"Smile a Little Smile for Me" is the debut single by the Flying Machine. The song was written by

Geoff Stephens Geoffrey Stephens (1 October 1934 – 24 December 2020) was an English songwriter and record producer, most prolific in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s. He wrote a long series of hit records, often in conjunction with other British so ...

and

Tony Macaulay Tony Macaulay (born Anthony Gordon Instone; 21 April 1944) is an English author, composer for musical theatre, and songwriter. He has won the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors Award twice as 'Songwriter of the Year' (1970 a ...

Lyrical content

The song concerns a woman having difficulty coming to terms with the final ending of a rocky relationship with a man she loved. The singer encourages "Rosemarie" to smile in spite of her pain and tears, because she will soon see that her prospects for a future relationship are bright.

Chart history

It reached No. 5 in the U.S. during the fall of 1969. It also hit No. 6 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "Smile a Little Smile for Me" was a bigger hit in Canada. It reached No. 4 on the pop singles chart and No. 6 AC.

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Lyrics of this song
* 1969 songs 1969 debut singles Pop ballads Rock ballads Songs written by Tony Macaulay Songs written by Geoff Stephens {{1960s-song-stub Bubblegum pop songs