Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you super songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today we feature Uncle Kracker singing his 2009 crossover hit, "Smile." In this sing-along ditty about a head-over-heels infatuation, Kracker confesses that his new girlfriend has him dancing like a fool, forgetting how to breathe, shining like gold and buzzing like a bee.
The single, from the artist's 2009 album Happy Hour, peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Raised in Michigan, Uncle Kracker — then known at Matthew Shafer — experienced a life-changing twist of fate as a 13 year old in 1987, when his older brother, Mike, brought him to a DJ competition at a local club. There, he met a 17-year-old Kid Rock, who was competing against his brother.
Kid Rock and Shafer became best friends, and years later, in 1994, Kid Rock asked Shafer to play turntables for his band called Twisted Brown Trucker. He continued working with Kid Rock as both a DJ and as a featured vocalist on some of Kid Rock's albums.
In 2000, Kid Rock produced Uncle Kracker's first album, Double Wide, which peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Check out the official "Smile" video at the end of this post. The lyrics are below if you'd like to sing along...
"Smile"
Written by Matthew Shafer, Blair Daly, J.T. Harding and Jeremy Bose. Performed by Uncle Kracker.
You're better than the best
I'm lucky just to linger in your light
Cooler then the flip side of my pillow, that's right
Completely unaware
Nothing can compare to where you send me,
Lets me know that it's OK, yeah it's OK
And the moments where my good times start to fade
You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed, sing like a bird
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Ohh, you make me smile
Even when you're gone
Somehow you come along
Just like a flower poking through sidewalk crack and just like that
You steal away the rain and just like that
You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed, sing like a bird
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Ohh, you make me smile
Don't know how I lived without you
Cuz every time that I get around you
I see the best of me inside your eyes
You make me smile
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed, sing like a bird
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Ohh, you make me smile
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