cool gwen song cool song american singer songwriter debut solo studio album love angel music baby written song released july album fourth single written austin basing song doubt simple kind life finish asked help finished song minutes single musical style production inspired new wave arrangements 1980s lyrics chronicle relationship lovers separated remain cool good friends song received generally positive reviews music critics compared madonna songs 1980s media drawn parallels song lyrical content romantic relationship fellow group member doubt song moderately successful charts reaching australia czech_republic new_zealand denmark ireland norway united_kingdom united_states accompanying music video filmed british director italy features flashbacks boyfriend dating currently fine friendship song included setlist debut tour tour video album drama film writing composition cool originally written listening group doubt song underneath austin commented trying write version doubt simple kind life unable finish song later asked wanted write lyrics studio session finished cool minutes commented told track came triggered lyrics cool reflect relationship doubt bassist romantic relationship ended lyrics portray attitude cool remain good friends relationship provided inspiration doubt don speak cool presents friendship lovers don speak failing relationship arrives solution couple said intended include personal material love angel music baby commented matter things come ended thing head puts end chapter nice way lyrics cool sum evolution relationship line know cool cool mid tempo love song featuring new wave production song composed major written common time moves moderate tempo beats minute vocal range tone note song written common verse chorus form featuring instruments bass guitar drums guitar keyboards synthesizer cool opens instruments begins singing synthesizer lowered hard hitting drum beat steadily increases volume performs highest pitch chorus sings softer lowest pitch beginning verses synthesizer brass instruments bass guitar retain prominent regular eighth note pulse chord progression verses percussion section drum kit snare introduced beginning chorus maintains beat song fade repeats know cool yeah occasionally emphasizes cool vocal range covers close octaves critical reception cool received acclaim music critics yahoo music referred song sweet post break friendships stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic called high school anthem waiting theme selected album highlights commented song successfully production formula fellow album tracks waiting described crisp blend edgy production early 80s pop review popmatters characterized slippery slice keyboard new wave song referring pitched halfway called cool song synths guitars lyrics dare called year love anthem entertainment_weekly reviewer described cool song real thing glacial 80s zombie nme found performance reminiscent madonna wrote musicomh cool remind doubt fans don speak blender magazine editors ranked cool number list greatest songs commercial performance united_states song debuted number billboard hot issue dated july week rose number reached peak position number september billboard charts single topped reached number adult number pop australia debuted peaked number september dropping chart november number new_zealand cool second highest debut week ending september number rose peak position number following week fifth consecutive country european countries song performed moderately reaching reached number european hot singles october czech cool entered chart number achieving peak position number 10th week italy debuted number september peaking number week single debuted number norwegian chart climbing number following week cool debuted peaked number irish_singles_chart week ending september united_kingdom single debuted peaked number singles chart week september spending weeks chart austria cool debuted number september weeks later song reached peak position number seen december weeks music video song music video directed filmed italy obvious gon ask stated interview vh1 video follows song theme depicts relationship boyfriend played spanish actor new girlfriend played girlfriend shown walking villa answers door villa featured video town said beautiful seen company intercut scenes singing bed flashbacks time boyfriend dating hair flashbacks present day images linked match cut cinematography lyrical theme cool maintained video frames incorporated portray feeling cool depicted cool boyfriend girlfriend video music video cool premiered mtv chart program total request live june reached number july debut countdown reached number week october promotion mid october cool included setlist concert tour performed 11th song song added tour video album released december drama film character performs ice dancing routine song track listings credits personnel credits adapted liner notes love angel music baby charts release history
Cool (Gwen Stefani song)