"Cool Me Down" is a song by Polish disc jockey

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and Romanian singer

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, released on 23 April 2021 for digital download and streaming as a

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. Included on Gromee's

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(EP) ''Tiny Sparks'' (2022), it was written by Nicholas Audino, Gromee, Moa Hammar, Lewis Hughes, Cassandra Ströberg and Te Whiti Warbrick. A dance track that a few

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praised for its catchiness, the song lyrically speaks about the passion between two lovers. "Cool Me Down" was a moderate commercial success, achieving its highest peak in Poland, at number two on the Polish Airplay Top 100. For promotion, a

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was uploaded to Gromee's

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channel simultaneously with the song's release, and it was also performed live at the

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u event in August 2021.

Background and release

had been a fan of

's for a long time, and sent her a

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of "Cool Me Down", desiring to collaborate with her. She liked it and work on the song was supposed to be done at Gromee's studio in

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, Poland, however due to the

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, the track was completed online via file exchange. Initially, Gromee was dissatisfied with Inna's vocals, prompting her to poke fun at the fact that he made her record the song several times during an interview. "Cool Me Down" was written by Nicholas Audino, Gromee under his real name of Andrzej Gromala, Moa Hammar, Lewis Hughes, Cassandra Ströberg and Te Whiti Warbrick, and was released for digital download and streaming as a

in various countries on 23 April 2021 by

. Both Gromee and Inna had previously teased the song's release and its cover on their

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accounts to positive reactions.

Composition and reception

Jonathan Vautrey, writing for

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, stated that Gromee "deliver da catchy dance track that Inna adds her flair to"; he further identified "Cool Me Down" to be about the "fiery passion" between two lovers, citing lyrics such as "'Cause when we get too close / It's like the room is set on fire, on fire" and "Don't tryna cool me down / Oh, na na na / I need another round". While an editor of

observed how "Cool Me Down" has a "mesmerizing refrain" and that it was destined to become a summer hit, InfoMusic's Raluca Chirilă noticed the song "fits perfectly on a holiday playlist" with its "dynamic beats and ..club vibe". Commercially, the song was a moderate success, peaking at numbers two, 12 and 147 on radio airplay rankings in Poland, the Czech Republic and the

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(CIS), respectively.

Music video and promotion

An accompanying

was uploaded to Gromee's

channel on 23 April 2021, and was directed by Maciej Zdrojewski, who also served as the

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. Other involvements were Moon Films and Loops Productions as the production companies, ATM as providers for the camera equipment, Magda Betlejewska as the executive producer, Piotr Fryta Kornobis as the production manager, Monika Mierzejewska as the production assistant, Adam Jedynak as the

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, Mariusz Pieńkoś as the gaffer and

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er, Aleksandra Przyłuska as the make-up artist, and Yellowoz and Filip as the

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s. The visual portrays Inna singing to the song, wearing black and silver outfits while interspersed shots of Gromee are also shown. For further promotion, Inna performed the track during her Summer Live Sessions series on YouTube, and with Gromee for the

u event, both in August 2021.

Track listing

*Digital download and streaming #"Cool Me Down" (Extended Version) – 3:46 #"Cool Me Down" – 2:43

Background and release

Composition and reception

Music video and promotion

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References