Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
1975 single by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" is a song by the English rock band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, which was released in 1975 by EMI as the lead single from the band's third studio album The Best Years of Our Lives. The song was written by Harley, and produced by Harley and Alan Parsons. In February 1975, the song reached number one on the UK chart and received a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry in October 2021.[2] It spent nine weeks in the Top 50, and as of 2015, has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. The song is one of the most-played songs in British broadcasting history.[3]
"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" | ||||
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Single by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel | ||||
from the album The Best Years of Our Lives | ||||
B-side | "Another Journey" | |||
Released | 31 January 1975 (1975-01-31)[1] | |||
Recorded | 1974 | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Harley | |||
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Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel singles chronology | ||||
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More than 120 cover versions of the song have been recorded by other artists,[4] most notably by Duran Duran and Erasure,[5] although Harley stated his favourite cover version was by the Wedding Present.[4]