Namie Amuro's 18th single under the Avex Trax label, released on January 24, 2001. Commercial endorsement Think of Me was the theme song of a commercial for Meiji Fran products and No More Tears was used in a ...

" (2001) was slated to be released in December, it was pushed back until the next year making "Please Smile Again" the last single to precede her 4th studio album, '' Break the Rules'' (2000). It was certified gold for 200,000 copies shipped to stores.

Commercial tie-in

"Please Smile Again" was used in commercials for Meiji Fran products. "Cross Over" was used in cell phone MM TU-KA commercials. Amuro appeared in both ad campaigns.

Track listing

# "Please Smile Again (TK original mix)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 4:46 # "Cross Over (TK original mix)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 4:43 # "Please Smile Again (Jamaster A Mix)" (Remixed by Alex Baboo & Groovy Cat) – 6:37 # "Please Smile Again (TV mix)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 4:45 # "Please Smile Again (a cappella)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 4:35

Personnel

* Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals * Tetsuya Komuro – synthesizer, keyboard * Ken Kimura – guitar

Production

* Producer – Tetsuya Komuro * Arranger – Tetsuya Komuro * Mixing – Tetsuya Komuro * Remixing & additional production – Alex Baboo & Groovy Cat * Synthesizer programming – Akihisa Murakami, Toshihide Iwasa

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

References

{{Authority control 2000 singles Namie Amuro songs Songs written by Tetsuya Komuro 2000 songs Avex Trax singles