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Artist: Sade
Track: Smooth Operator

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He's laughing with another girl
And playing with another heart
Placing high stakes, making hearts ache
He's loved in seven languages
Diamond nights and ruby lights
High in the sky
Heaven help him when he falls

Diamond life lover boy
He move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy
City lights and business nights
When you require streetcar desire for higher heights

No place for beginners or sensitive hearts
When sentiment is left to chance
No place to be ending but somewhere to start

No need to ask, he's a smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator

Coast to coast, L.A. to Chicago
Western male
Across the North and South, to Key Largo
Love for sale

Face-to-face, each classic case
We shadow box and double cross
Yet need the chase

A license to love, insurance to hold
Melts all your memories and change into gold
His eyes are like angels but his heart is cold

No need to ask, he's a smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator

Coast to coast, L.A. to Chicago
Western male
Across the North and South, to Key Largo
Love for sale

Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
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Sade – Smooth Operator
“Smooth Operator” was the third single from Sade’s blockbuster debut album Diamond Life, which takes its title from the first line of this song. The single reached #5 on the US
Sade – Smooth Operator (Extended Smooth Jazz Version)
[Spoken Intro] / He's laughing with another girl / And playing with another heart / Placing high stakes, making hearts ache / He's loved in seven languages / Jewel box life
Sade – Smooth Operator / Snake Bite
[Intro] / He's laughing with another girl / And playing with another heart / Placing high stakes, making hearts ache / He's loved in seven languages / Diamond nights and ruby
Yung Bleu (Ft. Lil Durk) – Smooth Operator
[Intro: DJ Drama & Yung Bleu] / Quality street music at its finest / (Came a long way from that block, I swear) / Big Daddy Kane meets Sade / (Came a long way from that block, I
Lou Bega – Smooth Operator
[Verse 1] / Diamond life lover boy / He moves in space with minimum waste and maximum joy / City lights and business nights / When you require streetcar desire for higher heights
Mario Biondi (Ft. Till Brönner) – Smooth Operator
[Intro] / She's laughing with another boy / And playing with another heart / Placing high stakes, making hearts ache / She's loved in seven languages / Jewel box life, diamond
Sitti – Smooth Operator
He’s laughing with another girl / And playing with another heart / Placing high stakes, making hearts ache / He’s loved in seven languages / Jewel box life diamond nights and ruby
Sade – Smooth Operator Samples
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Sade – Smooth Operator Covers
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Tongo Hiti – Smooth Operator
[Verse 1] / Diamond life / Lover boy / We move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy / City lights / Business nights / When you require a streetcar desire for higher heights
Catalina Cara – Smooth Operator
[Verse 1] / Diamond life, lover boy / We move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy / City lights and business nights / When you require streetcar desire for higher heights
Meshell Ndegéocello – Smooth Operator (Meshell Ndegeocello Version)
[Spoken Intro: Eric Schermerhorn] / He's laughing with another girl / And playing with another heart / Placing high stakes / Making heart ache / He's love in seven languages
Sade – Smooth Operator Samples
See all of “Smooth Operator” by Sade’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
Sim Dane – Smooth Roberator (Sainz, Jr. and Rob Kubica)
Aaaah... We're on a run! Come on! / Tom, do you know what that was? / That was a Smooth Operator! / Smooth Operation! / Smooth Operator! / Smooth Operation! / Trolling Life
Aiden Music – Smooth Operator (TikTok Remix)
[Verse 1] / Diamond life lover boy / He moves in space with minimum waste and maximum joy / City lights and business nights / When you require streetcar desire for higher heights
Sade – Smooth Operator (Live 2001)
[Verse 1] / Diamond life, lover boy / He move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy / City lights and business nights / When you require streetcar desire for higher heights
Rich Homie Quan – Type Of Way
Released on August 22, 2013, “Type Of Way” is the second single from Rich Homie Quan’s Still Goin In: Reloaded mixtape. While addressing the boyfriend of the girl he’s creeping
Parris Chariz – Smooth Operator
“Smooth Operator” is the lead single off of Parris Chariz’s 2020 third studio album, 2045. The track was originally teased on August 12, 2019, and again on January 12, 2020, both
Big Daddy Kane – Smooth Operator
The lead single of the album/CD It’s a Big Daddy Thing, this classic Kane track uses the bass line from Mary Jane Girls‘ “All Night Long” to lay down a funky, mellow groove that
Catalina Cara – Smooth Operator (CS84 Remix)
[Verse 1] / Diamond life, lover boy / We move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy / City lights and business nights / When you require streetcar desire for higher heights
Duh Bik (Ft. Beast Kusher & O.D) – Smooth Operator ft Beast Kusher & O.D
Hook [Duh Bik] / You soon to check my moves, coming soon I'ma smooth operator, Outchea popping booze dealing jewelz I'ma smooth operator,(for a while operating) x2 Operator
White Knight Instrumental – Smooth Operator
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Sade - Smooth Operator Lyrics
Sade "Smooth Operator": He's laughing with another girl And playing with another heart Placing high stakes, making hearts ac...
Lou Bega - Smooth Operator Lyrics
"Smooth Operator" lyrics. Lou Bega Lyrics. "Smooth Operator" (originally by Sade). Diamond life lover boy. He moves in space with minimum waste and maximum joy
Yung Bleu - Smooth Operator Lyrics
Yung Bleu "Smooth Operator": Came a long way from that block, I swear to God I did Used a long run to the top, I gotta feed my ki...
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Smooth Operator - Single by Sade
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The Ultimate Collection by Sade
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Grand Collection by Sade
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Sade - Smooth Operator Lyrics
Lyrics for Smooth Operator by Sade. He′s laughing with another girl And playing with another heart Placing high stakes making ...
Sade - Smooth Operator (Single Version) Lyrics
Lyrics for Smooth Operator (Single Version) by Sade. Diamond life, lover boy He move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy City lights an...
Sade - Smooth Operator translation in Italian
Italian translation of lyrics for Smooth Operator by Sade. He′s laughing with another girl And playing with another heart Placing high stakes making ...
Sade - Smooth Operator translation in Spanish
Spanish translation of lyrics for Smooth Operator by Sade. He′s laughing with another girl And playing with another heart Placing high stakes making ...
Sade - Smooth Operator (Single Version) translation in Italian
Italian translation of lyrics for Smooth Operator (Single Version) by Sade. Diamond life, lover boy He move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy City lights an...
Sade - Smooth Operator translation in French
French translation of lyrics for Smooth Operator by Sade. He′s laughing with another girl And playing with another heart Placing high stakes making ...
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who produced “Smooth Operator” by Sade?
“Smooth Operator” by Sade was produced by Robin Millar.
Q:Who wrote “Smooth Operator” by Sade?
“Smooth Operator” by Sade was written by Raymond St. John, Sade Adu & Stuart Matthewman.
Q:When did Sade release “Smooth Operator”?
Sade released “Smooth Operator” on September 15, 1984.
Q:Who produced “Smooth Operator (Extended Smooth Jazz Version)” by Sade?
“Smooth Operator (Extended Smooth Jazz Version)” by Sade was produced by Robin Millar.
Q:Who wrote “Smooth Operator / Snake Bite” by Sade?
“Smooth Operator / Snake Bite” by Sade was written by Stuart Matthewman, Raymond St. John, Sade Adu, Andrew Hale & Paul Spencer Denman.
Q:When did Sade release “Smooth Operator / Snake Bite”?
Sade released “Smooth Operator / Snake Bite” in 1983.
Q:When did Sade release Smooth Operator - Single?
Sade released Smooth Operator - Single on August 28, 1984.
Q:When did Sade release “Smooth Operator (Extended Smooth Jazz Version)”?
Sade released “Smooth Operator (Extended Smooth Jazz Version)” on September 3, 1984.
Q:Who wrote “Smooth Operator (Extended Smooth Jazz Version)” by Sade?
“Smooth Operator (Extended Smooth Jazz Version)” by Sade was written by Sade Adu & Ray St. John.
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Sade
Sade (pronounced “shah-day”) is a Grammy Award-winning English band formed in London in 1982. The group is named after lead singer Sade Adu, who is also a songwriter and producer
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