"For the Cool in You"
Single by Babyface
from the album For the Cool in You
ReleasedAugust 10, 1993 (1993-08-10)[1]
Recorded1992
Genre
Length
  • 4:54 (album version)
  • 4:00 (single edit)[2]
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Babyface singles chronology
"Give U My Heart"
(1992) 		"For the Cool in You"
(1993) 		"Never Keeping Secrets"
(1993)
Music video
"For the Cool in You" on YouTube

"For the Cool in You" is a song co-written,[3] co-produced[4] and performed by American contemporary R&B singer Babyface. The song was written by Babyface, Daryl Simmons, and produced by the former, Simmons and L.A. Reid. It is the opening track on his third studio album of the same name (1993) and was issued as the album's first single on August 10, 1993 by Epic Records. The song peaked at #81 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993.[5]

In 1994, "For the Cool in You" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male; but lost to "A Song for You" by Ray Charles.[6]

Then-NBA player and jazz musician Wayman Tisdale covered the song titled "Jazz in You", which appeared on his 1995 debut album Power Forward.

It was notably featured in a Family Matters episode titled "Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool".

Music video

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The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[7]

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Babyface - For the Cool in You - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Edmonds, Kenneth (October 25, 2009). "Babyface - For The Cool In You - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "For the Cool in You - Babyface | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Babyface - For The Cool In You (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Babyface | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "Rock On The Net: 36th Annual Grammy Awards - 1994". Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  7. ^ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Babyface - "For the cool in you"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  8. ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. January 8, 1994. p. 19. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  9. ^ "Babyface Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "Babyface Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "Babyface Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  12. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

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