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| Genre = | Length = | Label = Interscope | Writer = | Producer = | Last single = "Hollaback Girl" (2005) | This single = "Cool" (2005) | Next single = "Can I Have It Like That" (2005) }} "Cool" is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her debut solo studio album, ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' (2004). Written by Stefani and Dallas Austin, the song was released on July 5, 2005 as the album's fourth single. It was written by Austin basing the song on No Doubt's "Simple Kind of Life", but he did not finish it. He then asked for help from Stefani, and they finished the song in fifteen minutes. The single's musical style and production were inspired by synthpop and new wave arrangements from the 1980s, and its lyrics chronicle a relationship in which two lovers have separated, but remain "cool" with each other as good friends. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, being compared to Cyndi Lauper and Madonna songs from the 1980s. The media have drawn parallels between the song's lyrical content and the romantic relationship that Stefani had with Tony Kanal, a fellow group member of No Doubt. The song was moderately successful on the charts, reaching the top ten in Australia, the Czech Republic, and New Zealand, as well as the top twenty in Denmark, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The accompanying music video was filmed by British director Sophie Muller in Lake Como, Italy. It features many flashbacks to when Stefani and her former boyfriend were dating, and currently, both are fine with their friendship. The song was included on the setlist for Stefani's debut tour Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005, the tour's video album and the New Zealand compilation album ''Now That's What I Call Music 20'', as well as in the 2006 comedy ''Click'' and the 2010 drama ''Somewhere''. ==Writing and composition== "Cool" was originally written by Dallas Austin after listening to Gwen Stefani's group No Doubt's song "Underneath It All" (2002). Austin commented that he was trying to write his version of No Doubt's "Simple Kind of Life", but he was unable to finish the song. He later asked Stefani if she wanted to co-write lyrics.〔 During a studio session together, they finished "Cool" in fifteen minutes. Stefani commented, "When he told me about the track and where it came from for him, it just triggered something in me."〔 The lyrics of "Cool" reflect Stefani's former relationship with No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal.〔 Although their romantic relationship ended, the lyrics portray Stefani's attitude that it is "cool" that they still remain very good friends.〔〔 Stefani and Kanal's relationship had provided the inspiration for No Doubt's "Don't Speak" (1996), and while "Cool" presents an amicable friendship between former lovers,〔 "Don't Speak" is about a failing relationship and never arrives at a solution for the couple.〔 Stefani said that she had never intended to include "personal" material on ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'', and commented, "but no matter what you do, things just come out. It just ended this whole thing for me in my head, and it puts an end to a chapter in a really nice way."〔 The lyrics of "Cool" sum up the evolution of their relationship with the line "After all that we've been through, I know we're cool".〔 "Cool" is a mid-tempo love song featuring a synthpop and new wave production. Krissi Murison from the ''NME'' viewed the track as a "Madonna's breathless purr". The single is composed in D major.〔Commercial sheet music for "Cool". EMI Music Publishing. Distributed by Hal Leonard Corporation.〕 It is written in common time, it moves at a moderate tempo of 112 beats per minute, and it has a vocal range from the tone of F♯3 to the note of C♯5.〔 The song is written in the common verse-chorus form,〔 featuring five instruments: bass guitar, drums, guitar, keyboards, and synthesizer.〔 "Cool" opens with all five instruments, and as Stefani begins singing, the synthesizer is lowered, and the hard-hitting drum beat steadily increases in volume.〔 She performs her highest pitch (C♯5) during the chorus, after which she sings in a softer, almost ''sotto voce'', and her lowest pitch (E3) at the beginning of the verses.〔 The synthesizer emulates brass and woodwind instruments, while the bass and guitar retain a prominent and regular eighth note pulse, using a I–IV–V chord progression for the verses. In the percussion section a drum kit is used, and the snare is introduced at the beginning of the first chorus, which maintains its beat. During the song's fade-out, Stefani repeats "I know we're cool" and "yeah", and she occasionally emphasizes "cool". Her vocal range covers close to two octaves.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cool (Gwen Stefani song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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