At age 16, Malakouti emancipated herself from her parents, graduated high school two years early, and moved to Hollywood to pursue her show business dreams. Soon after arriving in Hollywood, Malakouti started an all girl punk rock band called Shut Up Stella, which signed with Epic Records in 2006. Shut Up Stella's music appeared in a variety of media between 2007–2008; "Watch Me Rain" was featured in MTV's "Sweet 16 The Movie" and "Welcome to My Party" appeared in the 2008 films "Girl Positive" and Baby Mama. On March 27, 2008 Shut Up Stella was dropped by Epic and Malakouti decided to go solo.
In 2008 Malakouti's songs "Trash Me" and "Outsider" appeared in episodes of MTV's The Hills. The songs were also independently self-released as music videos and digital downloads. In December 2008 Malakouti signed a publishing deal with EMI and spent two years in London working on dance music with Fred Falke as well as writing for UK production house Xenomania. The result of this time was a single called "Standing Up for The Lonely" which was released on British dance label Ministry of Sound. "Standing Up For The Lonely" also appeared in The Annual 2010 (2009,Ministry of Sound) and Dance Nation 2 (2009, Ministry of Sound) compilation albums.
Jessie and the Toy Boys was launched in March 2010 with the first single "Push It" being released in February 2011 which peaked at 7 on the Billboard dance chart. As well as "Push It", on the same day, "Valentine" and "We Own The Night" were also released. These songs were used by The CW Network in their general promos for the network, as well as the station's written "motto" in their station promos. In June 2011, Jessie and the Toy Boys released an EP titled, Show Me Your Tan Lines, and Malakouti made her network television debut on the Conan O'Brien Show. During this time, Jessie and the Toy Boys was one of the opening acts during Britney Spears' sixth concert tour, the Femme Fatale Tour. During this time she recorded her next single, Let's Get Naughty which was released in October 2011 and performed on Femme Fatale Tour. Malakouti was a main stage act alongside Kaskade, Rusko, Steve Aoki, and Avicii on the Identity Festival. Jessie and the Toy Boys' debut album This Is How Rumours Start was due out in early 2012 but has failed to surface. Although there was no album release, Malakouti released a few YouTube videos of unreleased songs during 2012 as well as a music video for On With My Bad Self but the song was later not released.
On May 2013 Malakouti released a music video for what was originally a Toy Boys song "White Girl Wasted" as "Jessie Malakouti." This sparked rumors that she would no longer be releasing music under the name Jessie and the Toy Boys. On September 27, 2013, Malakouti uploaded a picture via her Facebook page confirming that she had signed a new recording contract with Virgin Records.
On June 2, 2014, Malakouti released her debut single under the name "Eden xo", titled "Too Cool to Dance". An accompanying "homemade GIF video was released the same day as the song premiered on iTunes. On July 23, a lyric video to the song was released onto Eden xo's official Vevo channel and an accompanying audio video was released on August 14. Throughout August and September, Eden xo released a series of remixes of "Too Cool to Dance" on her SoundCloud page. Eden xo released the official music video for "Too Cool to Dance" on September 17, 2014 on VEVO. "Too Cool To Dance" was featured in 2014's 4th annual National Dance Day. So You Think You Can Dance producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe choreographed a special routine to the song and encouraged the public to submit their own dance videos performing the routine. "Too Cool To Dance" recieved praise from Billboard, calling it one of "Tomorrow's Hits" and it also appeared on the American version of Now That's What I Call Music 52 as one of their "Now What's Next" bonus tracks. On February 16, 2015, Eden xo debuted her next single, titled "The Weekend", on JustJared. Later that day, her official Vevo account uploaded live versions of "Too Cool to Dance" and "The Weekend", revealing that she was their next Vevo DSCVR artist. "The Weekend" was then made available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon on February 17, 2015.
Too Cool To Dance
Eden xo Lyrics
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Never wear the same outfit twice
I don't even have to try
Bitches better recognize
Won't catch me waiting in a queue
In and out, merci beaucoup
I like boys with attitude
Skinny jeans and good tattoos
It's boring in the VIP
Everybody watching me
When the DJ plays it loud
Make my way down to the crowd
When the bass kicks in
We're not too cool to dance
We're not too cool to dance
We're not too cool to dance
We don't care if no one understands
No one understands
We're not too cool to dance
Got this tan in Monaco
Got these bangs in Tokyo
Went there for a fashion show
Yogi sat me in front row
Champagne kisses bubbly
If you take me home you can cuddle me
Platinum lightening in my eyes
Got my mind on my money and my money on my mind
It's boring in the VIP
Everybody watching me
When the DJ plays it loud
Make my way down to the crowd
When the bass kicks in
We're not too cool to dance
We're not too cool to dance
We're not too cool to dance
We don't care if no one understands
No one understands
We're not too cool to dance
Too cool to dance
Too cool to dance
Too cool to dance
Too cool to dance
When the bass kicks in
We're not too cool to dance
We're not too cool to dance
We're not too cool to dance (we don't care)
We don't care if no one understands
No one understands
We're not too cool to dance
When the bass kicks in
We're not too cool to dance
We're not too cool to dance
We're not too cool to dance (we don't care)
We don't care if no one understands
No one understands
We're not too cool to dance
Come on baby, now
Let me show you how
Come on baby, now (We're not too cool to dance)
Come on baby, now
Let me show you how
Come on baby, now (We're not too cool to dance)
We're not too cool to dance
In Eden xo's song "Too Cool To Dance," the lyrics describe a person who is always looking fly and never wears the same outfit twice while boasting about their confidence and independence. This individual is not concerned with waiting in line and enjoys being with boys who have an attitude and sport skinny jeans and good tattoos. The chorus emphasizes that despite being in exclusive VIP areas, the individual is not too cool to dance and is unapologetic about it. The lyrics also mention traveling to places like Monaco and Tokyo for fashion shows and being gifted with platinum lightning in their eyes, indicating a certain level of fame and success.
The song's themes are related to self-expression, confidence, and enjoying oneself despite other people's judgments. The lyrics convey an attitude of not caring what others think about one's appearance, behavior, or lifestyle choices, highlighting the importance of individuality and self-love. The tone of the song is confident, upbeat, and celebratory, evoking a feeling of liberation and happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
You know I'm always looking fly
I always look good in whatever I wear
Never wear the same outfit twice
I never repeat clothes
I don't even have to try
I effortlessly look great
Bitches better recognize
People should notice and appreciate my style
Won't catch me waiting in a queue
I don't wait in lines
In and out, merci beaucoup
I come and go quickly
I like boys with attitude
I'm attracted to guys with a certain personality
Skinny jeans and good tattoos
I prefer guys who wear skinny jeans and have good tattoos
It's boring in the VIP
Being in VIP is boring
Everybody watching me
People are always looking at me
When the DJ plays it loud
When the music is loud
Make my way down to the crowd
I go to the crowd to dance
When the bass kicks in
When the bass becomes audible
We're not too cool to dance
We're not too cool to dance
We don't care if no one understands
We don't care if people don't understand why we're dancing
Got this tan in Monaco
I got tanned in Monaco
Got these bangs in Tokyo
I got my bangs done in Tokyo
Went there for a fashion show
I went to Tokyo for a fashion show
Yogi sat me in front row
A yoga instructor made sure I sat in the front row
Champagne kisses bubbly
Champagne feels bubbly
If you take me home you can cuddle me
If you take me home, we can cuddle
Platinum lightening in my eyes
My eyes have platinum lightening color
Got my mind on my money and my money on my mind
I'm always thinking about money
Too cool to dance
We're too cool to dance (ironically)
When the bass kicks in
When the bass becomes audible
Come on baby, now
Let's dance now
Let me show you how
Let me show you how to dance
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JESSICA MALAKOUTI, FRANSISCA HALL, RON FAIR, FRED FALKE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
DanceOn
On our holiday playlist at the office!!! #DanceOn #toocooltodance
Jessica R
can't believe already passed 3 years and she isn't that famous yet, this girl deserves so much, we need more artists like this please world open your eyes to Eden xo
Laura T
crazy!
Mônaco Oliveira
OMG!!!! Eight years already? This hit went by so fast!
Eden xo
crazy!!!
NØVA
This would be a catchy summer song if it was released in the summer.
BadAsh
It was released in June 2014
Ave LWH
It WAS My Summer song Last Summer :p her other first video released for this Same Song was a MUCH Better video i think. This vid is too cheesy like Gwen Stefani video
Kathleen Turgeon
Ave LWH When I first heard this I thought it was Gwen o.O;; lol then I found out otherwise lol so yeah cheesy copycat I agree
TheMasterOfMages
Technically it was released 4 days before summer was officially over!