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"Trying to Be Cool" is a song by the French band Phoenix from their fifth album Bankrupt!. It was released as the second single from the album on 8 July 2013.[1] The official remix features R. Kelly. The song became Phoenix's third top-ten hit on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, after "1901" and "Lisztomania". The song's cover includes a mint julep, which is said in one of the song's lines, "mint julep testosterone". Frontman Thomas Mars told Spin magazine the lyrics to "Trying to Be Cool" mainly analyze "the beauty of the fake".

"Trying to Be Cool"
Single by Phoenix
from the album Bankrupt!
Released	9 July 2013[1]
Recorded	2011–12
Genre	New wave synthpop nu-disco
Length	3:48 (album version) 3:33 (radio edit) 3:35 (remix)
Label	Loyauté Glassnote V2
Songwriter(s)	Thomas Pablo Croquet, Christian Mazzalai, Laurent Mazzalai, Frederic Moulin
Producer(s)	Phoenix
Phoenix singles chronology
"Entertainment" (2013) "Trying to Be Cool" (2013) "S.O.S. in Bel Air" (2013)

Music video

The single's music video, which was directed by CANADA[2] and produced by The Creators Project, was released on YouTube on 2 July 2013.[3] The music video includes a "surprise" made every 20 seconds.

The version of the song used in the music video is more guitar-driven and less synthesizer-driven than the album version. In addition, the video version is a medley with "Drakkar Noir." This combination has become the typical live-performance of the song for Phoenix's concerts.

In popular culture

"Trying to Be Cool" was used in one episode of MTV series Catfish: The TV Show.

"Trying to Be Cool" was used in a season one episode of Multishow series Vai Pra Onde in Brazil.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[4]	31
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[5]	16
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[6]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7]	30

References

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