"Helpless When She Smiles" is the second single from the Backstreet Boys

Backstreet Boys

The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...

' 6th studio album Unbreakable

Unbreakable (Backstreet Boys album)

Unbreakable is the Backstreet Boys' sixth studio album, fifth in the United States. It was released on October 24, 2007 in Japan and October 30 in the United States by Jive Records...

, which was released on October 30, 2007. The single, produced by John Shanks

John Shanks

John Matthew Shanks is a modern rock writer and Grammy Award–winning producer.Born in New York City, Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17....

, was released on January 15, 2008. This song was leaked on the Internet back in May 2007 along with "Happily Never After" which never made the album.

"Helpless When She Smiles" was also featured on the 2005 album Outragas by Dutch singer Bastiaan Ragas

Bastiaan Ragas

Bastiaan Johannes Ragas is a Dutch singer and actor. Born in Lisse, he was the youngest of three brothers. Ragas learnt piano and guitar at school. He also participated and traveled with the international musical group Up With People during their 1989-1990 tour...

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Music video

The video for "Helpless When She Smiles" was filmed November 15, 2007 in Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park

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, California

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. It is directed by Bernard Gourley. The music video premiered on December 12 on Yahoo! Music

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. The video was filmed in color, but then stripped to appear black and white, depicting the Boys standing in a spacious corn field. It features helicopter shots, and is only one of two Backstreet Boys videos to do so, the other one being More than That

More Than That

"More than That" is the third single by the Backstreet Boys from their album Black & Blue, released on November 21, 2000. It reached #27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and ran for 20 weeks, and #12 on the UK Singles Chart, ending their 13th consecutive Top 10 run, the last being The Call which peaked...

. The video peaked at #1 on Much More Music's Top 10 Countdown.

Track listing

UK CD1

1. "Helpless When She Smiles" (Album Version) - 4:04
2. "Helpless When She Smiles" (Radio Mix) - 4:04

UK CD2

1. "Helpless When She Smiles" (Album Version) - 4:04
2. "Helpless When She Smiles" (Radio Mix) - 4:04
3. "There's Us" - 4:10
4. "Nowhere To Go" - 2:48
5. "Satellite" - 3:28

Digital Download

1. "Helpless When She Smiles" (Radio Mix) - 4:04
2. "Helpless When She Smiles" (Rock Remix) - 6:02
3. "Helpless When She Smiles" (Jason Nevins Dub Remix) - 7:09
4. "Helpless When She Smiles" (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) - 4:24
5. "Helpless When She Smiles" (Jason Nevins Extended Remix) - 7:38
6. "Helpless When She Smiles" (Jason Nevins Underground Club Remix) - 7:23

Charts

In the United States

United States

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, "Helpless When She Smiles" peaked at 52 on the Adult Contemporary. The single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

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Charts (2008)	Peak position
Dutch Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	83
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	34
Indian Singles Chart	48
Italian FIMI Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy....  Singles Chart	4
New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	34
Romania Singles Chart	70
Russia Singles Chart	22
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	52