Cool It Now

"Cool It Now"
Single by New Edition
from the album New Edition
Released	August 27, 1984
Format	Cassette single, CD single, Vinyl single
Recorded	June/July 1984
Genre	R&B/Pop
Length	6.00
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Vincent Brantley, Rick Timas
Producer	Vincent Brantley, Rick Timas
New Edition singles chronology
"Popcorn Love" (1984) "Cool It Now" (1984) "Mr. Telephone Man" (1984)

"Cool It Now" is a 1984 hit single by R&B/Pop group New Edition, and is the first single from their eponymous second album, New Edition. The song peaked at #4^[1] in January, 1985 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Overview

With the group now signed to MCA Records, "Cool It Now" (and the album from which it came) was given more extensive and widespread promotion than any single from their previous album (which had been released through a smaller, independent label), and helped bring the group a bigger fan base. The song was the group's first top 10 pop single, peaking at number four on the pop chart, and their second number one R&B hit.^[2]

The song is notable for a mid-section rap recited by lead singer Ralph Tresvant, which calls out the rest of the group: "Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, and Mike." In later years the rap has been changed to include "Johnny" for the last member to join, Johnny Gill, either including his name as a fifth name called out or replacing "Bobby".^[3]

Robbers on High Street recorded a cover of the song for Engine Room Recordings' compilation album Guilt by Association Vol. 2, which was released in November 2008.^[4]

Cover versions

• Hip-hop group LEN recorded a cover of the song, and it was released on their 2005 album The Diary of the Madmen.
• Robbers on High Street covered the song on their compilation album Guilty by Association Vol. 2 in 2008.

Charts

Chart (1984/85)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	1
UK Singles Chart	43

References

1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?chartDate=1985-01-05
2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 428. 
3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tWWenZWfZ4&feature=related
4. ^ Matthew Solarski (19 November 2008). "My Brightest Diamond, Frightened Rabbit Do Covers". Pitchfork. http://pitchfork.com/news/34070-my-brightest-diamond-frightened-rabbit-do-covers/. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 

Preceded by "I Feel for You" by Chaka Khan

Billboard Hot Black Singles number-one single November 24, 1984

Succeeded by "Solid" by Ashford & Simpson

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