"Cool Kids" also peaked at number 6 on the Australian singles chart and was certified double platinum in the country. As of December 2014, it has sold over 1.1 million copies in the United States. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 4, 2014, and passed the one million sales mark later on in the same month. The song also reached the top ten of the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 charts, peaking at numbers 9 and 5 respectively. "Cool Kids" debuted at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the issue dated Jand peaked at number 13. The band also released a new music video for "Cool Kids" on September 11, 2014, directed by Mark Pellington. After the original video passed one million views, Echosmith released an acoustic version of the song. It was released on June 21, 2013, on Echosmith's official YouTube channel. The song's official music video was filmed in Los Angeles, California and directed by Gus Black. The tempo of the song is 129 beats per minute. "Cool Kids" is written in the key of F minor, and follows a chord progression of Fm–D♭–A♭–E♭ (i–VI–III–VII). There's always somebody out there that you kind of wish, 'If only I could do this, or do that.' I think that's why it connects with people so well." Composition In an interview, guitarist Jamie Sierota discussed the song's background, saying: "This cry to be like the cool kids… it's something that everyone kind of goes through whether you want to act like it or not. The song describes a boy and a girl who both desire to be noticed.
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