Through Being Cool (Devo song)
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| Single by Devo | ||||||||||
| from the album New Traditionalists | ||||||||||
| Released | 1981 | |||||||||
| Format | 7" | |||||||||
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| Label | Warner Bros. | |||||||||
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| Producer(s) | Devo | |||||||||
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"Through Being Cool" is a song by the American new wave band Devo, written by Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, and Bob Mothersbaugh. It appears on the album New Traditionalists. The song was a direct attack on new fans who didn't understand Devo's message.
Promotional music video
The music video had Devo taking a limited role, focusing on a team of kids clad in Devo "Action Vests" attacking arrogant and ignorant people with "spudguns."
Chart performance
| Chart | Position |
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| US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[1][2] | 107 |
| US Hot Dance Club Songs | 32 |
References
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Devo > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel. Bubbling Under Singles & Albums (1998): 64
External links
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