ist ▁Mike ▁Mes ar os , ▁who ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁but ▁returned ▁ten ▁years ▁later ▁for ▁occas ional ▁live ▁dates . ▁" She ' s ▁Got ▁a ▁Way " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁prom o ▁single . ▁ ▁A ▁two - dis c ▁del ux e ▁edition ▁with ▁rare ▁dem os ▁and ▁live ▁record ings ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁pa ired ▁with ▁front man ▁Pat ▁Di N izio ' s ▁debut ▁solo ▁album ▁Songs ▁and ▁S ounds . ▁ ▁Background ▁After ▁the ▁commercial ▁failure ▁of ▁The ▁Smith ere ens ' ▁previous ▁studio ▁album , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ' s ▁A ▁Date ▁with ▁The ▁Smith ere ens , ▁the ▁band ▁were ▁dropped ▁by ▁their ▁label ▁R CA , ▁but ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁live ▁while ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁record ▁deal . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁front man ▁Pat ▁Di N izio ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁solo ▁deal ▁with ▁Vel vel ▁Records , ▁which ▁issued ▁his ▁album ▁Songs ▁and ▁S ounds ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁" I ▁guess ▁they ▁thought ▁perhaps ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁next ▁logical ▁move ▁from ▁the ▁Smith ere ens , ▁and ▁then ▁if ▁that ▁got ▁any ▁critical ▁reaction ▁or ▁did ▁anything ▁at ▁all , ▁probably ▁a ▁Smith ere ens ▁deal ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁off ing , ▁I ▁guess ▁is ▁the ▁word ", ▁Di N izio ▁told ▁Billboard ▁magazine ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁" S ure ▁enough , ▁they ▁offered ▁us ▁a