Foolish Beat

"Foolish Beat" is the fourth single from American singer Debbie Gibson. Originally recorded in the winter of 1987 for the Dream Tour, months prior to its inclusion on Gibson's album Out of the Blue, the single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 on June 25, 1988, giving Gibson the record for the youngest person to write, produce, and perform a number-one single entirely on her own, at age 17.[1]

"Foolish Beat"
Single by Debbie Gibson
from the album Out of the Blue
B-side"Foolish Beat" (instrumental)
ReleasedApril 11, 1988 (1988-04-11)
Recorded1987
GenrePop
Length4:20
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Deborah Gibson
Producer(s)Deborah Gibson
Debbie Gibson singles chronology
"Out of the Blue"
(1988)		 "Foolish Beat"
(1988)		 "Staying Together"
(1988)
Music video
Foolish Beat on YouTube

In the United Kingdom, the single reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart. The song also reached the top five in Canada and Ireland and the top 10 in the Netherlands and Switzerland. The single was released in Japan as the B-side to "Out of the Blue" on Atlantic Japan 10SW-15.

In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song as an extra track for the Deluxe Edition release of the Japan-exclusive album Ms. Vocalist.

Music video

In the video, Gibson typecasts herself as a young performer who recently broke up with her boyfriend; although she now regrets jilting him and wants to make amends, he brushes off her efforts to do so. The video ends with him debating about seeing her show having brought a bouquet of flowers for her, he drops the flowers in a trash can deciding that he didn’t want to get hurt again, then walks off into the distance.

The music video was directed by Nick Willing, who directed music videos for bands such as Eurythmics, Bob Geldof, Swing Out Sister, and others. The video took place in New York City, during Saint Patrick's Day on March 1988.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson.

7" vinyl single/cassette single
No.TitleLength
1."Foolish Beat"4:20
2."Foolish Beat" (Instrumental)4:29
12" vinyl single
No.TitleLength
1."Foolish Beat" (Extended Mix)6:46
2."Foolish Beat" (Instrumental)4:28
3."Only in My Dreams" (Dream House Mix)10:03
4."Medley: Out of the Blue/Shake Your Love/Only in My Dreams" (Debbie Gibson Mega Mix)7:13

Official versions
  • Foolish Beat [LP Version] 4:20
  • Foolish Beat [Extended Version] 6:40
  • Foolish Beat [Extended Pull Version] 9:47
  • Foolish Beat [Video Version] 4:20

Charts

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