| Behind a Painted Smile | |
| Cover: | The Isley Brothers - Behind a Painted Smile single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Isley Brothers |
| Album: | Soul on the Rocks |
| B-Side: | "One Too Many Heartaches"[1] |
| Released: | May 1969 |
| Recorded: | 1967 |
| Genre: | Funk, Soul |
| Label: | Tamla Motown |
| Producer: | Ivy Jo Hunter |
| Prev Title: | Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) |
| Prev Year: | 1968 |
| Next Title: | Put Yourself in My Place |
| Next Year: | 1969 |
"Behind a Painted Smile" is a song written by Ivy Jo Hunter and Beatrice Verdi. It was recorded in 1967 by The Isley Brothers appearing on the Soul on the Rocks album and released as a single that reached number five in the UK charts in May 1969.