Fools gold
Fools gold | |
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Studio album by The Stone Roses | |
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November 1989 |
Label (s) | Silvertone |
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Fools Gold is a song by the English musical group The Stone Roses . It is considered the most famous song of the group and one of the most important songs of the Madchester movement. Fools Gold was written by John Squire and Ian Brown .
Originally the song was intended as the B-side of What The World Is Waiting For , but the single was released as a double A-side due to the very positive reactions to Fools Gold.
Compared to the Stone Roses' previous melodious , guitar-heavy songs, Fools Gold was more dance- inspired and fitted well into the burgeoning Madchester genre.
Fools Gold became the Stone Roses' first top ten hit in the UK Top 40 in 1989 . The song later reached the UK Top 40 several times. Fools Gold was not released on any official Stone Roses studio album. The song can be found on the US version of The Stone Roses (album) as well as the compilations Turns into Stone , The Complete Stone Roses and The Very Best of The Stone Roses .
The meaning of the song
Fools Gold is the English name for fool's gold . According to an interview in the British magazine Melody Maker , the song is about greed .
Chart placements
year | Hit parade | position | |
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1989 | What The World Is Waiting For / Fools Gold | UK top 40 | No. 8th |
1990 | What The World Is Waiting For / Fools Gold | UK top 40 | No. 22nd |
1995 | Fools Gold '95 | UK top 40 | No. 25th |
1999 | Fools Gold (1999 remix) | UK top 40 | No. 25th |
Publications
1989
7 ": [Silvertone ORE 13]
- "Fools Gold 4.15" (4:15)
- "What the World Is Waiting For" (3:55)
12 ": [Silvertone ORE T 13]
- "Fools Gold 9.53" (9:53)
- "What the World Is Waiting For" (3:55)
CD: [Silvertone ORE CD 13]
- "Fools Gold 9.53" (9:53)
- "What the World Is Waiting For" (3:55)
- "Fools Gold 4.15" (4:15)
CD: [Silvertone ORE CD Z 13]
- "Fools Gold" (The Top Won Mix!) (10:03)
- "Fools Gold" (The Bottom Won Mix!) (7:00)
Re-released in 1990
12 "( gold vinyl): [Silvertone 1315-1-JD]
- "Fools Gold 9.53" (9:53)
- "What the World Is Waiting For" (3:55)
- "Fools Gold" (4:15)
Re-released in 1995
12 ": [Silvertone ORE T 71]
- "Fools Gold 9.53" (9:53)
- "Fools Gold (The Tall Paul Remix)" (7:21)
- "Fools Gold (Cricklewood Ballroom Mix)" (4:16)
CD: [Silvertone ORE CD 71]
- "Fools Gold 4.15" (4:15)
- "Fools Gold 9.53" (9:53)
- "Fools Gold (The Tall Paul Remix)" (7:21)
- "Fools Gold (Cricklewood Ballroom Mix)" (4:16)
CS: [Silverton ORE C 71]
- "Fools Gold 4.15" (4:15)
- "Fools Gold (The Tall Paul Remix)" (7:21)
Republished in 1999
12 ": [Jive Electro 0523092]
- "Fools Gold (Grooverider's Mix)" (6:36)
- "She Bangs the Drums (Kiss My Ass Mix)" (4:02)
- "Fools Gold (Rabbit In the Moon's Message To The Majors)" (8:24)
CD: [Jive Electro 0523092]
- "Fools Gold (Grooverider's Mix - Edit)" (4:30)
- "Fools Gold (Rabbit In the Moon's Message To the Majors)" (8:24)
- "She Bangs the Drums (Kiss My Ass Mix)" (4:02)