Listen to Put On a Smile by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic

Put On a Smile

Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic

R&B/Soul

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Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic - Put On A Smile [Official Audio]

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bruno Mars

Vocals

Anderson .Paak

Vocals

Kirk Smothers

Alto Saxophone

Babyface

Background Vocals

Glenn Fischbach

Glenn Fischbach

Cello

Larry Gold

String Conductor

Lannie McMillan

Lannie McMillan

Tenor Saxophone

Kameron Whalum

Trombone

Marc Franklin

Trumpet

Jonathan Kim

Viola

Steve Heitlinger

Steve Heitlinger

Viola

Blake Espy

Violin

Emma Kummrow

Violin

Gared Crawford

Violin

Luigi Mazzochi

Violin

Natasha Colkett

Natasha Colkett

Violin

Tess Varley

Violin

Bootsy Collins

Vocals

D'Mile

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bruno Mars

Songwriter

Dernst Emile II

Dernst Emile II

Songwriter

Brandon Paak Anderson

Brandon Paak Anderson

Songwriter

Kenneth Edmonds

Kenneth Edmonds

Songwriter

Larry Gold

String Arranger

Steve Tirpak

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bruno Mars

Producer

Bryce Bordone

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Charles Moniz

Recording Engineer

John Hanes

Mixing Engineer

Serban Ghenea

Mixing Engineer

Alex Resoagli

Assistant Recording Engineer

Cody Cichowski

Assistant Strings Engineer

D'Mile

Producer

Jeff Chestek

Strings Engineer

Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell

Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell

Additional Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Oh, lookie here, fellas

Take it from your Uncle Bootsy

Ain't no shame beggin' in the rain

Tell her how you really feel

[Intro]

Ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

[Intro]

Mmm

[Verse 1]

I could pretend when I'm out with my friends

I ain't thinkin' about you

I could pretend like I ain't in my feelings

But that ain't true, nah

[Verse 2]

When I called you out your name

That was my ego, my pride and pain

I should be a movie star

The way I play the part

Like everything's okay

[PreChorus]

Oh, now I try to be the life of the party

All night, buying shots for everybody

But it's all just an act (Yeah)

If I can't have you back (Yeah)

Without you I've been going crazy

[Chorus]

Tryna put on a smile (Put on a smile)

Tryna fight these tears from cryin'

But Lord knows I'm dyin', dyin'

[Chorus]

Tryna put on a smile, smile (Put on a smile)

Ooh, out here smilin' like a fool

When the only thing worth smilin' for

Baby girl, the only thing worth smilin' for was

[Chorus]

You

You

You

You, you, you, you, you

You, ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

[Verse 3]

If I could turn back the hands on my Rollie, you know I would

I would've spent all my time makin' sure that my baby good

I'm tryin' hard to hide the shame

I know I'm playin' a dangerous game

But since you been gone, I ain't been the same

There's only so much a man can fake

[PreChorus]

Oh, now I try to be the life of the party

All night, buying shots for everybody

But it's all just an act (Yeah)

If I can't have you back (Yeah)

Without you, I've been goin' crazy

[Chorus]

Tryna put on a smile (Put on a smile)

Tryna fight these tears from cryin'

But Lord knows I'm dyin', dyin'

[Chorus]

Tryna put on a smile, baby (Put on a smile)

Out here smilin' like a fool

When the only thing worth smilin' for

Baby girl, the only thing worth smilin' for

When the only thing worth smilin' for

Baby girl, the only thing worth smilin' for was

[Chorus]

You

You, ooh

You

[Chorus]

I'm tryna put on a smile (Put on a smile)

Oh, oh, oh, tryna fight these tears from cryin'

But Lord knows I'm dyin', oh girl (Put on a smile)

[Chorus]

I'm smilin' like a fool

When the only thing worth smilin' for

Baby girl, the only thing worth smilin' for

When the only thing worth smilin' for

Oh, the only thing worth smilin' for was

You

You

You

You, you, you, you, you

Written by: Anderson .Paak, Bruno Mars, Dernst Emile II

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