Explore what lies beneath with a playlist of songs about faces, including “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga, “Off My Face” by Justin Bieber, and “Smiley Faces” by Gnarls Barkley.

“13 Songs That Focus on the Face” features music courtesy of Cécile McLorin Salvant, Die Antwoord, Future, Lady Gaga, and The Weeknd among others. So, honestly, we’ve done it all on The Musical Hype. Once, it was 17 Songs Associated With the Body – that was a fun one.

From the comforting croon of Louis Armstrong to the empowering pop of Avril Lavigne, these songs underscore the smile’s transformative power—how it can inspire hope, mend hearts, and act as a silent communicator of our deepest affections.

Many of the tracks listed are songs about faces, but just because that word is in the title doesn't mean that the song's subject is exclusively about that. This ranked list includes songs like "Two Face" by The Slackers, and "I've Just Seen a Face" by The Beatles.

Lists of songs on specific topics as wriiten up in The Guardian's Readers Recommend column