This anti-hater anthem finds Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller addressing his critics. He explained to Billboard magazine: "'Smile Back' was my one opportunity to say 'f--k you.' You know, I am a positive, happy dude. What do I really have to be? With all the horrible things that happen to people in the world what do I really, really have to be sad about? But that was my one song [where] I was like, 'Ugh!' 'F--k you!' I just wanted to be able to say that and it felt so good. That song feels so good to perform. It relieves so much stress to say that."
The song became Mac Miller's highest-charting song of his career to date, when it debuted at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of the release of Blue Slide Park. This was a surprise to chart-watchers as it hadn't been released as an official single.
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