When the Lady Smiles

Infobox Single
Name = When the Lady Smiles


Artist = Golden Earring
from Album = "N.E.W.S." (NorthEastWestSouth)
Released = Start date|1984|3|3
Format =
Recorded = Start date|1984|2|11
Genre = Rock
Length = 5:39
Label =
Writer =
Producer = Shell Schellekens
Last single =
This single = "When the Lady Smiles"
Next single =

"When the Lady Smiles" is a 1984 song by Dutch band Golden Earring. It was the first single from their album "N.E.W.S." (NorthEastWestSouth). Following their Billboard top-10 "Twilight Zone", "When the Lady Smiles" gave Golden Earring another hit in the United States. With a total of 5 "Hot 100"-releases, Golden Earring are by far the most successful Dutch band on the international charts.

Controversy

The video for this song, shot by Dick Maas, was controversial.In one scene, a man attempts to rape a nun. This particular scene was quickly removed from the video (the full cut was only shown after midnight). The bold video may have hurt the sales of the single across the pond. In The Netherlands, however, "When the Lady Smiles" was Golden Earring's fifth (and final) number one.

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton uses this song during her campaign for the US presidency of 2008, baffling the band [ [http://player.omroep.nl/?aflID=6394997&start=0:00:33 Pauw & Witteman 29 jan 2008 (dutch video)] ] given the song's lyrics and controversial video.

Chart performance

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