"Ils sont cools" is a song by French rapper Orelsan featuring fellow French rapper and Casseurs Flowters member Gringe and produced by Spanish producer-DJ duo Cookin' Soul. It was released on 22 June 2012 as the sixth and final single from Orelsan's second studio album Le chant des sirènes. It entered the French Singles Chart at number 143 on 23 June 2012, and has since peaked at number 66.

The music video for "Ils sont cools" was released on 22 June 2012 on YouTube as part of the single's release. It was directed by David Tomaszewski.

The video takes inspiration from the manga universe. Orelsan, being passionate about Japanese culture, drew inspiration from the manga series Knights of the Zodiac for the special effects and the costumes. The two rappers took the place of the knights Pegasus Seiya (Orelsan) and Dragon Shiryū (Gringe).

For the scenery, Tomaszewski chose to spend two days at Nîmes at the arena, the Temple of Diane and the Maison Carrée, and one morning at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in Camargue for the ocean scenes. Orelsan and Gringe had to change some of the song's lyrics to fit well with the video.

“Finally, I went to Athens without Orelsan and Gringe to take the shots of the Acropolis, the Parthenon and the exterior shots of the streets for two days [...] I really felt like filming in an exotic city and mixing ancient and urban sites.”

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