Vesyolye Ulybki Explained

Весёлые Улыбки
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	t.A.T.u.
Cover:	VU_Cover_Big.PNG
Recorded:	2007–2008
Genre:	Eurodance, electronica, electronic rock, pop rock
Length:	38:54
Language:	Russian English (3 tracks)
Label:	Studia Soyuz
Producer:	T.A. Music, Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander, Sergio Galoyan, Boris Renski (executive)
Prev Title:	The Best
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Waste Management
Next Year:	2009

Vesyolye Ulybki (Cyrillic: Весёлые Улыбки; translation: Happy Smiles) is t.A.T.u.'s third and final Russian (fifth overall) studio album, released on 21 October 2008. The album's working title was Upravleniye Otbrosami (Cyrillic: Управление Отбросами; translation: Waste Management). The album reached sales of more than 250,000 copies in Russia.^{[1] [2]} The English counterpart, Waste Management, was released in December 2009.

The album has been made available to music streaming platforms in 2020.^[3]

Singles

• The first single from the album, "Белый плащик", was released in November 2007. The music video was released on 29 November 2007.^[4] The single was released as a maxi-single with the song, remixes and the second single, "220". It also had mobile wallpapers, a poster and a coupon for a discount of 50 roubles for the supposed album Upravleniye Otbrosami, which expired in June 2008, but they were still valid for the discount of the album of Весёлые Улыбки ^{[1] [5]}
• The second single, "220", was released in April 2008. The song was included in the "Beliy Plaschik" maxi-single and featured 3 mobile wallpapers. A music video was released in June 2008 that featured the group in 'burlesque'-styled costumes dancing and singing to the song.^[6]
• The third single, "You and I", was released exclusively to Love Radio in Russia for three days on 12 September 2008^[7] and then on Europa Plus Radio in Ukraine on 16 September.^[8]
• The fourth single, "Снегопады", was released in April 2009. A trailer for the music video and a premiere date of 17 April were posted on 9 April.^[9] After the video premiered, two different versions were posted on t.A.T.u.'s official YouTube: the TV version and the special "Heart Attack Edition", which is the video without the song playing.^{[10] [11]}

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Russia	17 October 2008	Soyuz	Pre-order download
	21 October 2008		CD
Worldwide			Digital download

Notes

• "Intro" is an instrumental version of "Не жалей".
• "Весёлые улыбки" is the same instrumental track as "Waste Management" on the Waste Management album.
• Lena has recorded a Spanish version of "Running Blind" and released it on her Spanish EP

External links

• t.A.T.u.'s interview. Time Out Moscow. 1 September 2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: News: October 15, 2008.
2. Web site: News: October 17, 2008.
3. Web site: Happy Smiles by t.A.T.u. - Apple Music. 2020-09-25. en-us.
4. http://www.tatu.ru/en/news.html?id=591&page=19 News: 21 November 2007
5. http://www.tatu.ru/en/news.html?id=645&page=11 News: 8 May 2008
6. http://www.tatu.ru/en/news.html?id=652&page=10 News: 2 June 2008
7. Web site: News: 12 September 2008 . 7 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928035825/http://www.tatu.ru/en/news.html?id=670&page=7 . 28 September 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
8. http://www.tatu.ru/en/news.html?id=671&page=7 News: 15 September 2008
9. http://www.tatu.ru/en/news.html?id=706&page=1 News: 9 April 2009
10. http://www.tatu.ru/en/news.html?id=707&page=0 News: 15 April 2009
11. http://www.tatu.ru/en/news.html?id=709&page=0 News: 17 April 2009
12. Web site: T.A.T.u. - Веселые Улыбки . . 7 August 2023 .