Cool Girl

"Cool Girl"
Single by Tove Lo
from the album Lady Wood
Released	4 August 2016
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2016
Genre	Electropop[1]
Length	3:19
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Tove Nilsson Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg
Producer(s)	The Struts
Tove Lo singles chronology
"Say It" (2016) "Cool Girl" (2016) "True Disaster" (2016)

"Cool Girl" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Tove Lo. It was written by Lo with the record production duo The Struts, who also produced the track. "Cool Girl" was released by Island Records on 4 August 2016 as the lead single from her second studio album Lady Wood.

Composition

"Cool Girl" is an electropop^[1] song written by Tove Lo, Ludvig Söderberg, and Jakob Jerlström, with its production handled by the latter two as the production duo The Struts.^[2] Lyrically, the song is about an invitation to form a non-traditional and non-monogamous romance, in which the singer describes herself as a "cool girl" interested in an open relationship.^[1] According to Lo, the song's main lyrical theme was inspired by a scene and monologue from the feature film Gone Girl (2014), where the character of Amy Elliott-Dunne (portrayed by Rosamund Pike) "goes from being a victim to a psycho."^[3]

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Tim Erem, premiered on 19 August 2016, via Lo's Vevo channel.^[4]

Track listing

Digital download^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cool Girl" (explicit)	3:19
2.	"Cool Girl" (edited)	3:19

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	30
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7]	53
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8]	7
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9]	15
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10]	42
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[11]	41
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12]	28
Denmark (Tracklisten)[13]	26
Finland (Suomen striimatuimmat)[14]	42
France (SNEP)[15]	145
Germany (Official German Charts)[16]	43
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[17]	35
Ireland (IRMA)[18]	32
Italy (FIMI)[19]	49
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[20]	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21]	35
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22]	44
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[23]	15
Norway (VG-lista)[24]	22
Portugal (AFP)[25]	37
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[26]	43
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[27]	69
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[28]	18
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[29]	84
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[30]	15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[31]	49
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[32]	46
US Billboard Hot 100[33]	84
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[34]	39

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[35]	Gold	35,000^^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[36]	Gold	30,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37]	Gold	15,000^*
Italy (FIMI)[38]	Gold	25,000
Sweden (GLF)[39]	Platinum	40,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	4 August 2016	Digital download	Island	[5]
United States	23 August 2016	Contemporary hit radio	Republic	[40]
United Kingdom	23 September 2016		Island Republic	[41]

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