He's laughing with another girl And playing with another heart Placing high stakes, making hearts ache He's loved in seven languages Jukebox life, diamond nights and ruby lights High in the sky Heaven help him When he falls Diamond life, lover boy He moves in space with minimum waste and maximum joy City lights and business nights When you require streetcar desire for higher heights No place for beginners or sensitive hearts The sentiment is left to chance No place to be ending but somewhere to start No need to ask, he's a smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Coast-to-coast, LA to Chicago, western male Across the North and South, to Key Largo, love for sale Face-to-face, each classic case We shadow box and double-cross Yet need the chase A license to love, insurance to hold Melts all your memories and change into gold His eyes are like angels, his heart is cold No need to ask, he's a smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Coast-to-coast, LA to Chicago, western male Across the North and South, to Key Largo, love for sale Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator
He's laughing with another girl And playing with another heart Placing high stakes, making hearts ache He's loved in seven languages Jukebox life, diamond nights and ruby lights High in the sky Heaven help him When he falls Diamond life, lover boy He moves in space with minimum waste and maximum joy City lights and business nights When you require streetcar desire for higher heights No place for beginners or sensitive hearts The sentiment is left to chance No place to be ending but somewhere to start No need to ask, he's a smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Coast-to-coast, LA to Chicago, western male Across the North and South, to Key Largo, love for sale Face-to-face, each classic case We shadow box and double-cross Yet need the chase A license to love, insurance to hold Melts all your memories and change into gold His eyes are like angels, his heart is cold No need to ask, he's a smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Coast-to-coast, LA to Chicago, western male Across the North and South, to Key Largo, love for sale Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator Smooth operator
Lançada em 28 de agosto de 1984, “Smooth Operator” foi a terceira single do álbum de estreia *Diamond Life* e chegou à posição #62 na lista Year‑End da Billboard em 1985.
No Reino Unido, a faixa foi distribuída em 7” com “Spirit” como B‑side e em 12” com “Smooth Operator” + “Red Eye” no lado A e “Spirit” no lado B.
O videoclipe, dirigido por Julien Temple, mostra o personagem “operator” (Michael Feast) exibindo um pistola e fugindo das autoridades em um rooftop, antes de ser baleado e cair – cena que se tornou referência de cinema musical.
“Smooth Operator” subiu ao Top 10 da Billboard Hot 100 em 4 de maio de 1985, alcançando o pico #5 por duas semanas consecutivas e ficando no Top 40 por 13 semanas; ao mesmo tempo, dominou o Adult Contemporary por duas semanas.
A canção foi co‑escrita em 1982 por Sade Adu e Ray St. John enquanto ambos eram membros da banda Pride, antes de St. John sair para tocar guitarra com a Halo James.
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