Smiley Smile is the 12th
studio album by American
rock band
the Beach Boys, released on September 18, 1967. Though the album reached number 9 on UK
record charts,
Smiley Smile only resonated moderately with US audiences, reaching number 41 – the lowest chart placement the band had yet had for a record. Critics generally received the album with confusion. Discounting the inclusion of standalone single "
Good Vibrations" and the solo-credited "
Gettin' Hungry", only one single was issued from
Smiley Smile: "
Heroes and Villains".