"Someone Who's Cool"
Single by Odds
from the album Nest
Released1996
Length3:17
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Doug Elliott, Pat Steward, Steven Drake
Producer(s)Nigel the Cat
Odds singles chronology
"Mercy to Go"
(1996)		 "Someone Who's Cool"
(1996)		 "Make You Mad"
(1997)
Music video
"Someone Who's Cool" on YouTube

"Someone Who's Cool" is a song by Canadian rock band Odds. It was released in 1996 as the lead single from the band's fourth album, Nest (1996). The song was originally written for the Friends soundtrack.[1] The song peaked at number two on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart and number three on the RPM Alternative 30. The song also received airplay in the United States, peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 and number six on the Billboard Triple-A chart. The song was used as the theme song to the short-lived CBS music industry comedy Love Monkey.[2]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Curtis Wehrfritz. The video was nominated for "Best Video" at the 1997 Juno Awards.[3]

Track listing

UK and Australian CD single[4]

  1. "Someone Who's Cool" – 3:16
  2. "Eat My Brain" – 4:25
  3. "Wendy Under the Stars" (original version) – 4:01
  4. "Suppertime" (original version) – 3:47

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Canada 1996 Radio WEA [13]
United States February 25, 1997 Contemporary hit radio Elektra [14]

References

  1. ↑ Singles: Individually Wrapped - The Odds - Music Reviews Archived March 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/O/Odds.html
  3. ↑ "Awards". junoawards.ca. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Someone Who's Cool (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Odds. WEA. 1996. 0630176852.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9806." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9881." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. April 5, 1997. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Adult Alternative Airplay". Billboard. April 26, 1997. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Active Rock Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. p. 137. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  10. ↑ "RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  11. ↑ "RPM '97 Year End Top 50 Alternative Tracks". RPM. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  12. ↑ "Best of '97: Triple A Tracks". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 5, no. 52. December 26, 1997. p. 28.
  13. ↑ Someone Who's Cool (Canadian promo CD disc notes). Odds. WEA. 1996. CDN 89.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ↑ "New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1185. February 21, 1997. p. 35. Retrieved September 5, 2021.


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