Cool song

"Cool" is a mid-tempo love song featuring numerous woodwind instruments and new wave production, with lyrics reflecting Stefani's past relationship with No Doubt bassist, Tony Kanal. Although their romantic relationship ended, Stefani's lyrics portray her attitude that it is "cool" that they still remain very good and close friends. Stefani and Kanal's relationship had previously provided the inspiration for No Doubt's 1997 hit single "Don't Speak". However, whereas "Cool" presents a solid friendship between former lovers, "Don't Speak" is a ...

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"Cool" is a pop song written by American singer-songwriter Gwen Stefani and Dallas Austin for Stefani's debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby (2004). The song's musical style, and its production by Austin, were heavily inspired by pop music from the 1980s, and its lyrics chronicle a relationship in which two lovers have separated, but remain "cool" with each other and good friends. It received praise from pop-music critics, and parallels have been drawn by the media between the lyrical content of "Cool" and the real-life re ...

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These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Cool". For reasons that were never confirmed, the U.S. digital single was deleted from iTunes and other online music stores shortly after its release. It was the first digital single to ever be deleted. Cool song - U.S. digital download. "Cool" (Photek remix) "Cool" (Richard X remix) Cool song - International CD single. "Cool" (album version) "Cool" (Photek remix) "Hollaback Girl" (Dancehollaback remix by ...

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The music video for "Cool" was directed by Sophie Muller, and was shot in Lake Como, Italy. It follows the theme of the song very closely, showing the relationship that Stefani has with a former boyfriend, who is played by Daniel Gonzalez. Gonzalez is seen walking with his new girlfriend (who is played by Tony Kanal's girlfriend, Erin Lokitz) to a house. Stefani answers the door, and the three of them are seen in each other's company, with intercut scenes of Stefani rolling around on a bed. There are brief flashbacks to the time when Stefani ...

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"Cool" received a generally positive response from music critics. LAUNCHcast's Jennifer Nine hailed the song as "a liltingly sweet paean to post-break-up friendships",[3] while All Music Guide wrote that the "high school anthem-in-waiting" exuded "sleek, new wave textures."[4] Richard Smirke commented that the song successfully used the same formula a ...

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Although "Cool" was officially solicitated to radio on July 5, 2005 in North America, it charted a week early on the Billboard Pop 100 Airplay chart, debuting within the top fifty. The song later reached number ten, and number nine on its official equivalent, the Billboard Pop 100. The following week, the song debuted at number eighty-six in its first official week on the Billboard Hot 100, the main U.S. chart. It peaked at number thirteen in its eighth week on the chart, and remained on the chart until its twentieth week. "Cool" peaked with ...

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