Fool Again

"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. To date, it has sold over 215,000 copies in UK,[2] and 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.[3]

"Fool Again"
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
Songwriter(s)Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger
Producer(s)Per 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

Composition

"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.[4]

Music video

The video for the single was filmed in Mexico City.[5]

Track listings

UK CD single[6]

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

UK cassette single and European CD single[7][8]

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

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single and Westlife liner notes.[6][9]

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

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[27] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "New Releases – For Week Starting March 27, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 25 March 2000. p. 35. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. "Westlife | Official Top 20". MTV UK. MTV Networks. Viacom. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  3. Copsey, Rob (12 January 2019). "Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. "Fool Again BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC". Musicnotes. 2 January 2012.
  5. "Westlife: Our Story". HarperCollins Publishers. p. 98. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  6. Fool Again (UK CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 2000. 74321751562.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. Fool Again (UK cassette single sleeve). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 2000. 74321751564.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. Fool Again (European CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 2000. 74321755392.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. Westlife (US CD album liner notes). Westlife. Arista Records, BMG. 2000. 07822-14642-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. "Westlife – Fool Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 16. 15 April 2000. p. 9. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. "Westlife – Fool Again" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  13. "Éxitos discográficos internacionales". El Siglo de Torreón. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  14. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (27.3– 4.5 2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 28 April 2000. p. 14. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  15. "The Tribune - Windows - Music Zone".
  16. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fool Again". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  17. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 20, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  18. "Westlife – Fool Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  19. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  20. "Westlife – Fool Again". Singles Top 100.
  21. "Westlife – Fool Again". Swiss Singles Chart.
  22. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  23. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 100". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 January 2001. p. 10. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  24. "Top 100 of 2000". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  25. "Årslista Singlar, 2000" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  26. "Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 20 January 2001. p. 25.
  27. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  28. "British single certifications – Westlife – Fool Again". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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