Fools (Alphaville song)

"Fools"
Single by Alphaville
from the album Prostitute
A-side	Fools
Released	July, 1994
Format	CD single
Genre	Synthpop
Length	3:54
Label	WEA
Writer(s)	Bernhard Lloyd Marian Gold Ricky Echolette
Producer(s)	Alphaville
Alphaville singles chronology
"Big in Japan 1992 A.D." (1992) "Fools" (1994) "The Impossible Dream" (1994)

Fools is the first single from Alphaville's fourth album Prostitute, and their fourteenth single overall. It was released in July 1994.

Track listings

CD Maxi Single

1. "Fools (Album Version)" - 3:54
2. "Fools (Seven Seals)" - 3:59
3. "Fools (Faithful & True)" - 4:16
4. "Fools (Twelve Inch)" - 5:45

CD Single Promo

1. "Fools (7 inch)" - 3:53
2. "Fools (12 inch)" - 5:44

CD Single Promo Digipack

1. "Fools (Seven Seals)" - 3:59
2. "Fools (Faithful & True)" - 4:16

12" Maxi Single Vinyl

1. "Fools (Twelve Inch)" - 5:12
2. "Fools" - 3:57
3. "Fools (Instrumental)" - 5:13

12" German DJ Promotional Single

1. "Fools (12 Inch Berlin)" - 6:39
2. "Fools (12 Inch London)" - 5:11
3. "Fools (Seven Seals)" - 3:58
4. "Fools (7 Inch)" - 3:52

• This is the first single from Alphaville (barring re-releases) 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.

Other releases

The "Faithful & True" and "12 Inch Berlin" remixes appeared again later on the Dreamscapes release, where the Berlin remix was re-labeled as the "Speed" remix.

Charts

Fools hit #10 in Finland and #70 in their native Germany.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics