Smile a Little Smile for Me

"Smile a Little Smile for Me" is the debut single by the Flying Machine. The song was written by Geoff Stephens and Tony Macaulay.^[5]

"Smile a Little Smile for Me"
Single by The Flying Machine
from the album The Flying Machine
B-side	"Maybe We've Been Loving Too Long"
Released	April 11, 1969 (UK)[1] June 1969 (US)[2]
Genre	Bubblegum pop,[3] pop rock[4]
Length	2:55
Label	Pye (UK) Congress (US)
Songwriter(s)	Geoff Stephens Tony Macaulay
Producer(s)	Tony Macaulay
The Flying Machine singles chronology
"Smile a Little Smile for Me" (1969) "Baby Make It Soon" (1970)
Music video
"Smile a Little Smile for Me" on YouTube

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.^[6] "Smile a Little Smile for Me" was a bigger hit in Canada. It reached No. 4 on the pop singles chart^[7] and No. 6 AC.^[8]

Weekly charts

Chart (1969–1970)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9]	51
Canadian RPM Top Singles[7]	4
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[8]	6
South Africa (Springbok)[10]	18
US Billboard Hot 100[11]	5
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[6]	6
US Cash Box Top 100[12]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1969)	Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles[13]	64
US Billboard Hot 100[14]	76
US Cash Box [15]	68