I freaking hate that this version isn’t on Spotify

I feel like this song should play every time I put on sunglasses.

Man, when Drakkar Noir kicks in at the end... This is the definitive version of both songs.

this is one of those music videos where you wish you could watch it for the first time again.

"Checkmate" "Merde!" Love that part.

these guys are so underrated

3:28 the dancers do that same move in What You Know and The Less I Know the Better. That must be Canada's signature dance choreography.

This version is better than the normal studio version, the use of actual guitars instead of synths makes this soo damned good.

Love the guitar in this version. Gives the song more substance.

just revisited this song, and man. this (and the whole of bankrupt) brought me back to some damn good times. i miss 2013. still an absolute banger.

Phoenix blows my mind literally every time.

This is why I love Indie music cause of songs like this 👍

phoenix needs to come back asap update in 2019, they need to come back again!!

2019? My old days made me come here againn

This has me in SHAMBLES. I’m making a huge playlist of songs I listened to in high school and of course this emerged. A forever banger! My heart is aching with nostalgia🥲 I hope whoever comes across this version has a stellar day!🌟

2:59 i wish they had that part in the album version...

I still can't believe Phoenix filmed this music video LIVE!!!!!! They just became even more AWESOME!!!!!

i remember i used to be in love with this song and video, i can't believe i forgot about it, it is so good

3:20 best part ever

That one guitarist is the most French looking guy in the world

2023 & I still get chill bumps like I did the very first time I heard it.😌 #Timeless🤙🏽

it's so indie it's even 4:3

Honestly, if they'd have put this version of the song on Spotify for as long as the album versions, by now it would have been a permanent top 5 song for them with hundreds of millions of plays. This is definitely the best version of both Trying to be Cool and Drakkar Noir and I wish it was on Spotify, lol.

Canada is the best music video director of our generation.

French Synth Pop at it's very best! You've got to love Phoenix, they don't even have to try to be cool

Why is it shit indie songs have 100 mil and this only has 7 ? This is brilliant.. Its like i feel cool listening to I imagine life and the future just this is great guys!

The scariest thing about this song is that I’m worried that someday I won’t be able to hear it again. Say in like 50 years. I love Phoenix forever

Phoenix is one of the best groups I know. Unluckily, I used to listen to them a lot during a really low age of my life, that's why their music brings me bad memories sometimes. I hope this doesn't last too much anymore, cause it'd be a pity if I can´t enjoy listening to them anymore

When I first saw this video, there was something that caught my attention. It was the artistic quality. This is a French band from Versailles. French pop has some of the coolest videos. C'e magnifique.

I’ll never forget when my older brother introduced me to Phoenix back when I was 12, now I’m 32 and still love them! Such an amazing band! I’m trying to get tickets to one of their upcoming concerts for my brothers birthday! 🤞

i love the way they all stand

Phoenix is a cool band

the ending of this song is so beatiful

That Phoenix vibe will always be unique to me, positive, just like Smallpools, but with the awesome guitar riffs. Glad I found indie in the first place!

10 years ago, incredible

2:15 he says 'èchec et mat' to the kid - 'check mate' in French if anyone was wondering

Never let this song die!!!!

THIS SONG IS GREAT

I remember watching this ten years ago on my 16th birthday in a pizzeria in Ugljan, Ugljan in Croatia and thinking it was the coolest thing I ever saw

This is one of those songs that you just know you're going to love by listening to the first 10 seconds of it.

this song is so good

like the guitar in this

the look on guitarist face at the beginning is priceless

one of the best videos ever

This song is the one for the drummer rest in an album where almolst every song has to take the drumming skills to the limit.

Phoenix is so underrated!

came back for this Masterpiece Song from Phoenix. ❤️

This is one of Phoenix's songs I didn't like as much at first but it grew on me because I liked the video. It's so much more satisfying than the instant gratification we get so much from a lot of pop.

This is a FANTASTIC SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love this one. So fun. I stopped trying around 30 😂

Hiii it’s 2021 Lol! I can’t believe I just REFOUND THIS SONG! I’m 23 now, going on 24 in December 😭 I was just going through my Snapchat and heard the song on a video I had,,,,, I’m dying bc I totally forgot about this, I’m so happy rn,

It felt like it was yesterday that this came out and I just graduated high school man can’t believe it’s been 10 years and still a banger

This is the definitive version of TTBC,. The distorted guitars give it that extra punch, it's perfect We need a clean audio version of this, D'Arcy's bike kinda breaks the mood

I just heard this band for the first time on PBS and instantly liked their sound, which is very 80's

Best song in Bankrupt.

I'm still waiting for this version to be available on Apple Music. I'm not sure what's more underrated the song or the music video.

I can't describe how much I love this song. Perfection.

My God where is their new album its been years!

Wow, such coolnesssssssss

Love indie music

I can't get enough of Phoenix! They are so goooood!

They're all GORGEOUS

we ready to talk about the opening tone of the tele or no?

this is perhaps the most underrated album and band of all time

if u watch the countdowns in the back the scene changes everytime it counts down

Finally saw them live on Monday. They are definitely mind fellators. My mind was officially blown seeing them. 💥

I love the way they can burst into a random trippy bridge and find their way back to the catchy verse and chrous

pure camera skill

"This song's kinda catchy, what's it called" "Oh, uh... It's just Phoenix Trying To Be Cool." "Yea but what's it called..."

City and desert coexist Depending on the things you're wearing Wildlife binoculars Tell me that you want me Tell me that you want me They teach you suffer to resist Too much intention, Presbyterian Mint julep testosterone Tell me that you want me Tell me that you want me Cool I'm just trying to be cool It's all because of you Some fanatic attitude We're both on Open for business says it all you can't go wrong Is innocence too immature where you're from? Tell me that you want me Tell me that you want it all Two dozen pink and white ranunculus Why? What are the problems to solve? To part time holy bachelors Tell them that you want me Tell them that you want me Cool I'm just trying to be cool It's all because of you Some fanatic attitude We're both on Open for business says it all you can't go wrong Compliments sound too cynical where you're from Tell me that you want me Tell me what they want is Gruesome, I don't care where you're from Nothing's that personal There is no physical evidence of cannibal boyfriend Tell me that you want me Tell me that you want it all Why don't you tell me that you want me? Tell me that you want it all

I still don't understand how this song didn't get popular on the radio....

'If I ever feel better' is also an awesome song.

How long that microphone cable ?

This is the most entertaining video I have ever seen

This was a song that led me to my best friend. We were both in uni and we're waiting for our professor and we happened to start chatting and I introduced her this song. Over the next few classes we just started chatting about Phoenix's discography. We're almost 30 now but I always kind of remember the chaotic time we had in college when I revisit this album.

I can’t believe I just watched this video on June 6 of 2024 randomly without knowing it was filmed this same day on 2013 OMG can’t believe how much time it’s been, this is one of my favorite songs takes me back to the good old days

love this band

LA TOCARON AYER Y CASI LLORO :')) de mis canciones favoritas 💝💝💝💝

This song came out years after I graduated college, bu this band and their songs(even the newer ones) have a way of taking me back to high school and college.

Band of the Year.

Really good music video and a great song!

they must have had the best time filming this. too awesome!

The guitar sounds rad

Guckt es euch an. Das ist das bester Lied das es im Universum gibt.

Great band. Love their songs.

I went out and bought a pair of sunglasses when i heard this song.

This song is basically perfect.

The Art of the Phoenix.

Escucho esta canción después de tantos años ..... So good

The whole video is like a perfect human chain reaction machine, apart from when Mars enters the warehouse at the start, tries to throw his coat onto a peg (trying to be cool), and misses.... oh, the irony :P

You are my super heroes!!!

This song is crazyyy good

They finished Trying to be Cool with Drakkar Noir ?

This band is so fucking stylish. Those skinny jeans and button-downs ❤

I met Phoenix for this song and I just fell in love with them. Such a great band

Can listen to this song over & over

And this is why I fucking love phoenix they are such a great band I love every single song from them. Fuck all that coco, u guessed it crap this is real music 👌

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