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Kool Thing

"Kool Thing" is a song by American rock band Sonic Youth, released in June 1990 in the United States (as a promotional single) and September 1990 in Europe, as the first single from their sixth studio album Goo. The song was inspired by an interview bassist/singer Kim Gordon conducted with LL Cool J for Spin. Although he is never mentioned by name, the…

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Genre
Alternative rock · grunge
B-side
"That's All I Know (Right Now)" · "Dirty Boots"
Label
DGC
Length
4:06
Producers
Nick Sansano · Ron Saint Germain
Recorded
March–April 1990

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Kool Thing

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Edges54
Triples68
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
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Kool Thing

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related to Legacy · 16
Kool Thing → Brian Molko, Gilmore Girls, Guitar Hero III, Legends, Mr, New York City, Once Upon, Placebo, Robot, Rock, Rock Band, Simple Men, Sonic Youth, Time, True Crime, TV
related to Music video · 15
Kool Thing → Black Panthers, Cali, Chuck, Geffen, Going Back, Gordon, Gordon's, However, June, LL Cool J's, Patty Hearst, Spin, Tamra Davis, The, Uzi
related to Critical reception · 11
Kool Thing → AllMusic, Also, David Fricke, Goo, Jason Ankeny, Kim Gordon's, Matthew Perpetua, Robert Christgau, Rolling Stone, Steve Shelley's, Thurston Moore
related to Live performances · 5
Kool Thing → Hangin, MTV, New York City, On July, Sonic Youth
Songwriters · 4
Kool Thing → Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore
related to Track listings and formats · 4
Kool Thing → Know, LP, Right Now, That's All
B-side · 2
Kool Thing → "Dirty Boots", "That's All I Know (Right Now)"
Genre · 2
Kool Thing → Alternative rock, grunge
Producers · 2
Kool Thing → Nick Sansano, Ron Saint Germain
related to External links · 2
Kool Thing → Music, YouTube

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kool thing video song ll cool rock also 1990 kim gordon band sonic youth single album goo music released june

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kool ThingB-side"That's All I Know (Right Now)"1.00infobox
Kool ThingB-side"Dirty Boots"1.00infobox
Kool ThingGenreAlternative rock1.00infobox
Kool ThingGenregrunge1.00infobox
Kool ThingLabelDGC1.00infobox
Kool ThingLength4:061.00infobox
Kool ThingProducersNick Sansano1.00infobox
Kool ThingProducersRon Saint Germain1.00infobox
Kool ThingRecordedMarch–April 19901.00infobox
Kool ThingReleasedJune 1990 (1990-06)1.00infobox
Kool ThingSongwritersKim Gordon1.00infobox
Kool ThingSongwritersThurston Moore1.00infobox
Kool ThingSongwritersLee Ranaldo1.00infobox
Kool ThingSongwritersSteve Shelley1.00infobox
Kool ThingStudioSorcerer Sound Recording Studios and Greene Street Recording, New York City1.00infobox

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