Fool Again

"Fool Again"
"Fool Again"
Single by Westlife
from the album Westlife
B-side	"Tunnel of Love"
Released	27 March 2000
Recorded	Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Pop
Length	3:53
Label	BMG
Songwriter(s)	Jörgen Elofsson, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Producer(s)	David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Westlife singles chronology
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). It became the band's fifth consecutive UK number one single and spent 12 weeks on charts.^[1] It sold over 215,000 copies in UK so far.^[2] The song debuted and peaked at number two in the band's native Ireland, making it the first Westlife song not to reach the top of the Irish chart.

It 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]

On 12 May 2018, the song was performed on South Korean music programme Immortal Songs 2 by Lee Hyun. Band member Shane Filan was the featured 'legend' and judged the participants.

It is the band's fourteenth best selling single in paid-for sales category and thirteenth best selling single combined sales category in the United Kingdom as of January 2019.^[4]

Music video

The video for the single was filmed in Mexico City, Mexico, most notably in locations such as Zócalo and Ciudad Satélite.

The music video on YouTube has 90 million views as of February 2020.^[5]

Tours performed at

Where Dreams Come True Tour (2001)
World of Our Own Tour (2002)
Unbreakable Tour (2003)
The Love Tour (2007)
Back Home Tour (2008)
Right Here Tour (Shane Filan) (2016)
Boyzlife Tour (Boyzlife) (2016)
The Twenty Tour (2019)

Track listing

"Fool Again" (2000 Remix) - 3:49
"Tunnel of Love" - 3:09
"Fool Again" (Video) - 3:49

Charts

Chart 2000	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6]	38
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	9
Invalid chart entered Germany2	80
Indian Singles Chart	3^[8]
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	2
Italy (FIMI)^[10]	46
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	23
Scotland (OCC)^[12]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	39
UK Singles (OCC)^[15]	1

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)^[16]	Gold	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[17]	Silver	200,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Westlife". theofficialcharts.com. The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
^ "Westlife | Official Top 20". MTV UK. MTV Networks. Viacom. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
^ "Fool Again BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC".
^ Copsey, Rob (January 12, 2019). "Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
^ westlifeVEVO (2009-10-03), Westlife - "Fool Again" (Official Music Video), retrieved 2018-07-28
^ "Westlife – Fool Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ Billboard - Google Books. 2000-04-22. Retrieved 2014-02-01 – via Google Books.
^ https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000122/windows/music.htm
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fool Again". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: W". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
^ "Westlife – Fool Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Westlife – Fool Again". Singles Top 100.
^ "Westlife – Fool Again". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ "British single certifications – Westlife – Fool Again". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 October 2016. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Fool Again in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

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[westlifeuk-1] "Westlife". theofficialcharts.com. The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2011-02-01.

[2] "Westlife | Official Top 20". MTV UK. MTV Networks. Viacom. Retrieved 2011-02-02.

[3] "Fool Again BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC".

[Westlife_sales-4] Copsey, Rob (January 12, 2019). "Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 12, 2019.

[5] westlifeVEVO (2009-10-03), Westlife - "Fool Again" (Official Music Video), retrieved 2018-07-28

[sc_Flanders_Westlife-6] "Westlife – Fool Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[7] Billboard - Google Books. 2000-04-22. Retrieved 2014-02-01 – via Google Books.

[8] ttps://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000122/windows/music.htm

[sc_Ireland2_-9] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fool Again". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[10] "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: W". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

[sc_Dutch100_Westlife-11] "Westlife – Fool Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Scotland_-12] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Sweden_Westlife-13] "Westlife – Fool Again". Singles Top 100.

[sc_Switzerland_Westlife-14] "Westlife – Fool Again". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_UK_-15] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[SwedensingleCertRef-16] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[United_KingdomWestlifeFool_AgainsingleCertRef-17] "British single certifications – Westlife – Fool Again". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 October 2016. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Fool Again in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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v t e Westlife songs
Discography Songs recorded
Westlife	"Swear It Again" "If I Let You Go" "Flying Without Wings" "I Have a Dream"/"Seasons in the Sun" "Fool Again" "More Than Words" "Miss You" "Forever"
Coast to Coast	"Against All Odds" "My Love" "What Makes a Man" "I Lay My Love on You" "Uptown Girl" "When You're Looking Like That" "No Place That Far" "My Girl" "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" "I'll Be There"
World of Our Own	"Queen of My Heart" "World of Our Own" "Bop Bop Baby" "Evergreen" "Angel"
Unbreakable	"Unbreakable" "Tonight "Miss You Nights"
Turnaround	"Hey Whatever" "Mandy" "Obvious" "To Be with You" "Lost in You"
...Allow Us to Be Frank	"Ain't That a Kick in the Head" "Smile" "Fly Me to the Moon" "The Way You Look Tonight" "Let There Be Love" "Come Fly with Me" "Mack the Knife" "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" "Summer Wind" "Clementine" "When I Fall in Love" "Moon River" "That's Life"
Face to Face	"You Raise Me Up" "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" "Amazing" "Desperado" "In This Life"
The Love Album	"The Rose" "Total Eclipse of the Heart" "All Out of Love" "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" "Butterfly Kisses" "Easy" "You Light Up My Life" "You Are So Beautiful" "The Dance" "All or Nothing" "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" "If" "Solitaire"
Back Home	"Home" "Us Against the World" "Something Right" "I'm Already There" "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" "Have You Ever"
Where We Are	"What About Now"
Gravity	"Safe" "The Reason" "Please Stay"
Greatest Hits	"Lighthouse" "Beautiful World"
Spectrum	"Hello My Love" "Better Man" "Dynamite"
Other songs	"Everybody Hurts" "Beautiful in White" "If I Had Words" "Daytime Friends, Nighttime Lovers" "Grease Lightning" "Beyond the Sea" "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" "White Christmas" "Never Can Say Goodbye"
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