Helpless When She Smiles

"Helpless When She Smiles" is the second single from American vocal group Backstreet Boys' sixth (fifth in the US) studio album, Unbreakable, which was released on October 30, 2007. The single, produced by John Shanks, was released on December 26, 2007. 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"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album Unbreakable
ReleasedDecember 26, 2007 (2007-12-26)
StudioHenson (Hollywood)
Length4:04
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)Brett James, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Troy Verges
Producer(s)John Shanks
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"Inconsolable"
(2007)		 "Helpless When She Smiles"
(2007)		 "Straight Through My Heart"
(2009)
Music video
"Helpless When She Smiles" on YouTube

The song was first released on the Album "Outragas" from the Dutch singer Bastiaan Ragas in 2005.[1] Then a second time on the album "Absolute" from the german singer "Mike Leon Grosch" in the year 2006 before it was released by the Backstreet Boys.

Music video

The video for "Helpless When She Smiles" was in Joshua Tree National Park, California on November 13, 2007. It is directed by Bernard Gourley. The music video premiered on December 12 on Yahoo! Music. The video was filmed in color, but then stripped to appear black and white, depicting the group standing in a spacious corn field. It features helicopter shots, akin to previous Backstreet Boys video "More than That". 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
  3. "Trouble Is" – 3:33

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. "Trouble Is" – 3:33
  5. "Nowhere to Go" – 2:48
  6. "Satellite" – 3:28

Digital download

  1. "Helpless When She Smiles" (radio mix) – 4:04
  2. "Helpless When She Smiles" (rock remix) – 4:02
  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
Charts (2008) Peak
position
CIS (TopHit)[2] 206
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 34
Italy (FIMI)[4] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 83
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[6] 70

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Russia December 26, 2007 Contemporary hit radio Sony BMG [2]
Europe January 11, 2008 CD Jive [3]

References
  1. "Outragas - Bastiaan Ragas". All Music. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  2. Backstreet Boys — Helpless When She Smiles. TopHit. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  3. "Backstreet Boys – Helpless When She Smiles" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  4. "Helpless When She Smiles by Backstreet Boys – Music Charts". Acharts.co. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  5. "Backstreet Boys – Helpless When She Smiles" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. "Romanian Top 100" Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Please see "Issue 22" of the year 2008
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