Cool (Le Youth song)

"Cool"
Single by Le Youth
Released	June 28, 2013
Recorded	2012/13
Genre	Electronica, house
Length	3:34
Label	Sony Music Entertainment Ultra Records
Songwriter(s)	Ryan Leslie Wes James
Le Youth singles chronology
"Cool" (2013) "Dance with Me" (2014)

"Cool" (stylized as "C O O L") is the debut single by American electronic musician, DJ, and producer Le Youth. The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on June 28, 2013 and in the United States on July 2, 2013. The song has peaked to number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and number 19 on the Danish Singles Chart. The song heavily samples Cassie's song "Me & U". It rapidly received over 200,000 plays on SoundCloud in a short period of time.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Cool" was first released onto YouTube on April 10, 2013 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-four seconds. ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cool"	3:34
2.	"Cool" (ColeCo Remix)	6:38
3.	"Cool" (Lane 8 Remix)	4:57
4.	"Cool" (Henry Krinkle Remix)	5:20
5.	"Cool" (Nate Goldsmith Remix)	4:05
6.	"Cool" (Ben Pearce Remix)	6:33

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [2] 10 Belgium Dance (Ultratop) [3] 11 Denmark (Tracklisten) [4] 19 Scotland (OCC) [5] 28 UK Dance (OCC) [6] 8 UK Singles (OCC) [7] 26

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [8] 187

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9]	Silver	200,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [10]	Gold	900,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	June 28, 2013 [11]	Digital download	Sony Music Entertainment
United States	July 2, 2013 [12]	Digital download	Ultra Records

References

1. Le Youth - C O O L on YouTube
2. "Le Youth – C O O L" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
3. "Le Youth - C O O L - ultratop.be".
4. "Le Youth – C O O L". Tracklisten.
5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
6. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
8. "End of Year 2013" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 4 August 2020.
9. "British single certifications – Le Youth – Cool". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
10. "Danish single certifications – Le Youth – Cool". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
11. iTunes - Music - C O O L - EP by Le Youth
12. iTunes - Music - C O O L (Remixes) - EP by Le Youth