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He convinced Davis 'wasn't stuck in the '60s I was adaptable to these times', and cited Miles Davis and John Coltrane as artists who went on to change musical directions towards pop in their later careers. 2, right behind Chubby Checker’s “The Twist,” which is the Citizen Kane of lists like this.Ī subsequent meeting between Santana and Davis took place, during which the guitarist expressed his desire to produce more concise and radio friendly songs with strong melody lines and lyrics that a wide range of people could relate to. 1 rock song, just ahead of The Beatles’ “Hey Jude.” On the overall songs list, it was No. When Billboard compiled its list of the most popular songs from its 50-year history earlier this year, “Smooth” was ranked as the No. And, sweet Jesus, did this song crossover. “Smooth” took Matchbox Twenty’s nice-guy post-grunge and tweaked it just enough with Latin flavor to make it crossover to multiple radio formats. 1 for 12 weeks, and later garnered Grammys for Song and Record Of The Year. Singles like “Push” and “3 A.M.” were sizable hits, but nothing on the order of “Smooth,” which Thomas co-wrote (with producer Itaal Shur), stayed at No. At the time Matchbox Twenty was known by the far less distinguished moniker Matchbox 20, and had just one record, 1996’s Yourself Or Someone Like You, to its credit. €œSmooth” was pivotal in the selling of Supernatural and the establishment of Rob Thomas as an inescapable pop-radio chucklehead. Same with “Do You Like The Way,” which featured Lauryn Hill and Cee-Lo Green (who at the time was known only as a member of the cultish rap group Goodie Mob), or the songs with Everlast and Eagle-Eye Cherry, since those were once people that other people were familiar with. So when Dave Matthews appeared on “Love Of My Life,” it could be sold as a Dave Matthews song with Santana occasionally laying down his distinctive guitar licks. The other half would relegate Carlos Santana to guest status on his own record, with a bevy of superstars taking the spotlight and essentially forcing radio to pay attention to Supernatural. Half the record would more or less resemble a typical late-period, lightly jazzy, and predictably polyrhythmic Santana album. But Davis—a marketing genius who’s helped to shape the careers of Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Aerosmith, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, and Kelly Clarkson, among many others—had a simple but clever idea to make Supernatural a hit.