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{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Smoke & Mirrors
| Cover = Smoke&Mirrors.jpg
| Artist = [[Paloma Faith]]
| Album = [[Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?]]
| Released = 29 October 2010
| Format = Digital download
| Recorded = 2009
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| Length = 3:07
| Label = [[Sony Music Entertainment]]
| Writer = Alison Clarkson, Steve Robson, Paloma Faith
| Producer = Steve Robson
| Last single = "[[New York (Paloma Faith song)#Re-release|New York]]" (re-release)<br/>(2010)
| This single = "'''Smoke & Mirrors'''"<br/>(2010)
| Next single = "[[Hard Times (Plan B song)|Hard Times]]"<br/>(2011)
| Misc =
{{Extra track listing
| Album = Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
| Type = studio
| prev_track = "[[Stone Cold Sober]]"
| prev_no = 1
| this_track = "'''Smoke & Mirrors'''"
| track_no = 2
| next_track = "Broken Doll"
| next_no = 3
}}}}

"'''Smoke & Mirrors'''" is the fifth and final single by British singer, [[Paloma Faith]], from her debut album ''[[Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?]]''. It was released on 29 October 2010. The song only managed to peak at #140 in the [[UK]].

==Background and release==
During an interview on [[Something for the Weekend (2000s BBC TV series)|''Something for the Weekend'']] on 15 August 2010, Faith confirmed "Smoke & Mirrors" would be the final single from the album, and that she would be filming the video "very soon". At Hylands Park, as part of the 2010 [[V Festival]], she announced that filming for the video has been completed. The video premiered on 11 September, on Faith's official [[Facebook]] Page.<ref>http://www.facebook.com/album.php?profile=1&id=72691320969#!/video/?oid=72691320969</ref> It was released on 31 October 2010. The track was added to Radio 1's B Playlist.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist/</ref>.

==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| headline = Digital download

| title1 = Smoke & Mirrors
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:07

| title2 = Smoke & Mirrors
| note2 = Widower Remix
| length2 = 6:03

| title3 = Smoke & Mirrors
| note3 = Pete Phantom Remix
| length3 = 5:49

| title4 = Smoke & Mirrors
| note4 = True Tiger Remix
| length4 = 4:16
}}

==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2010)
!Peak<br>Position
|-
|UK Singles ([[UK Singles Chart|The Official Charts Company]])
|align="center"|140
|-
|}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable"
!Region
!Date
!Format
!Label
|-
|United Kingdom
|29 October 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/smoke-and-mirrors-ep/id399233640|work=[[iTunes Store|iTunes]]|publisher=www.apple.com/itunes/|title=Smoke and Mirrors - EP}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Smoke-And-Mirrors/dp/B00486E4AY/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1306061781&sr=301-2|work=[[Amazon.com|Amazon]]|publisher=www.amazon.co.uk/|title=Smoke and Mirrors - Paloma Faith}}</ref>
|[[Music download|Digital download]]
|[[Sony Music Entertainment]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.palomafaith.com}}
*{{twitter|Palomafaith}}
*{{facebook user|PalomaFaith}}

{{Paloma Faith}}

[[Category:Paloma Faith songs]]
[[Category:2010 singles]]

Revision as of 11:00, 22 May 2011

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"Smoke & Mirrors"
Song

"Smoke & Mirrors" is the fifth and final single by British singer, Paloma Faith, from her debut album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?. It was released on 29 October 2010. The song only managed to peak at #140 in the UK.

Background and release

During an interview on Something for the Weekend on 15 August 2010, Faith confirmed "Smoke & Mirrors" would be the final single from the album, and that she would be filming the video "very soon". At Hylands Park, as part of the 2010 V Festival, she announced that filming for the video has been completed. The video premiered on 11 September, on Faith's official Facebook Page.[1] It was released on 31 October 2010. The track was added to Radio 1's B Playlist.[2].

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Smoke & Mirrors"3:07
2."Smoke & Mirrors" (Widower Remix)6:03
3."Smoke & Mirrors" (Pete Phantom Remix)5:49
4."Smoke & Mirrors" (True Tiger Remix)4:16

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
Position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 140

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 29 October 2010[3][4] Digital download Sony Music Entertainment

References

  1. ^ http://www.facebook.com/album.php?profile=1&id=72691320969#!/video/?oid=72691320969
  2. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist/
  3. ^ "Smoke and Mirrors - EP". iTunes. www.apple.com/itunes/.
  4. ^ "Smoke and Mirrors - Paloma Faith". Amazon. www.amazon.co.uk/.

External links