Fools (song)

Fools is the first single from Alphaville's fourth album Prostitute, and their fourteenth single overall. It was released in July 1994.^[1] "Fools" is the last Alphaville single to chart in any country until "I Die for You Today" (2011).

"Fools"
Single by Alphaville
from the album Prostitute
A-side	"Fools"
Released	July 1994
Recorded	1989–1993
Studio	Lunapark Studios, Berlin
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	3:54
Label	WEA
Songwriter(s)	Marian Gold Bernhard Lloyd Ricky Echolette
Producer(s)	Alphaville
Alphaville singles chronology
"Big in Japan 1992 A.D." (1992) "Fools" (1994) "The Impossible Dream" (1994)

Track listings

Source:^[2]

CD Maxi Single

1. "Fools (Album Version)" - 3:54
2. "Fools (Seven Seals)" - 3:59
3. "Fools (Faithful & True)" - 4:16
4. "Fools (Twelve Inch)" - 5:45

CD Single Promo

1. "Fools (7 inch)" - 3:53
2. "Fools (12 inch)" - 5:44

CD Single Promo Digipack

1. "Fools (Seven Seals)" - 3:59
2. "Fools (Faithful & True)" - 4:16

12" Maxi Single Vinyl

1. "Fools (Twelve Inch)" - 5:12
2. "Fools" - 3:57
3. "Fools (Instrumental)" - 5:13

12" German DJ Promotional Single

1. "Fools (12 Inch Berlin)" - 6:39
2. "Fools (12 Inch London)" - 5:11
3. "Fools (Seven Seals)" - 3:58
4. "Fools (7 Inch)" - 3:52

• This is the first single from Alphaville (barring re-releases) that did not include an original B-side track
• The "7 Inch" mix is the same as the album version
• The CD Single Promo has a black colour cover with red fangs, and not a red colour cover with white fangs as the official CD Maxi Single and the CD Single Promo Digipack has.

Other releases

The "Faithful & True" and "12 Inch Berlin" remixes appeared again later on the Dreamscapes release, where the Berlin remix was re-labeled as the "Speed" remix.

Charts

Weekly charts performance for "Fools"

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen hittiälistalla)[3]	40
Germany (GfK)[4]	70

References

1. Alphaville Moonbase Discography^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. Alphaville Moonbase Discography
3. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Alphaville". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 15. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
4. "Alphaville – Fools" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 June 2022.