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Babyface - For The Cool In You

Music Video | 1993
ArtistBabyface
SongFor The Cool In You
DirectorAndy Morahan
Director of PhotographyDaniel Pearl
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Babyface performs "For the Cool in You" in a stylized black-and-white setting built around contrast, movement, and texture rather than a conventional storyline. He appears against stark white and black backgrounds, joined by dancers and musicians playing live instruments. The imagery moves from disturbed water and drifting incense smoke to snow, a spinning fan, and a diamond-covered snare drum. Near the close, Babyface appears to dissolve into a reflective silver puddle on a dark floor.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was released in 1993 to support Babyface's third studio album, also titled "For the Cool in You."
  • Its visual design avoids a traditional narrative and instead uses monochrome photography, graphic silhouettes, performance shots, and surreal inserts to match the song's polished R&B atmosphere.
  • The production team included cinematographer Daniel Pearl, known for his work on music videos and feature films, and choreographer Keith Young.
  • The song was the album's opening track and first single. It reached No. 10 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart and was nominated for the 1994 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.
  • Former NBA player and jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale later recorded an instrumental version called "Jazz in You" for his 1995 debut album, "Power Forward."
  • The song was used in the "Family Matters" episode "Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool," in which Stefan Urquelle dances with Laura Winslow at her birthday party.

Lyrics

written by Babyface, Daryl Simmons (1993)
performed by Babyface

Here we go round and round and round
And back and forth you know
Everybody goes through it sometime
And that's just the way it flows
So we go up and down and up
And in and out the door
Even thought you know you've been through it before

For every argument that we've experienced
It's nice to know that you've remained composed
...
© Babyface - For The Cool In You. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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