Draft:Cool About It (Boygenius song)
| "Cool About It" | ||||
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| Single by Boygenius | ||||
| from the album The Record | ||||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | ||||
| Boygenius singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Cool About It" on YouTube | ||||
"Cool About It" is a song by American supergroup Boygenius from their 2023 album The Record.
Background
[edit]Writing and composition
[edit]Commercial performance
[edit]"Cool About It" debuted and peaked at number thirty-four on Billboard's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart on the week ending April 15, 2023,[1] coinciding with The Record's entrance at number four on the Billboard 200. It started gaining airplay on adult album alternative radio stations in the United States several months later; it debuted at number thirty-six on Billboard's Adult Alternative Airplay chart on the week ending September 9[2] and proceeded to steadily climb. The song ultimately peaked at number two behind Brittany Howard's "What Now" on the week ending December 23, spending a total of twenty-two weeks on the chart.[3][4] On Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart, "Cool About It" debuted at number thirty-eight on the week ending December 30,[5] peaking at number thirty-four two weeks later and charting for a total of seven weeks.[6] On Billboard's overall Rock Airplay chart, which ranks song based on audience impressions across mainstream rock, alternative, and adult album alternative radio formats, the song entered at number fifty on the week ending October 28;[7] it remained on the chart for thirteen weeks, peaking at number thirty-three on the week ending December 9.[8]
Critical reception
[edit]"Cool About It" was nominated for Best Alternative Music Performance at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, losing to Paramore's "This Is Why".[9]
Music video
[edit]An animated music video for "Cool About It" was released on September 20. Directed by Lauren Tsai ...[10]
Live performances
[edit]Boygenius first performed "Cool About It" at Carnegie Hall as part of a benefit concert for Tibet House US on March 1, 2023. The band's inclusion was arranged shortly before the concert; the only other song in their setlist was fellow The Record single "Not Strong Enough", which was also performed live for the first time.[11]
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[1] | 34 |
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 33 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Boygenius Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Triple A: September 9, 2023 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Triple A: December 23, 2023 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Boygenius Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Alternative Airplay: December 30, 2023 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Boygenius Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Rock Airplay: October 28, 2023 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Boygenius Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Enos, Morgan (November 10, 2023). "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List". GRAMMY Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Lejarde, Arielle Lana (September 20, 2023). "Watch boygenius' animated music video for "Cool About It"". The Fader. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Bernstein, Scott (March 2, 2023). "Watch boygenius Perform New Song 'Not Strong Enough' At Carnegie Hall". JamBase. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.