Cola (CamelPhat and Elderbrook song)

"Cola"
Single by CamelPhat and Elderbrook
from the album Dark Matter
Released17 June 2017
Recorded2017
Genre
Length
  • 3:44 (radio edit)
  • 4:03 (album edit)
  • 6:56 (club mix)
LabelDefected
Songwriter(s)
  • Dave Whelan
  • Mike Di Scala
  • Alexander Kotz
Producer(s)CamelPhat
CamelPhat singles chronology
"NYP2"
(2017) 		"Cola"
(2017) 		"Bugged Out"
(2018)
Elderbrook singles chronology
"Difficult to Love"
(2017) 		"Cola"
(2017) 		"Woman"
(2017)
Music video
"Cola" on YouTube

"Cola" is a song by CamelPhat and Elderbrook, released as a single on 17 June 2017 by Defected Records. It was recorded, co-written, and produced by the British electronic house duo CamelPhat featuring vocals from Alexander "Elderbrook" Kotz, who was also a co-writer of the track.

It reached number one on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart in November 2017, giving the collaboration their first American chart topper.[3] The single was nominated for a Best Dance Recording at the 2018 Grammy Awards.[4][5]

Composition

Cola is a 122 beat-per-minute dance song with influence from Chicago house music.[6] The chorus lyrics, which include the line "She sips a Coca-Cola // She can't tell the difference yet" have been interpreted by some critics as a reference to using date rape drugs to spike a woman's drink.[6] Kotz told the Los Angeles Times that the lyrics were composed with a woman who is too intoxicated to get into a club in mind; a bouncer "kindly gets her a bottle of Coca-Cola to sober her up, but she thinks it’s Rum & Coke."[6]

Track listing

Digital download and stream[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Cola"3:44
2."Cola" (club mix)6:56
Digital download (Beatport)[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Cola" (original mix)6:56
Digital download and stream - Franky Rizardo remix[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Cola" (Franky Rizardo remix)8:24
Digital download and stream - Mousse T.'s Glitterbox mix[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Cola" (Mousse T.'s Glitterbox mix)6:36
Digital download and stream - Chilled Mixes[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Cola" (Elderbrook Chilled mix)2:52
2."Cola" (Simon Mills Full Sugar mix)4:23
3."Cola" (Kenneth Bager remix)6:46
Digital download and stream - Robin Schulz extended remix[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Cola" (Robin Schulz extended remix)5:13
Digital download and stream - Robin Schulz remix[13]
No.TitleLength
1."Cola" (Robin Schulz remix)3:15
12-inch vinyl[14]
No.TitleLength
1."Cola"6:56
2."Cola" (Dario D'Attis remix)7:02
3."Cola" (Franky Rizardo remix)8:24
4."Cola" (Mousse T.'s Glitterbox mix)6:36
Digital download and stream - The Unreleased Mixes[15]
No.TitleLength
1."Cola" (Low Steppa remix)5:47
2."Cola" (Dario D'Attis remix)7:02
3."Cola" (MoBlack remix)6:33
Digital download and stream - Zhu remix[16]
No.TitleLength
1."Cola" (Zhu remix)5:26

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[39] 4× Platinum 280,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[40] Gold 15,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[41] Gold 10,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[42] Platinum 80,000‡
France (SNEP)[43] Gold 100,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[44] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[45] Platinum 70,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[46] Gold 20,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[47] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[48] Gold 5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[49] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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