"She'll Leave You with a Smile" is the title of a song written by Odie Blackmon and Jay Knowles, and recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist George Strait

George Strait

George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...

. It was released in September 2002 as the last single from his 2001 album The Road Less Traveled. It was his 38th Number One hit on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

) charts. It became his 50th #1 single (on combined charts) in December 2002. It was also a hit on the Hot 100, peaking at number 23.

It is not to be confused with a different song also entitled "She'll Leave You with a Smile", written by Jackson Leap and recorded by Strait on his 1997 album Carrying Your Love with Me

Carrying Your Love With Me

Carrying Your Love With Me is the title of an album released in 1997 by American country music singer George Strait. It was released by MCA Nashville Records and it produced four singles for Strait on the Billboard country charts...

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Critical reception

Rick Cohoon reviewed the song favorably, calling it "traditional Strait material".

Music video

The music video was directed by Bud Schaetzle and premiered in late-2002. The music video was filmed live in concert.

Chart positions

"She'll Leave You with a Smile" debuted at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 7, 2002.

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	23