Cool (song)
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Felix Jaehn feat. Marc E. Bassy & Gucci Mane |
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| publication | February 9, 2018 |
| length | 3:10 |
| Genre (s) | House |
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Radric Davis , Scott Harris, Felix Jaehn, Jonas Jeberg, Rick Markowitz, Micah Premnath |
| album | I. |
Cool ( English as "cool", commonly known here as " left or casual ") is a song of German DJs Felix Jaehn , in cooperation with the American R & B singer Marc E. Bassy and the originating also from the US rapper Gucci Mane . The piece is the tenth single from Jähns debut I .
Creation and artwork
The song was written jointly by Radric Davis (Gucci Mane), Scott Harris, Felix Jaehn, Jonas Jeberg, Rick Markowitz and Micah Premnath. The production was done by Michael Geldreich, Jaehn and Jeberg. Geldreich and Jeahn were also responsible for the programming , in collaboration with the Danish producer Anton Kühl. The mastering took place under the direction of the Austrian sound engineer Nikodem Milewski . Was mixed Cool by in Los Angeles live sound engineer Erik Madrid. The single was released under the Virgin Records label, published by BMG Rights Management , Duende Songs, Mason Jar Moonshine Music Publishing, Radric Davis Publishing, Rebel One Publishing and Sony / ATV Music Publishing and distributed by Universal Music Publishing .
On the cover of the maxi single - next to the artist name and song title - you can see a pink stripe and Jaehn's face. The pink stripe is arranged in the middle and runs vertically against a white background through the middle of the cover image. A white “I” is embedded at the bottom, which stands for Jaehn's debut album of the same name. Jaehn's face can be seen on the lower left edge. It's the same portrait as the one seen on the debut album. The only difference is that it is shown larger and centered on the album. The same artwork concept can be found not only on the cover of the debut album, but also on several other single releases. The photograph by Jaehn comes from Jens Koch.
Publication and promotion
Cool was first published as a single download on February 9, 2018. In March 2018, the German commercial broadcaster ProSieben used the song to promote the new episodes of the television series Lucifer . The song was accompanied by a commercial, with which it could be heard in all commercial breaks on ProSiebenSat.1 Media .
content
The lyrics to Cool are in English. Literally translated into German, the title means something like "cool". However, the song deals with the slang meaning "serene or casual". The music and lyrics were written jointly by Radric Davis (Gucci Mane), Scott Harris, Felix Jaehn, Jonas Jeberg, Rick Markowitz and Micah Premnath. Musically, the song moves in the realm of house and rap . The tempo is 95 beats per minute . In terms of content, Cool tells of an acquaintance or friendship that has had its best days. The reason lies in the fact that one person feels called to do better on a soaring basis and ignores the other because he believes he no longer needs it. The message is that it doesn't matter who you are, how you look or what you wear, as long as you are authentic. As soon as you pretend to be someone else, you are no longer "cool".
The piece consists of three stanzas and a refrain . It begins with the first verse, followed by the chorus for the first time. Both the verse and the chorus are interpreted by Marc E. Bassy. The same process is repeated with the second stanza. The third verse is rapped by Gucci Mane before the song ends with another chorus. Cool is mainly interpreted by Marc E. Bassy and Gucci Mane. Jaehn can only be heard as a DJ or instrumentalist. In addition to Jaehn, you can also hear Michael Geldreich (keyboard), Gero Hensel (trumpet) and Peter Klohmann (saxophone) on the other instruments.
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Music video
The music video for Cool was filmed in Los Angeles in mid-January 2018 and premiered on February 9, 2018 on YouTube . Before the start of the actual song, an intro by Jaehn can be heard in the music video , which cannot be found on the album or the single. This includes a short expression of opinion from Jaehn, the content of which fits the topic of Cool . He makes the following statement: “It's so important to be authentic and just be true to yourself. It doesn't matter who you are, how you look, or what clothes you wear, as long as you are authentic. The moment you are acting, and trying to be somebody else, is when you really aren't cool. "( English for example," It's so important to be authentic and just be yourself; to be true to yourself. It doesn't matter who you are how you look or what clothes you wear, as long as you are authentic. As soon as you pretend to be someone else, you are no longer cool. "). The music video itself mainly shows Marc E. Bassy and Felix Jaehn hanging out with their friends in and outside of a typical American suburban house. In between, young, sporty people who were filmed in a kind of home video can be seen again and again . To strengthen his authenticity, Jaehn shaves his hair himself at the beginning of the video. Actually, an actor was planned for this scene, but after talking to the director, Jaehn made the decision that he wanted to do it himself. Gucci Mane does not appear in the video. The total length of the video is 3:44 minutes. Directed by Drew Kirsch. To date, the music video has over 1.4 million views on YouTube (as of March 2018).
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reception
Reviews
Felix Heinecker from the German-language e-zine Plattentests.de rated Jaehn's debut album I with four out of ten points and highlighted Cool as one of the five “highlights” of the album. Jaehn's competence in this field cannot be denied. The feeling for melody is there, as well as for the rhythm to rock along. Especially when soul comes into the mix like in cool .
Tim Tabens from the German-language website dance-charts.de described Cool as a groovy EDM - Pop number, which will certainly put a smile on people's faces. The track has the typical "good mood" that Jaehn is known for. The structure of the piece is kept very subtle. In terms of voice, the number has a lot to offer "relatively". A solid single from his first long player is cool .
Charts and chart placements
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Cool reached position 39 in the single charts in Germany and was in the charts for a total of 18 weeks. In the German airplay charts , the single reached the top position for a week . Furthermore, the single has been placed in the German dance charts for four weeks and reached its highest rating at position nine. In Austria the single reached position 27 in the charts in 14 weeks. In the United States, the single missed a chart entry in the Billboard Hot 100 , but was placed at position 34 of the US Hot Dance / Electronic Songs. Cool celebrated further chart successes outside of the German-speaking countries, among others, in the Polish airplay charts , where the single has so far been on position 56.
For Jaehn as an interpreter, this is, including the chart success with his music project Eff , the eleventh chart success in Germany and his tenth in Austria. As a music producer, this is his tenth chart success in Germany and his ninth in Austria. In his writing activities , Cool Jaehns is the ninth chart success in Germany and the eighth in Austria.
As a writer or producer, Jedberg reached the German charts for the eleventh time and the single charts in Austria for the seventh time. For Harris, Cool is the fifth chart success in Germany and Austria. Gucci Mane reached the German and Austrian charts for the third time after Black Beatles and Fetish , both as an author and as an interpreter . Bassy reached the charts in Germany for the second time after You & Me as a solo artist , and Cool is his first solo success in Austria . The two authors Markowitz and Premnath reached the charts in both countries for the first time.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b repertoire search. online.gema.de, accessed on March 18, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d Felix Jaehn feat. Marc E. Bassy & Gucci Mane - Cool. austriancharts.at, accessed on April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Felix Jaehn Cool Lyrics. genius.com, accessed March 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Felix Jaehn. facebook.com, accessed July 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Excerpt from Jaehn's single. 1.wdr.de, accessed on March 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Felix Jaehn: Here is the new video “Cool”. klatsch-tratsch.de, accessed on March 18, 2018 .
- ↑ a b DJ Felix Jaehn: "It was like an avalanche". faz.net, accessed March 18, 2018 .
- ↑ More than “Cool”: Felix Jeahn shows the official video for the single with Marc E. Bassy and Gucci Mane. universal-music.de, accessed on March 18, 2018 .
- ^ Formula I. plattentests.de, accessed on March 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Felix Jaehn feat. Marc E. Bassy & Gucci Mane - Cool. dance-charts.de, accessed on March 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Felix Jaehn feat. Marc E. Bassy & Gucci Mane - Cool. officialcharts.de, accessed on April 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Airplay Charts Germany: Week 18/2018. germancharts.de, accessed on June 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Felix Jaehn feat. Marc E. Bassy & Gucci Mane - Cool. officialcharts.de, accessed on March 18, 2018 .
- ^ Felix Jaehn Chart History. billboard.com, accessed March 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Airplay - top - archiwum (10.03. – 16.03.2018). zpav.pl, accessed on March 22, 2018 .