Play It Cool (song)

This article is about the Super Furry Animals song. For other songs with the same title, see Play It Cool (disambiguation).
"Play It Cool"
Single by Super Furry Animals
from the album Radiator
Released22 September 1997
Length3:18
LabelCreation Records
Songwriter(s)Super Furry Animals
Producer(s)Gorwel Owen, Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals singles chronology
"The International Language of Screaming"
(1997) 		"Play It Cool"
(1997) 		"Demons"
(1997)

"Play It Cool" is the third single from Super Furry Animals' album Radiator. It reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart on its release in September 1997.[1]

Release and critical reception

"Play It Cool" was released on CD, cassette and 7" on 22 September 1997 and reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart and is a slightly different version from the one featured on their album Radiator.[1] The cover art is the fourth in a series of five Pete Fowler paintings commissioned by the band for Radiator and its singles. Fowler's art was inspired by "Play It Cool" and features a "mutant blue dog" according to Record Collector.[2] The packaging of the single features the Welsh language quote "Adar o'r unlliw hedfant i'r unlle", which roughly translates into English as "Birds of a feather flock together".[3] The track was included on the band's 'greatest hits' compilation album Songbook: The Singles, Vol. 1, issued in 2004.[4]

Accolades
Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Select United Kingdom Singles of 1997[5] 1997 15

Music video

A music video was produced to accompany "Play It Cool" featuring digitised versions of the band beating Brazil in the PlayStation video game Actua Soccer 2.[6]

Track listing

All songs by Super Furry Animals.

  • CD (CRESCD275)
  1. "Play It Cool" – 3:18
  2. "Pass the Time" – 3:49
  3. "Cryndod Yn Dy Lais" – 3:15
  • MC (CRECS275), 7" poster pack (CRE275)
  1. "Play It Cool" – 3:18
  2. "Pass the Time" – 3:49

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1997) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 27

References

  1. ^ a b c Roberts, David, ed. (2003). British Hit Singles (16th ed.). Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 452. ISBN 0-85112-190-X.
  2. ^ Kane, Jack (June 1999), "Super Furry Animals", Record Collector, 238, Diamond Publishing: 46–51
  3. ^ Play It Cool (CD single). Super Furry Animals. Creation Records. 1997. p. [Inside cover].{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Songbook: The Singles, Vol. 1 (CD). Super Furry Animals. New York: Epic Records. 2004. back cover.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Select 1997 Lists". RockListMusic. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  6. ^ "Super Furry Animals FAQ". BBC Wales. c. 2003. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-07-04.