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Santana: Smooth - AQAThe impact of Supernatural

Smooth was written by the award-winning Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter Carlos Santana, who founded the band Santana in 1966. Smooth was the most famous single from the album Supernatural and is a collaboration between Santana and singer Rob Thomas. It remains one of the biggest selling hits of all time.

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The impact of Supernatural

The album Supernatural received nine Grammy awards and went 15 times platinum, selling over 25 million copies worldwide. It is one of the best-selling albums in the world. The album is distinctive among Santana鈥檚 work in that it features collaborations with different vocalists. Although collaboration has become more common in recent years, it was relatively unusual at the time in the late 90s.

The success of Smooth has only been surpassed by Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, who spent 31 weeks in the top 100 in 2015. It is regarded as the second most successful Billboard single ever. The number one spot is currently held by Chubby Checker with his hit The Twist.