Cool Change Cover

Original by Little River Band (1979)

"Cool Change" is a hit song by Australian rock group Little River Band written by lead singer Glenn Shorrock. It was the second single from their sixth album, First Under the Wire. Released in August 1979, "Cool Change" did not reach the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart top 50. It was released in the United States in 1979 on the Capitol Records label and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 19 January 1980.

In May 2001 "Cool Change" was selected by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time. The song also awarded a special citation of achievement by BMI for over two million radio broadcasts in the United States.

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Cool Change" was ranked number 89.