The band began as a project between Ulf and Jo in Oslo, Norway in the winter of 2000-01. Starting out as an instrumental and sampled vocal project, they were signed for a track on a compilation by Beatservice Records in Winter 2001. On hearing the finished track, label manager Vidar Hanssen signed the unnamed band for a full album.
During early Summer 2001, Ulf and Jo recorded most of the album and Anja improvised the vocals. After their vocals, Jo layered the guitars, but it would be a year before the album would be completed and released.
In Spring 2002, the band was known as Flunk and they released their first single, a cover of New Order's Blue Monday in April. The track was well received in the UK and was included on numerous compilations in North America and Europe. Later in April, their debut album For Sleepyheads Only was released which garnered great reviews in Norway. With the success of their album, BBC invited them to do a recording session for the Radio 1 show The Blue Room in London. Shortly after Notting Hill Art's Club would become the location to their live debut. In the United States, they became signed to Guidance Recordings.
By Summer 2002, raving reviews were being returned by British electronica magazines and in July they played Norway's finest rock festival. In October For Sleepyheads Only was released in the US through Guidance Recordings. By November they played the London Jazz Festival.
Throughout 2003 their debut, For Sleepyheads Only was still being echoed across the globe in staggered releases with special editions released to Russia and Greece. Beatservice Records then went on to release Treat Me Like You Do (For Sleepyheads Only Remixed) in June. While their debut continued to make it's way around, the band wasted no time and began work on their second album for the majority of the year, which was recorded in Paris in October.
Their sophomore album, Morning Star was finished in March 2004 and saw a Norwegian release in May while the rest of the world received it in June. In 2005, Play America was released on Beatservice Records which included bonus tracks from the US version of Morning Star along with remixes.
A third effort, Personal Stereo was released in 2007, with the accompanying remix album Democracy following soon after.
Your Koolest Smile
Flunk Lyrics
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Brings me into koolest moods
Your koolest smile
I don¹t know what to say
You¹re tricking me
Into something crazy
I can see
I don¹t want your sympathy
Or your games
They make me feel so insane
Your koolest smile
Brings me into koolest moods
I don¹t want your sympathy
Or your games
I don¹t want your sympathy
Or your games
Your koolest smile
Brings me into koolest moods
I don¹t know what to say
You¹re tricking me
Into something crazy
I can see
I don¹t want your sympathy
Or your games
They make me feel so
So insane
I don¹t want your sympathy
Or your games
I don¹t want your sympathy
Or your games
They make me feel insane
The song "Your Koolest Smile" by Flunk is a poetic expression of the emotions that arise when one encounters a mesmerizing smile from someone they find attractive. The lyrics suggest that the smile brings a sense of coolness or calmness to the atmosphere, and this feeling is so strong that it alters the mood of the singer. However, at the same time, the lyrics suggest that the person with the smile is playing games and tricking the singer into something crazy. There is a sense of unease mixed with the longing in the singer's words, conveying the complexity of emotions caused by the smile.
The singer seems conflicted about the attention they are receiving from the person behind the smile. On one hand, they don't want the sympathy or the games, suggesting that they don't want to be brought into a situation where they are manipulated or pitied. On the other hand, the smile casts such a powerful spell that it seems to be all-consuming. The lyrics suggest that the singer feels insane as a result of the person's games, adding to the sense of instability and insecurity they feel.
Overall, "Your Koolest Smile" paints a picture of an alluring yet dangerous situation, where the power of a smile can bring both euphoria and turmoil.
Line by Line Meaning
Your koolest smile
When you smile as if everything is cool and calm, it puts me in a mood that is equally cool and calm.
Brings me into koolest moods
Your smile has a contagious effect on me, making me feel just as cool and happy as you appear to be.
I don¹t know what to say
Your smile has left me speechless and unsure of how to react.
You¹re tricking me
I feel as though you're playing a game with me, and I can't quite figure out what's going on.
Into something crazy
Your smile is making me feel like I'm losing my mind or doing something illogical.
I can see
I'm aware that something strange is happening, but I'm still trying to figure out exactly what it is.
I don¹t want your sympathy
I don't want you to feel sorry for me or treat me in a condescending manner.
Or your games
I don't want you to manipulate or play mind games with me.
They make me feel so insane
Your behavior is making me feel crazy or irrational.
So insane
Your behavior is making me feel extremely unsettled or out of control.
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