"For the Cool in You" is a song co-written, co-produced and performed by American

contemporary R&B Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive record production style, drum machine-backed rhythm ...

singer Babyface. The song was written by Babyface,

Daryl Simmons Daryl L. Simmons is an American R&B musician, songwriter and record producer, who worked with the production duo of L.A. Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. In 1977–1980 Daryl, with Manchild (band) recorded 2 soul & funk albums & the minor h ...

, and produced by the former, Simmons and

L.A. Reid Antonio Marquis "L.A." Reid (born June 7, 1956) is an American record executive, A&R representative, and record producer. He is the founder and served as co-chairman of Hitco Entertainment. He also previously served as the chairman and CEO of Ep ...

. It is the opening track on his third studio album of the same name and was issued as the album's first

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on August 10, 1993 by

Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group ...

. The song peaked at #81 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1993. In 1994, "For the Cool in You" was nominated for a

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for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male; but lost to "

A Song for You "A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album '' Leon Russell'', which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understandin ...

" by

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

. Former 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

The official

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for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.

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* * 1992 songs 1993 songs 1993 singles Babyface (musician) songs Epic Records singles Music videos directed by Andy Morahan New jack swing songs Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician) Song recordings produced by L.A. Reid Song recordings produced by Daryl Simmons Songs written by Babyface (musician) Songs written by Daryl Simmons {{1990s-R&B-song-stub