"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" | ||||
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Single by Westlife | ||||
from the album Westlife | ||||
B-side | "Tunnel of Love" | |||
Released | 27 March 2000 (2000-03-27)[1] | |||
Studio | Cheiron (Stockholm, Sweden) | |||
Length | 3:53 | |||
Label | RCA, BMG | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger | |||
Producer(s) | Per Magnusson, David Kreuger | |||
Westlife singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Fool Again" on YouTube | ||||
"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]
The video for the single was filmed in Mexico City.[5]
UK CD single[6]
UK cassette single and European CD single[7][8]
Credits are lifted from the UK CD single and Westlife liner notes.[6][9]
Studios
Personnel
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Sweden (GLF)[26] | Gold | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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Westlife songs | |
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Westlife | |
Coast to Coast | |
World of Our Own | |
Unbreakable | |
Turnaround |
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...Allow Us to Be Frank |
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Face to Face | |
The Love Album | |
Back Home |
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Where We Are | |
Gravity |
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Greatest Hits | |
Spectrum |
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Wild Dreams | "Starlight" |
Other songs | |
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