I'm Not Cool (song) explained

I'm Not Cool
Type:single
Artist:Hyuna
Ep:I'm Not Cool
Label:P Nation
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Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Ping Pong
Next Year:2021

"I'm Not Cool" is a song recorded by South Korean singer-songwriter Hyuna, released on January 28, 2021 under P Nation, simultaneously with the accompanied music video and her seventh EP by the same name, the latter is which the song is from.

Composition

The song was written by Psy, Hyuna and Dawn. The song is composed in the key E-flat minor and has 116 beats per minute and a running time of 2 minutes and 54 seconds.[1]

Commercial performance

"I'm Not Cool" debuted at number 73 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart and the next week the song peaked at number 9, making it Hyuna's first Top 10 entry since her 2016 song How's This?, which peaked at number 5.[2] In the US, the song debuted at number 19 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales and the next week the song peaked at number 8.[3]

Music video and promotion

On January 26, a first teaser for the music video of "I'm Not Cool" was released. On the next day, the second teaser was released. On January 28, the official music video was released. On January 28, Hyuna held her first comeback stage for the song on Mnet's M Countdown.[4] The next day, Hyuna performed the song on KBS2's Music Bank and You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook.[5] [6] On January 30, Hyuna performed the song on MBC's Show! Music Core[7] and on SBS's Inkigayo the following day.[8]

Accolades

Award and nominations for "I'm Not Cool"
YearOrganizationAwardResult
2021Mnet Asian Music AwardsBest Dance Performance – Solo[9]
Song of the Year[10]
Asian Pop Music AwardsSong of the Year[11]
Best Dance Performance
People's Choice Award (Overseas)
Top 20 Songs of the Year (Overseas)
2022Gaon Chart Music AwardsSong of the Year – January[12]
Golden Disc AwardsDigital Song Bonsang[13]
Seoul Music AwardsR&B Hiphop Award[14]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon.[15]

Charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Billboard Global Excl. U.S.[16] 165
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[17] 25
Singapore (RIAS)[18] 14
South Korea (Gaon)[19] 9
South Korea (Kpop Hot 100)[20] 11
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[21] 8

Year-end Chart

Release history

Release history for "I'm Not Cool"! Region! Date! Format! Label
<-- Do not change to "Worldwide", as no music platform is available in every country -->VariousJanuary 28, 2021

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Key & BPM for I'm Not Cool by Hyuna Tunebat. January 29, 2021. Tunebat.
  2. Web site: I'm Not Cool. January 31 – February 6, 2021. February 11, 2021.
  3. Hyuna Chart History: World Digital Song Sales. Billboard. February 3, 2021.
  4. Web site: [HyunA - Intro+I'm Not Cool] Comeback Stage #엠카운트다운 M COUNTDOWN EP.696]. January 28, 2021. January 28, 2021. Mnet K-POP. YouTube.
  5. Web site: I'm Not Cool - 현아(HyunA) [뮤직뱅크/Music Bank] KBS 210129 방송]. January 29, 2021. January 30, 2021. Kbs K-pop. YouTube.
  6. Web site: 현아 - Im Not Cool [유희열의 스케치북/You Heeyeol's Sketchbook] KBS 210129 방송]. January 29, 2021. January 30, 2021. Kbs K-pop. YouTube.
  7. Web site: [쇼! 음악중심] 현아 - 아임 낫 쿨 (HyunA - I'm Not Cool), MBC 210130 방송]. January 30, 2021. January 30, 2021. MBCkpop. YouTube.
  8. Web site: HyunA(현아) - I'm Not Cool @인기가요 inkigayo 20210131. January 31, 2021. January 31, 2021. Inkigayo. YouTube.
  9. Web site: Here are the nominees for the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards – BTS, IU, TXT, DAY6, TWICE, SEVENTEEN, NCT 127, AESPA, and more. Basbas. Franchesca Judine. November 3, 2021. Bandwagon Asia. November 3, 2021.
  10. Web site: 2021 MAMA Nominees – Nominees for 2021 MAMA. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122105419/https://mama.mwave.me/en/nominees. November 22, 2021. November 4, 2021. Mwave. Mnet Asian Music Awards. en.
  11. Web site: 【APMA 2021】亚洲流行音乐大奖2021年度入围名单. [APMA 2021] Asian Pop Music Awards 2021 shortlist. Weibo. November 30, 2021. November 30, 2021. zh. November 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130105237/https://m.weibo.cn/status/4709218890550319. live.
  12. Web site: http://gaonmusicawards.com/sub.php?sub=3&amp;ti=1. ko:11th Gaon Chart Music Awards 올해의 가수（디지털음원）후보자. Gaon Chart Music Awards. ko. 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards (Song of the Year) Nominees. https://web.archive.org/web/20211127100814/http://gaonmusicawards.com/sub.php?sub=3&ti=1. November 27, 2021. live. November 27, 2021.
  13. Web site: Golden Disc Awards – Nominees. Golden Disc Awards. December 9, 2021. December 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211208100911/https://www.goldendisc.co.kr/en/nominees/digitalSound. live.
  14. Web site: The 31st Seoul Music Awards. December 4, 2021. Seoul Music Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204011209/https://www.seoulmusicawards.com/vote.html. December 4, 2021. dead.
  15. Web site: "I'm Not Cool" - song details. Melon. 2021-01-28. ko.
  16. Hyuna Chart History: Billboard Global Excl. U.S.. Billboard. February 9, 2021.
  17. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. February 8, 2021. February 6, 2021.
  18. Web site: RIAS Top Charts . https://web.archive.org/web/20210211181348/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/#1562208279199-5ec9aa23-80dc . dead . February 11, 2021. October 18, 2021.
  19. Web site: I'm Not Cool. January 31 – February 6, 2021. February 11, 2021.
  20. Hyuna Chart History: Billboard Korea K-Pop 100. Billboard. February 11, 2021.
  21. Hyuna Chart History: World Digital Song Sales. Billboard. February 3, 2021.
  22. Web site: 2021년 08월 Digital Chart . Gaon Music Chart . 30 January 2022 . ko.

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