It has been a steady rise up the charts for Echosmith‘s “Cool Kids.” The sibling band’s hit was released in the summer of 2013, but only recently caught fire. The quartet’s Jamie Sierota says it was “definitely a slow boil,” before his sister and bandmate Sydney adds, “But it’s boiling!”
9 Percent
“Cool Kids” finally becomes a top 10 airplay hit, rising 11-10 on the Adult Top 40 chart. The dreamy, retro-sounding cut gains by 9 percent in detections in the week ending Sept.21, according to Nielsen BDS, for an average of 37 weekly plays per station.
686,000
Through Sept. 21, the song has sold 686,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It was commercially released in July 2013, but has sold 93 percent of its total since June 2014.
17 Percent
“Cool Kids” garnered 3.3 million streams in the week ending Sept. 21 (up 17 percent), according to BDS. It holds at No. 32 on Streaming Songs for a second week — its chart peak.