I'm Not Cool (song)

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"I'm Not Cool"
Single by Hyuna
from the EP I'm Not Cool
Language
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)
Genre
Length2:54
LabelP Nation
Composer(s)
  • Yoo Geon-hyeong
  • Space One
  • Slyme Young
Lyricist(s)
Hyuna singles chronology
"Flower Shower"
(2019) 		"I'm Not Cool"
(2021) 		"Ping Pong"
(2021)
Music video
"I'm Not Cool" on YouTube

"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

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The song was written by Psy, Hyuna and Dawn.[1] 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.[2]

Commercial performance

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"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.[3] 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.[4]

Music video and promotion

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On January 26, a first teaser for the music video of "I'm Not Cool" was released.[5] On the next day, the second teaser was released.[6] On January 28, the official music video was released.[7] On January 28, Hyuna held her first comeback stage for the song on Mnet's M Countdown.[8] The next day, Hyuna performed the song on KBS2's Music Bank and You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook.[9][10] On January 30, Hyuna performed the song on MBC's Show! Music Core[11] and on SBS's Inkigayo the following day.[12]

Accolades

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Award and nominations for "I'm Not Cool"
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Dance Performance – Solo Nominated [13]
Song of the Year Longlisted [14]
Asian Pop Music Awards Song of the Year Nominated [15]
Best Dance Performance Nominated
People's Choice Award (Overseas) Won
Top 20 Songs of the Year (Overseas) Won
2022 Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – January Nominated [16]
Golden Disc Awards Digital Song Bonsang Nominated [17]
Seoul Music Awards R&B Hiphop Award Won [18]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Melon.[19]

  • Hyuna – vocals, songwriting, composing, chorus
  • Psy – songwriting, composing
  • Dawn – songwriting
  • Yoo Geon-hyeong – producer
  • Space One – producer
  • Slyme Young – producer

Charts

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Chart performance for "I'm Not Cool"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Billboard Global Excl. U.S.[20] 165
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[21] 25
Singapore (RIAS)[22] 14
South Korea (Gaon)[23] 9
South Korea (Kpop Hot 100)[24] 11
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[25] 8

Year-end Chart

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Chart (2021) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[26] 121

Release history

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Release history for "I'm Not Cool"
Region Date Format Label
Various January 28, 2021
  • P Nation

References

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  1. ^ HyunA (2021-01-28), HyunA - I'm Not Cool MV, retrieved 2021-01-28
  2. ^ "Key & BPM for I'm Not Cool by Hyuna | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "I'm Not Cool". January 31 – February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Hyuna Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. ^ HyunA (2021-01-26), 현아 (HyunA) - 'I'm Not Cool' MV Teaser 1, retrieved 2021-01-28
  6. ^ HyunA (2021-01-27), 현아 (HyunA) - 'I'm Not Cool' MV Teaser 2, retrieved 2021-01-28
  7. ^ HyunA (2021-01-28), 현아 (HYUNA) - I'm Not Cool (미니 7집) [온팩 포스터 증정], retrieved 2021-01-28
  8. ^ "[HyunA - Intro+I'm Not Cool] Comeback Stage #엠카운트다운 M COUNTDOWN EP.696". Mnet K-POP. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "I'm Not Cool - 현아(HyunA) [뮤직뱅크/Music Bank] KBS 210129 방송". Kbs K-pop. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "현아 - Im Not Cool [유희열의 스케치북/You Heeyeol's Sketchbook] KBS 210129 방송". Kbs K-pop. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "[쇼! 음악중심] 현아 - 아임 낫 쿨 (HyunA - I'm Not Cool), MBC 210130 방송". MBCkpop. January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "HyunA(현아) - I'm Not Cool @인기가요 inkigayo 20210131". Inkigayo. January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ Basbas, Franchesca Judine (November 3, 2021). "Here are the nominees for the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards – BTS, IU, TXT, DAY6, TWICE, SEVENTEEN, NCT 127, AESPA, and more". Bandwagon Asia. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "2021 MAMA Nominees – Nominees for 2021 MAMA". Mwave. Mnet Asian Music Awards. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  15. ^ "【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 (in Chinese). November 30, 2021. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  16. ^ 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards 올해의 가수（디지털음원）후보자 [11th Gaon Chart Music Awards (Song of the Year) Nominees] (in Korean). Gaon Chart Music Awards. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  17. ^ "Golden Disc Awards – Nominees". Golden Disc Awards. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  18. ^ "The 31st Seoul Music Awards". Seoul Music Awards. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  19. ^ ""I'm Not Cool" - song details". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  20. ^ "Hyuna Chart History: Billboard Global Excl. U.S." Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  21. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  22. ^ "RIAS Top Charts". Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  23. ^ "I'm Not Cool". January 31 – February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  24. ^ "Hyuna Chart History: Billboard Korea K-Pop 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  25. ^ "Hyuna Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  26. ^ "2021년 08월 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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