Cool kids

Cool kids
Echosmith
publication	4th June 2013
length	3:35 (radio version) 3:57 (album version)
Genre (s)	Indie pop
Author (s)	Jeffery David, Jesiah Dzwonek, Echosmith
album	Talking dreams

Cool Kids ( English for, Cool Kids') is a song of the American indie pop - band echo Smith is from the year 2013. The play the first single from her debut album Talking Dreams .

Creation and artwork

The song was written by Jeffery David, Jesiah Dzwonek, and all Echosmith members. The single was produced by Mike Elizondo , with the help of Rob Cavallo. Mixing was done by Mix LA in Los Angeles , under the direction of Chris Lord-Alge. The song was mastered by Gateway Mastering & DVD in Portland , Maine , under the direction of Chris Bellman and Bob Ludwig. The piece was programmed by Mike Elizondo and Jamie Sierota. The single was arranged by Brent Arrowood and Adam Hawkins, with the assistance of Jeffery David, Andrew Law, Doug McKean, Ryan Peterson, Tom Rasulo, Jamie Sierota and Chris Sporleder. The song was released under the Warner Music Group music label and published by Cranberry Road Publishing, Echosmith Songs, Reach Music, Inc. and Warner / Chappell . The recordings took place in the Californian recording studios Can-Am Recorders in Tarzana and the Lightning Sound Studios in Hidden Hills . Echosmith were also supported by Frank Maddocks and Norman Wonderly as creative directors.

A total of three different cover images appeared for Cool Kids . The first was released on the iTunes Store and featured the band against the backdrop of a sunset skyline. On a maxi single - in addition to the artist name and song title - Echosmith, sitting on a blue leather couch, can be seen. A vinyl record shows Echosmith dressed in black, standing in front of a black background. The latter cover picture was shot by Nicole Nodland and designed by Donny Phillips.

Publication and promotion

The first release of Cool Kids took place on June 4, 2013 as a free download on the band's homepage. The single was released on October 8, 2013 as a digital release via iTunes . As part of Record Store Day was one on November 28, 2014 12 "vinyl record to Cool Kids released. This was limited to 3,000 copies and included next to the radio version of a previously unreleased remix of Tegan and Sara as a B-side . This remix version was on 2 Released as a download on December 19, 2014. Cool Kids was released for the first time as a physical maxi single in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on December 19, 2014. This is a two-track single that contains an acoustic version of the song in addition to the radio version includes.

To promote the song, Echosmith released Cool Kids first for free download. In early October 2013 the song was voted “Single of the Week” on iTunes . During 2014, he made live appearances in the United States on the TV shows The Next Star , Today Show, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show . In Germany, Cool Kids is the current promotional song on the TV station VOX , which means that they can be heard in every commercial break, a commercial clip in which the show highlights of January are presented.

content

The lyrics to Cool Kids are written in English, translated into German the title means “Cool kids”. The music and lyrics were co-written by Jeffery David, Jesiah Dzwonek and all Echosmith members. Musically, the song moves in the area of indie pop . The song is mainly sung by Sydney Sierota, with Jamie Sierota's voice in the background. Mike Elizondo on keyboards, Graham Sierota on drums, Jamie Sierota on guitar and keyboards and Noah Sierota on bass are on the instruments .

"And she says, I wish that I could be like the cool kids, cus all the cool kids, they seem to fit in. I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids. I wish that I could be like the cool kids, cus all the cool kids, they seem to get it. I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids. " - Refrain, original excerpt

“And she says I wish I could be like the cool kids because all the cool kids seem to fit in. I wish I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids. I wish I could be like the cool kids cause all the cool kids seem to get it all I wish I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids. " - Refrain, German translation by Warner Music

In Cool Kids is about the story of a boy and who want to be considered a girl. The first chorus is sung from the girl's point of view (“And she says”), the second from the boy's point of view (“And he says”) and the last from both points of view (“And they said”). Jamie described the song on Radio.com as follows: “This cry to be like the cool kids… it's something that everyone kind of goes through whether you want to act like it or not. There's always somebody out there that you kind of wish, 'If only I could do this, or do that'. I think that's why it connects with people so well. "(" That cry about being like the cool kids ... that's something that everyone goes through, whether you like it or not. There is always someone who is who you are want to see whether you can become like that or not. I think that's why it is so popular with people. ")

Music video

The music video for Cool Kids was filmed in Los Angeles and premiered on June 20, 2013 on altpress.com. The video can be divided into two sections. On the one hand, a group of five young people can be seen moving through the landscape around Los Angeles and, among other things, swimming together in a lake. On the other hand, Echosmith can always be seen playing the song in a kind of fireplace room. The total length of the video is 3:59 minutes. Directed by Gus Black . To date, the video has over 18 million views on YouTube.

On November 24, 2014 Warner Music released a second music video for the German-speaking area. This is a lyric video with the German translation of the song. In between, Echosmith can be seen playing the song in front of a white screen, together with dancing young people (in the same outfit that they wear on the cover picture of the maxi single).

Contributors

Song production Brent Arrowood: arrangement Chris Bellman: Mastering Rob Cavallo: Music Producer (Additional Producer) Jeffery David: arrangement (assistant), composer , lyricist Jesiah Dzwonek: composer Mike Elizondo : keyboard , music producer , programming Adam Hawkins: Arrangement Andrew Law: Arrangement (Assistant) Chris Lord-Alge: Mixing Bob Ludwig: Mastering Doug McKean: Arrangement (Assistant) Ryan Peterson: Arrangement (Assistant) Tom Rasulo: Arrangement (Assistant) Graham Sierota : composer, songwriter, drums Jamie Sierota : arrangement (assistant), guitar , background vocals , keyboard , composer, lyricist, programming Noah Sierota : bass , composer, songwriter Sydney Sierota : vocals , composer, songwriter Chris Sporleder: Arrangement (Assistant)

Artwork Gus Black : cameraman , director (music video) Chris Klosterman: Cinematographer (Music Video) Frank Maddocks: Creative Director Nicole Nodland: Photographer (cover picture) Donny Phillips: Artwork (cover picture) Shannon Riggs: Film Producer Needham B. Smith: Camera Assistant (Music Video) Norman Wonderly: Creative Director Companies Can-Am Recorders: recording studio Cranberry Road Publishing: Publisher Echosmith Songs: Publisher Gateway Mastering & DVD: Mastering Lightning Sound Studios: recording studio Mix LA: Mixing Reach Music, Inc .: Publisher Warner Music Group : music label , publisher

reception

Reviews

Patrick Griffin of Sound and Motion Magazine rated the song positively. He said, “It's a breezy effervescent song about these teens, a boy and a girl respectively who are feeling quite insecure and just long to fit into the“ cool ”crowd. The track is very infectious the synth melody and light strummed guitars just fill out the nice atmosphere of the track well. Sydney Sierota's wispy vocals gives the track a kind of whimsical feel as the track sparks feelings of a more innocent time when fitting in was something that actually mattered. Sure the lyrics aren't too thought provoking but this track is just very catchy and that's cause enough to give this track a listen especially if you're into indie pop.

Daniel Bromfield from E Daily Emerald gave a negative rating. He said: “The album's biggest lyrical tragedy would have to be“ Cool Kids, ”which might have been the album's best song if not for its cringe-worthy chorus of“ I wish that I could be like the cool kids / Because all the cool kids seem to fit in. " In addition to giving Snoop Lion's “Take care of mother earth because she be the planet” a run for its money for the year's most redundant couplet, it's a terribly ironic line. Echosmith has already fit in. But the cool kids are the ones that came before them, and Echosmith merely follow in their wake, trying to look and talk and think exactly like them. They only fit in because it's what everyone else in their social current does. "

Markos Papadatos from the Digital Journal awarded 4.5 / 5 points and rated the piece as a summer anthem and the following words: "Sydney's lead vocals are lilting and reminiscent of Taylor Swift and Ellie Goulding, while her brother, Jamie, delivers on guitar and brother, Noah, rocks the bass, both accompanying her on back vocals. Papadatos noted Graham's drum playing is addicting, which enhances the song sonically. The critic also mentioned Echosmith deserves praise for their catchy melodies and distinct sound. "

Charts and chart placements

Cool Kids reached position eight in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the top 10 for a total of three weeks and in the charts for 22 weeks. In Austria, the single reached position five and stayed in the top 10 for two weeks and in the charts for 20 weeks. In Switzerland, the single reached position ninth and was able to stay in the top 10 for a week and in the charts for 19 weeks. In the United Kingdom, the single reached position 17 on the charts in 19 chart weeks. In the United States, the single reached position 13 in 23 chart weeks. Cool Kids was placed in the US annual single charts of 2014 at position 59. In 2015, Cool Kids was placed in the German single annual charts at position 63 and 59 in Austria and at position 65 in Switzerland. For Echosmith it is the first chart success in the single charts worldwide.

Chart placements Charts Top ranking Weeks Chart placements  Germany (GfK) 8th (22 weeks) 22nd  Austria (Ö3) 5 (20 weeks) 20th  Switzerland (IFPI) 9 (19 weeks) 19th  United Kingdom (OCC) 17th (19 weeks) 19th  United States (Billboard) 13 (23 weeks) 23

Annual charts Charts (2014) placement Annual charts (2014)  United States (Billboard) 59 Charts (2015) placement Annual charts (2015)  Germany (GfK) 63  Austria (Ö3) 59  Switzerland (IFPI) 65

Awards for music sales

Cool Kids has been awarded a total of seven gold and nine platinum awards worldwide. The single was awarded for more than four million units sold.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	60,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	30,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Norway (IFPI)	2 × platinum	20,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	20,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	5 × gold 11 × platinum	4,012,500

Cover versions

• 2014: Sofia Karlberg
• 2014: Ashlund Jade

Web links

• Music video for Cool Kids on YouTube
• Music video for Cool Kids (Official German Lyric Video) on YouTube

Individual evidence

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