Cool Places
"Cool Places" | ||||
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Single by Sparks and Jane Wiedlin | ||||
from the album In Outer Space | ||||
B-side | "Sports" | |||
Released | April 1983 | |||
Studio | Synsound Studios (Brussels) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:25 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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Sparks singles chronology | ||||
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Jane Wiedlin singles chronology | ||||
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"Cool Places" is a 1983 new wave song recorded by American pop band Sparks in collaboration with the Go-Go's rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Jane Wiedlin.[1] It was their second single to enter the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
Background
The song was released as the
Hot Dance Club Play charts in June 1983.[3] The song's success followed the success of their previous single and only other Hot 100 entry "I Predict
".
A music video for the song was directed by California born filmmaker and artist Graeme Whifler.
Sparks recorded "Lucky Me, Lucky You" with Jane Wiedlin for the same parent album.[4]
Track listing
7" Atlantic 0-89863
- "Cool Places" — 3:25
- "Sports" — 3:23
12" Atlantic 0-89863[5]
- "Cool Places" (Long Mix) — 4:38
- "Sports" — 3:23
Chart performance
Chart | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 49 |
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[2] | 13 |
Other versions
The song was part of the Go-Go's set when they toured in the 2010s, with Belinda Carlisle singing the Russell Mael vocals opposite Wiedlin.[6]
References
- ^ Wednesday lost and found: Jane Wiedlin and Sparks 'Cool Places'
- ^ a b c "Sparks Hot 100". billboard.com. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Sparks|Billboard
- ^ Lucky Me, Lucky You on SPARKS' official YouTube channel
- ^ "Sparks And Jane Wiedlin - Cool Places (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ^ "Cool Places performed live by the Go-Go's". YouTube.
External links
- Official music video
- Official audio only video on Wiedlin's YouTube channel
- Cool Places at Discogs (list of releases)