"Helpless When She Smiles" is the second single from American vocal group

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' sixth (fifth in the US) studio album, ''

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'', which was released on October 30, 2007. The single, produced by

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, 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. The song was originally written in 2004 for

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, and first recorded by Dutch singer Bastiaan Ragas in 2005, then by German singer Mike Leon Grosch in 2006 before it was recorded by the Backstreet Boys.

Music video

The video for "Helpless When She Smiles" was in

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on November 13, 2007. It is directed by Bernard Gourley. The music video premiered on December 12 on

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. 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 # "Helpless When She Smiles" (album version) – 4:04 # "Helpless When She Smiles" (radio mix) – 4:04 # "Trouble Is" – 3:33 UK CD2 # "Helpless When She Smiles" (album version) – 4:04 # "Helpless When She Smiles" (radio mix) – 4:04 # "There's Us" – 4:10 # "Trouble Is" – 3:33 # "Nowhere to Go" – 2:48 # "Satellite" – 3:28 Digital download # "Helpless When She Smiles" (radio mix) – 4:04 # "Helpless When She Smiles" (rock remix) – 4:02 # "Helpless When She Smiles" (

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dub remix) – 7:09 # "Helpless When She Smiles" (Jason Nevins radio mix) – 4:24 # "Helpless When She Smiles" (Jason Nevins extended remix) – 7:38 # "Helpless When She Smiles" (Jason Nevins underground club remix) – 7:23

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Release history

References

{{Authority control 2007 songs 2008 singles Backstreet Boys songs Jive Records singles Song recordings produced by John Shanks Songs written by Aimee Mayo Songs written by Brett James Songs written by Chris Lindsey Songs written by Troy Verges