Smile

I ain't afraid though my steps appear tentative I scope it out then I throw myself into it I ain't ashamed in the fact that I'm sensitive I believe that it is the perfect adjective According to Rhian Daly of the NME, Wolf Alice frontwoman Ellie Rowsell comes across as shy in interviews, resulting in her being labeled boring and void of personality. However, the singer also wears her feelings on her sleeve, and in such instances she gets perceived as emotional. Here, Rowsell criticizes the way female artists are supposed to be meek, but fun and likable without being assertive. Don't call me mad, there's a difference; I'm angry And your choice to call me cute has offended me

Wolf Alice wrote the hypnotic and heavy track themselves and recorded it for their third album, Blue Weekend. They laid down the record at a converted church with producer Markus Dravs (Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, Kings Of Leon).

The band released "Smile" as the second single from Blue Weekend on April 20, 2021, over a year after COVID-19 put a stop to gigs. "This is one of the songs we wrote thinking that we would play it live," Rowsell said. "I miss that feeling of singing on stage. It's like screaming into a pillow or something - you can get away with being more nasty. There's a whole other part of me missing."