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.[3][4] The English counterpart, Waste Management, was released in December 2009.
The album has been made available to music streaming platforms in 2020.[5][6][7]
Singles
The first single from the album, "Белый плащик", was released in November 2007. The music video was released on 29 November 2007.[8] 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[3][9]
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.[10]
The third single, "You and I", was released exclusively to Love Radio in Russia for three days on 12 September 2008[11] and then on Europa Plus Radio in Ukraine on 16 September.[12]
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.[13] 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.[14][15]
