Fool Again

"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.

"Fool Again"
Single by Westlife
from the album Westlife
B-side"Tunnel of Love"
Released27 March 2000
RecordedCheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
GenrePop
Length3:53
LabelBMG
Songwriter(s)Jörgen Elofsson, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Producer(s)David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Westlife singles chronology
"I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun"
(1999)		 "Fool Again"
(2000)		 "Against All Odds"
(2000)
Music video
"Fool Again" on YouTube

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 100 million views as of November 2020.[5]

Tours performed at

Track listing
  1. "Fool Again" (2000 Remix) - 3:49
  2. "Tunnel of Love" - 3:09
  3. "Fool Again" (Video) - 3:49

Charts
Chart 2000 Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 38
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 9
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 80
Indian Singles Chart 3[9]
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 2
Italy (FIMI)[11] 46
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 23
Scotland (OCC)[13] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 39
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 1

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[17] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  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".
  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
  6. "Ultratop.be – Westlife – Fool Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. Billboard - Google Books. 2000-04-22. Retrieved 2014-02-01 – via Google Books.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Westlife – Fool Again". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000122/windows/music.htm
  10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fool Again". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  11. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: W". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Westlife – Fool Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Westlife – Fool Again". Singles Top 100.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Westlife – Fool Again". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  17. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  18. "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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