Fools (song)
"Fools" is a song by German synth-pop band Alphaville, released in July 1994, by WEA, as the first single from their fourth album, Prostitute. It was written by Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Ricky Echolette, and produced by the band. The single became a top-40 hit in Finland and a top-70 hit in the band's native Germany. "Fools" is also their fourteenth single overall and the last Alphaville single to chart in any country until "I Die for You Today" in 2011.
Critical reception
Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote, "Remember Alphaville? The modern-pop/dance act that is best known for the sweeping 'Forever Young' steps forward with 'Fools', a headline-conscious twirler available on WEA's German imprint. The lyrics are well-intentioned, if a tad cloying. However, the song's ear-pleasing hook and spiraling, trancetouched groove could trigger some mighty dramatic body movement..." Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted, "Life goes on after "Greatest Hits" albums, which provide the breath to redefine careers. Re-vitaminised, the German synth pop outfit reappears as a dance era answer to the Simple Minds."Track listings
Source:CD maxi single- "Fools" - 3:54
- "Fools" - 3:59
- "Fools" - 4:16
- "Fools" - 5:45CD single promo
- "Fools" - 3:53
- "Fools" - 5:44CD single promo digipack
- "Fools" - 3:59
- "Fools" - 4:1612" maxi single vinyl
- "Fools" - 5:12
- "Fools" - 3:57
- "Fools" - 5:1312" German DJ promotional single
- "Fools" - 6:39
- "Fools" - 5:11
- "Fools" - 3:58
- "Fools" - 3:52
- This is the first single from Alphaville 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.