"Real Cool World" is a song from the soundtrack of the film Cool World

Cool World

Cool World is a 1992 American live-action/animated film directed by Ralph Bakshi, and starring Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, and Brad Pitt. It tells the story of a cartoonist who finds himself in the animated world he created, and is seduced by one of his characters, a comic strip vamp who wants to...

, performed by David Bowie

David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...

. Released in August 1992

1992 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s....

, it represented his first new solo material since Tin Machine

Tin Machine

Tin Machine was a hard rock band formed in 1988, famous for being fronted by singer David Bowie. The group recorded two studio albums before dissolving in 1992, when Bowie returned to his solo career...

 dissolved.

The track marked a reunion with Let's Dance producer Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers

Nile Gregory Rodgers is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist.-Biography:...

, with whom Bowie began working in the summer of 1992. The bulk of the tracks resulting from their collaboration were released on Bowie’s 1993

1993 in music

This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....

 album Black Tie White Noise

Black Tie White Noise

Black Tie White Noise is an album by David Bowie. Released in 1993, it was his first solo release in the 1990s after spending time with his hard rock band Tin Machine, retiring his old hits on his Sound+Vision Tour, and marrying supermodel Iman Abdulmajid. This album featured his old guitarist from...

. ("Real Cool World" was included as a bonus track on some reissue

Reissue

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s of Black Tie White Noise).

"Real Cool World" was issued in a variety of mixes, and paired with a video of clips from Cool World

Cool World

Cool World is a 1992 American live-action/animated film directed by Ralph Bakshi, and starring Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, and Brad Pitt. It tells the story of a cartoonist who finds himself in the animated world he created, and is seduced by one of his characters, a comic strip vamp who wants to...

, but was overall a rather low-key release, resulting in a UK chart showing of #53.

In March 2010, an a digital download version of the single was announced for release in June 2010.

12": Warner Bros. / W0127 (UK)

1. "Real Cool World (Edit)" – 4:15
2. "Real Cool World (Instrumental)" – 4:29

12": Warner Bros. / W0127T (UK)

1. "Real Cool World (12” Club Mix)" – 5:28
2. "Real Cool World (Cool Dub Thing #2)" – 6:54
3. "Real Cool World (Cool Dub Thing #1)" – 7:28
4. "Real Cool World (Cool Dub Overture)" – 9:10

12": Warner Bros. / W0127CD (UK)

1. "Real Cool World (Album Edit)" – 4:15
2. "Real Cool World (Radio Remix)" – 4:23
3. "Real Cool World (Cool Dub Thing #1)" – 7:28
4. "Real Cool World (12” Club Mix)" - 5:28
5. "Real Cool World (Cool Dub Overture)" – 9:10
6. "Real Cool World (Cool Dub Thing #2)" – 6:54

Digital Download: EMI

1. "Real Cool World (Album Edit") - 4:16
2. "Real Cool World (Radio Remix)" - 4:24
3. "Real Cool World (Cool Dub Thing 1)" - 7:29
4. "Real Cool World (12" Club Mix)" - 5:30
5. "Real Cool World (Cool Dub Overture)" - 9:12
6. "Real Cool World (Cool Dub Thing 2)" - 6:56

Production credits

• Producers:
  • Nile Rodgers
    Nile Rodgers
    Nile Gregory Rodgers is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist.-Biography:...
    
    

• Musicians:
  • David Bowie
    David Bowie
    David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
    
    : Vocals