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"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. In the UK, 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.[2]
Composition
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"Fool Again" was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in E major , with Filan and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of B 3 to A ♯ 5 [3]
Music video
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The video for the single was filmed in Mexico City .[4]
Track listings
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UK CD single [5]
"Fool Again" (2000 remix)
"Tunnel of Love"
"Fool Again" (enhanced section)
UK cassette single and European CD single [6] [7]
"Fool Again" (2000 remix)
"Tunnel of Love"
Credits and personnel
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Credits are lifted from the UK CD single and Westlife [5] [8]
Studios
Recorded and mixed at Cheiron Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Strings recorded at Soundtrade Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Mastered at Cutting Room (Stockholm, Sweden)
Personnel
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
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
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References
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^ "Fool Again BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC" . Musicnotes . 2 January 2012.
^ "Westlife: Our Story" . HarperCollins Publishers. p. 98. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2011 .
^ a b 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 )
^ 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 )
^ 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 )
^ Westlife Arista Records , BMG. 2000. 07822-14642-2.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )
^ "Westlife – Fool Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 .
^ "HR Top 20 Lista" . Croatian Radiotelevision . Archived from the original on 10 May 2000. Retrieved 14 February 2024 .
^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF) . Music & Media 9 . Retrieved 2 August 2021 .
^ "Westlife – Fool Again" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 3 March 2020.
^ "Éxitos discográficos internacionales" . El Siglo de Torreón . 18 September 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2023 .
^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (27.3– 4.5 2000)" . Dagblaðið Vísir 14 . Retrieved 6 February 2021 .
^ "The Tribune - Windows - Music Zone" .
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fool Again" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 20, 2000 " (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "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 .
^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 100" . Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 January 2001. p. 10 . Retrieved 6 February 2021 .
^ "Top 100 of 2000" . Raidió Teilifís Éireann . Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022 .
^ "Årslista Singlar, 2000" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 6 February 2021 .
^ "Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100". Music Week . 20 January 2001. p. 25.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden . Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2019 .
^ "British single certifications – Westlife – Fool Again" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 1 April 2021 .
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