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As the video progresses, Thomas escapes from the pursuer and sings a few lines while walking along another part of the city. Just as he finishes the second verse, the hooded pursuer catches up again and Thomas runs through a bar, escaping through the bar's basement door. Thomas loses the pursuer again and goes into an elevator in another building.
Thomas had never worked on a song that he didn't intend to perform, and he was interested in the opportunity to try something new. [19] He wrote the song intending for it to be sung by George Michael. [20] Thomas wrote the verses to the song that became "Smooth", and he and Shur collaborated on the chorus. [6]
Other than recording solo albums and albums with Matchbox Twenty, Thomas was also featured on "Smooth", a 1999 single by Santana. The song was an international success, peaking within the Top 20 of several countries around the world, including becoming a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2010, Thomas was once again featured on a ...
Pieces (Rob Thomas song) Push (Matchbox Twenty song) R. Real World (Matchbox Twenty song) S. She's So Mean; Smooth (Santana song) Someday (Rob Thomas song)
"Smooth" was originally conceived by Itaal Shur as a song called "Room 17". The lyrics were stripped off and the track was given to Rob Thomas, who re-wrote the lyrics and melody and re-titled it "Smooth", then recorded the song as a demo to play for Santana. After hearing the song, Santana decided to have Thomas record the final version.
It is a power pop song, with handclap intro and catchy guitar refrain. [1] David Greenwald of Billboard Magazine commented that the song "recalls the band's late '90s early days," and that "With lyrics about a bad girl who "drinks Bacardi in the morning," it's ready to soundtrack a future 'Jersey Shore' episode, or at least a summer at the beach."
Thomas Inskeep of Stylus Magazine gave the album a negative review (although the "C" rating reflects a more mixed attitude), calling it "mediocre" and explaining that the large part of the problem was that "Rob's a fairly generic songwriter". Inskeep continued by saying he is "one of the most processed-cheese-and-Wonder-bread guys around" and ...
"Me and My Broken Heart" is a debut song performed by English pop band Rixton (later-known as Push Baby). Written by Benny Blanco, Ammar Malik, Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, and Rob Thomas, [1] and produced by Blanco and Mac, the song was first released on 15 March 2014 as the lead single from Rixton's debut studio album, Let the Road (2015).