Fool Again

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"Fool Again"
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Single by Westlife
from the album Westlife
B-side"Tunnel of Love"
Released27 March 2000 (2000-03-27)[1]
StudioCheiron (Stockholm, Sweden)
Length3:53
LabelRCA, BMG
SongwritersJörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger
ProducersPer Magnusson, David Kreuger
Westlife singles chronology
"I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun"
(1999) 		"Fool Again"
(2000) 		"Against All Odds"
(2000)
Music video
"Fool Again" on YouTube

"Fool Again" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 27 March 2000 as the fifth and last single from their self-titled debut album (1999). The song debuted and peaked at number two in the band's native Ireland, making it the first Westlife song not to top the Irish chart. It became the band's fifth consecutive UK number-one single and spent 12 weeks on charts. In the UK, it is the band's 14th-best-selling single in paid-for sales as well as their 13th-best-selling single in combined sales as of January 2019.[2]

Composition

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"Fool Again" was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in E major, with Filan and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of B3 to A♯5.[3]

Music video

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The music video for Fool Again was filmed in Mexico City,[4] primarily at the Plaza de la Constitución (Zócalo) and the Palacio Nacional, with additional scenes at the Torres de Satélite.

Track listings

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UK CD single[5]

  1. "Fool Again" (2000 remix)
  2. "Tunnel of Love"
  3. "Fool Again" (enhanced section)

UK cassette single and European CD single[6][7]

  1. "Fool Again" (2000 remix)
  2. "Tunnel of Love"

Credits and personnel

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Credits are lifted from the UK CD single and Westlife liner notes.[5][8]

Studios

  • Recorded and mixed at Cheiron Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Strings recorded at Soundtrade Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Mastered at Cutting Room (Stockholm, Sweden)

Personnel

  • Jörgen Elofsson – writing
  • Per Magnusson – writing, keyboards, production, arrangement, programming
  • David Kreuger – writing, arrangement, programming
  • Andreas Carlsson – additional backing vocals
  • Anders von Hofsten – additional backing vocals
  • Esbjörn Öhrwall – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Mats Berntoft – acoustic and electric guitars
  • John Doe – drums
  • Gustave Lund – percussion
  • Ulf & Henrik Janson – string arrangement
  • David Kreuger – production
  • Ronny Lahti – mixing
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[31] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  20. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 20, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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  22. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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