"Cool Again" is a song by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

singer

Kane Brown Kane Allen Brown (born October 21, 1993) is an American country music singer and songwriter. First garnering a mass following on social media, he released his debut extended play (EP) ''Closer (Kane Brown EP), Closer'' in June 2015, and followe ...

. It was released on April 22, 2020, through

RCA Records Nashville RCA Nashville is an American country music record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is distributed by Sony Music Nashville which is part of Sony Music. Artists Current artists *Kane Brown * Corey Kent * Nate Smith * Morgan Wade Former art ...

as the lead single from his third EP '' Mixtape, Vol. 1''.

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Brown wrote the song with

Josh Hoge Josh Hoge is an American songwriter from Franklin, Tennessee, United States. Named SESAC Songwriter of the Year in 2016, Hoge has penned hit singles for Chris Young such as " Think of You", and " I'm Comin' Over" along with charting singles for K ...

, Matt McGinn, and Lindsay Rimes at a songwriter's retreat during the wintertime. Rimes also co-produced the song with

Dann Huff Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer, studio guitarist, and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004 ...

. According to Brown, they wrote the song's instrumentation first before coming up with the concept of "a relationship turned cold". In August 2020, Brown remixed the song featuring rapper

Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and embarked on his musical career in 1993 as a member of the Midwest hip hop g ...

. This remix also received a

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featuring the two singers on a beach.

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