"Helpless When She Smiles" is the second single from American vocal group Backstreet Boys' sixth (fifth in the US) studio album, Unbreakable, which was released on October 30, 2007. The single, produced by John Shanks, was released on December 26, 2007. This song was leaked on the Internet back in May 2007 along with "Happily Never After" which never made the album.
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Single by Backstreet Boys | ||||
from the album Unbreakable | ||||
Released | December 26, 2007 (2007-12-26) | |||
Studio | Henson (Hollywood) | |||
Length | 4:04 | |||
Label | Jive | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brett James, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Troy Verges | |||
Producer(s) | John Shanks | |||
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"Helpless When She Smiles" on YouTube | ||||
The song was first released on the Album "Outragas" from the Dutch singer Bastiaan Ragas in 2005.[1] Then a second time on the album "Absolute" from the german singer "Mike Leon Grosch" in the year 2006 before it was released by the Backstreet Boys.
The video for "Helpless When She Smiles" was in Joshua Tree National Park, California on November 13, 2007. It is directed by Bernard Gourley. The music video premiered on December 12 on Yahoo! Music. The video was filmed in color, but then stripped to appear black and white, depicting the group standing in a spacious corn field. It features helicopter shots, akin to previous Backstreet Boys video "More than That". The video peaked at #1 on Much More Music's Top 10 Countdown.
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Charts (2008) | Peak position |
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CIS (TopHit)[2] | 206 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] | 34 |
Italy (FIMI)[4] | 4 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 83 |
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[6] | 70 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Russia | December 26, 2007 | Contemporary hit radio | Sony BMG | [2] |
Europe | January 11, 2008 | CD | Jive | [3] |
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