| Strangers When We Meet | |
| Cover: | The Smithereens - Strangers When We Meet.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Smithereens |
| Album: | Especially for You |
| B-Side: | The Seeker |
| Released: | [1] |
| Recorded: | The Record Plant, New York City |
| Genre: | Power pop, alternative rock |
| Length: | 3:35 |
| Label: | Enigma |
| Producer: | Don Dixon |
| Prev Title: | In a Lonely Place |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Only a Memory |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
"Strangers When We Meet" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens, released as a European-only single in 1987. It is the fourth single released in support of their debut album Especially for You.
According to songwriter Pat DiNizio, the song was his attempt to rewrite the Beach Boys' "Don't Worry Baby", "but in the end it turned into something else altogether", he said. The title was taken from the 1960 film of the same name and the lyrics were directly inspired by the plot.[2] Written in 1984, the song was considered by the band as the main "pop hit single" candidate on the album.[3]
In Europe, "Strangers When We Meet" was released as the fourth single from the band's debut album Especially for You. The single reached number 21 on the UK Indie Charts.