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| Single by Santana featuring Rob Thomas | ||||
| from the album Supernatural | ||||
| B-side | "El farol" | |||
| Released | June 15, 1999 | |||
| Studio | Fantasy (Berkeley, California) | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | Rob Thomas | |||
| Producer(s) | Matt Serletic | |||
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| "Smooth" on YouTube | ||||
"Smooth" is a song performed by American rock band Santana and Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, who sings the lead vocals. It was released to radio on June 15, 1999, as the lead single from Santana's 1999 studio album, Supernatural. It was physically released as a single in August. It was written by Itaal Shur and Thomas, who re-wrote Shur's original melody and lyrics, and produced by Matt Serletic.[1]
The song was an international success, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks. It was the final number-one hit of the 1990s and the first number-one hit of the 2000s, and the only song to appear on two decade-end Billboard charts. "Smooth" was ranked as the second-most-successful song ever on Billboard's Hot 100 60th Anniversary listing. In 2000, the song won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. "Smooth" also peaked at number one in Canada and charted within the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
- ^ a b Browne, David (June 3, 2019). "Man, It's a Hot One: The Oral History of Santana and Rob Thomas' 'Smooth'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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