There’s a time in every successful albums’ single run where the heat is turned down and the ballad comes out.
Ok, so ‘Cool’ isn’t exactly a ballad; but its certainly a departure from ‘Hollaback Girl’, ‘Rich Girl’ and the stomping house of ‘What You Waiting For’.
‘Cool’ sees Gwen stepping down a notch and chronicles a relationship that changes over time. It’s ultra slick; a well written song, spiked with just enough eighties sounding production without sounding too over the top, simultaneously making you double check with yourself because you think you’ve heard it before.
The album Love, Angel Music, Baby, from which this is taken, is fast turning into a greatest hits collection.
Rating: 2/5
Record Label: Interscope Records
Release Date: 29th August 2005
Words By: Remy FV