"Please Smile Again" is Namie Amuro

Namie Amuro

is a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...

's 17th solo single on the Avex Trax

Avex Trax

, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...

 label. Although the single "Think of Me / No More Tears

Think of me / no more tears

"Think of Me / No More Tears" is Namie Amuro's 18th single under the Avex Trax label, released on January 24, 2001.- Track listing :# Think of Me – 4:46# No More Tears – 5:47# I To You – 4:43# No More Tears – 6:56- Commercial endorsement :...

" (2001) was slated to be released in December, it was pushed back until the next year making "Please Smile Again" the last single to precede her 4th studio album, Break the Rules

Break the rules

- Personnel :* Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals* Poppa L.Q. – vocals* Terry Bradford – background vocals* Alex Brown – background vocals* Andy Caine – background vocals* Jennifer Carr – background vocals* Debra Killings – background vocals...

(2000).

Commercial tie-in

"Please Smile Again" was used in commercials for Meiji Fran products. "Cross Over" was used in cell phone MM TU-KA commercials. Amuro appeared in both ad campaigns.

Track listing

1. "Please Smile Again (TK original mix)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 4:46
2. "Cross Over (TK original mix)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 4:43
3. "Please Smile Again (Jamaster A Mix)" (Remixed by Alex Baboo & Groovy Cat) – 6:37
4. "Please Smile Again (TV mix)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 4:45
5. "Please Smile Again (a cappella)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 4:35

Personnel

• Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals
• Tetsuya Komuro – synthesizer, keyboard
• Ken Kimura – guitar

Production

• Producer – Tetsuya Komuro
• Arranger – Tetsuya Komuro
• Mixing – Tetsuya Komuro
• Remixing & additional production – Alex Baboo & Groovy Cat
• Synthesizer programming – Akihisa Murakami, Toshihide Iwasa

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
October 4, 2000	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	2	94,520	216,960	20 weeks