Smooth (song)

What do you know about "Smooth"? Try this Alan's FUN Greatest Hits Quick Quiz. You'll find the answers at the bottom of the page.

1) Originally conceived by Itaal Shur as a song called "Room 17".

• True or False?

2) Who was the songwriters first pick as the lead singer?

• George Michael
• Prince
• Michael Jackson

3) How many weeks did the song stay #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

• 1 week
• 6 weeks
• 12 weeks

4) The song was the last number one hit of the 1990s.

• True or False?

5) It was the first chart-topping song in Santana's long-running career (his previous biggest hit was a number four hit in 1971). What was the song?

• "Oye Como Va"
• "Black Magic Woman"
• "Evil Ways"

6) What was the length of the Album Version?

• 4:58
• 5:58
• 6:58

7) The song won five Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

• True or False?

8) What was the Santana that the song was from?

• Abraxas
• Supernatural
• Shaman

9) Who was the inspiration behind lines such as, "My muñequita, my Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa"?

• Marisol Thomas
• Lisa Arajuo
• Deborah Santana

10) On Billboard magazine's rankings of the top songs of the first fifty years of the Hot 100 singles chart, "Smooth" was ranked as the #2 song overall and the #1 rock song in the history of the chart. What was the #1 song overall?

• "The Twist"
• "Rock Around the Clock"
• "I Hear Her Crying"

Smooth Answers

1. True
2. George Michael
3. 12 weeks
4. True
5. "Black Magic Woman"
6. 4:58
7. False. The song won three Grammy Awards.
8. Supernatural
9. Marisol Thomas
10. "The Twist"

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