She'll Leave You with a Smile

"She'll Leave You with a Smile" is a song written by Odie Blackmon and Jay Knowles, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 2002 as the third and last single from his album The Road Less Traveled. It was his 38th Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. It became his 50th number 1 single (on combined charts) in December 2002. It was also a hit on the Hot 100, peaking at number 23 and becoming Strait's most successful crossover single to date.

It is not to be confused with a different song also entitled "She'll Leave You with a Smile", written by Jackson Leap and recorded by Strait on his 1997 album Carrying Your Love with Me.

Content

The narrator details a past relationship.

Critical reception

Rick Cohoon reviewed the song favorably, calling it "traditional Strait material".^[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Bud Schaetzle and premiered in late-2002. The music video was filmed live in concert.

Chart positions

"She'll Leave You with a Smile" debuted at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 7, 2002.

Chart (2002–03)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	23

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	55

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	31

Preceded by "Who's Your Daddy?" by Toby Keith	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single December 28, 2002-January 4, 2003	Succeeded by "19 Somethin'" by Mark Wills

References

↑ Allmusic: album review
↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for George Strait.
↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for George Strait.
↑ "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
↑ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

George Strait 2000s-2010s singles

Latest Greatest Straitest Hits	"The Best Day"

George Strait	"Go On" "Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You" "If You Can Do Anything Else"

The Road Less Traveled	"Run" "Living and Living Well" "She'll Leave You with a Smile"

Honkytonkville	"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" "Cowboys Like Us" "Desperately"

50 Number Ones	"I Hate Everything"

Somewhere Down in Texas	"You'll Be There" "She Let Herself Go" "The Seashores of Old Mexico"

It Just Comes Natural	"Give It Away" "It Just Comes Natural" "Wrapped" "How 'bout Them Cowgirls"

Troubadour	"I Saw God Today" "Troubadour" "River of Love"

Twang	"Living for the Night" "Twang" "I Gotta Get to You" "The Breath You Take"

Here for a Good Time	"Here for a Good Time" "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" "Drinkin' Man"

Love Is Everything	"Give It All We Got Tonight" "I Believe" "I Got a Car"

Cold Beer Conversation	"Let It Go" "Cold Beer Conversation" "Goin' Goin' Gone"

Other songs	"Murder on Music Row" (w/ Alan Jackson) "Designated Drinker" (w/ Alan Jackson) "Hey, Good Lookin'" (w/ Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and Toby Keith) "Shiftwork" (w/ Kenny Chesney) "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"

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