Fool (Mansun song) - Composition

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"Fool" is a song by the English alternative rock band Mansun. The song was written by band-leader Paul Draper. It was recorded and produced by Hugh Padgham with co-producer Michael Hunter during sessions for the group's third studio album. The song was released as the third and final single in early 2001 from the group's third album, Little Kix. The single disappointed commercially reaching the low peak of #28 on the UK Singles Chart during the typically quiet post-Christmas singles market.[1]

"Fool (Fourteen EP)"

Single by Mansun

from the album Little Kix

Released

29 January 2001

Recorded

2000, Astoria on the River Thames

Genre

alternative rock, symphonic rock

Length

4:17
3:35 (Edit)

Label

Parlophone

Songwriter(s)

Paul Draper

Producer(s)

Hugh Padgham, Mike Hunter (Co-producer)

Mansun singles chronology

"Electric Man"
(2000)

"Fool (Fourteen EP)"
(2001)

"Slipping Away"
(2004)

The music video for "Fool" was directed by Phil Harder.

Paul Draper was particularly dismissive of the track calling it his 'least favourite Mansun track'. Writing in the liner-notes to Legacy: The Best of Mansun, he describes "Fool" as an ironic song inspired by a book on songwriting by Jimmy Webb. The song played a part in further straining relations between Draper and the label: 'Bowie intro, comical chorus lyrics and guess what? The label (Parlophone) wanted it as a fucking single! I couldn't believe it.'

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Draper; except where indicated.

UK CD one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fool (Edit)"	3:35
2.	"I've Seen The Top Of The Mountain"	5:06
3.	"Promises"	5:28

UK CD two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fool"		4:17
2.	"Fade In Time"		4:40
3.	"Black Infinite Space"	Paul Draper, Dominic Chad	4:43

UK Cassette
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fool (Edit)"	3:35
2.	"I've Seen The Top Of The Mountain"	5:06

Personnel

Mansun

Paul Draper – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Dominic Chad – electric guitar, backing vocals, piano
Stove King – bass
Andie Rathbone – drums, percussion

Production

Hugh Padgham – producer ("Fool")
Mike Hunter – producer (all tracks except "Fool"), engineering (all tracks except "Fool"), mixing (all tracks except "Fool"), co-producer ("Fool")
Mark 'Spike' Stent – mixing ("Fool")
Anton Corbijn – band photograph
Alex Hutchinson (at Free Barrabas!) - design

Chart positions

Chart (2001)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[2]	28
Scottish Singles Chart[3]	34

References

Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 348. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
"UK Chartlog". zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
"Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2001-02-04. Retrieved 2016-09-19.

v t e Mansun
Paul Draper Dominic Chad Stove King Andie Rathbone Carlton Hibbert Mark Swinnerton Julian Fenton
Studio albums	Attack of the Grey Lantern Six Little Kix Kleptomania
Compilations	Legacy: The Best Of
Singles	"Take It Easy Chicken" "Skin Up Pin Up / Flourella" "Egg Shaped Fred" "Stripper Vicar" "Wide Open Space" "She Makes My Nose Bleed" "Taxloss" "Closed for Business" "Legacy" "Being a Girl" "Negative" "Six" "I Can Only Disappoint U" "Electric Man" "Fool" "Slipping Away"
Related articles	Discography

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