"Fool No More" is a song by British pop music group S Club 8 released as the first single from their second album, Sundown (2003). Released on 30 June 2003, it reached number four on the UK Singles Chart and number 20 on the Irish Singles Chart.

"Fool No More"
Single by S Club 8
from the album Sundown
B-side"S Club Party", "Rush"
Released30 June 2003 (2003-06-30)[1]
Length3:28
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Ian Curnow, Georgie Dennis, Ricky Hanley, Darren Woodford
Producer(s)Jewels & Stone
S Club 8 singles chronology
"Puppy Love" / "Sleigh Ride"
(2002)
"Fool No More"
(2003)
"Sundown"
(2003)
Frankie Sandford singles chronology
"Puppy Love" / "Sleigh Ride"
(2002)
"Fool No More"
(2003)
"Sundown"
(2003)
Music video
"Fool No More" on YouTube

Composition edit

Frankie Sandford sings the song's intro, the first verse, the bridge at the end of every chorus, the fourth verse, the main bridge of the song, and backing vocals during the final chorus and the end of the song. Rochelle Wiseman sings the second and third verses, and backing vocals during the final chorus and the end of the song. Calvin Goldspink, Aaron Renfree, Stacey McClean, Daisy Evans, Hannah Richings and Jay Asforis do not have any solos in this song.

Music video edit

The video, filmed at Clarence Pier in Portsmouth, starts off with the group having a little fun on a beach, once the song begins they come to a locked up amusement park they shake the gates that keep the park closed, however the lock has the "S Club" Emblem on it, is opened and the group then open the gates and enter the park itself. During the video the group are dancing in the middle of bumper cars, shots of them roaming around the park and going on the rides themselves such as the carousel and the roller-coaster. By the end of the video the night draws in, after the group's day in the amusements ends they head their way back out of the amusement park all light up in the night as they close off the gates placing the lock back into place as the camera zooms into the "S Club" Lock.

Track listings edit

UK CD1[2]

  1. "Fool No More"
  2. "S Club Party" (S Club 8 and S Club 7 United!)
  3. "Rush"
  4. "Fool No More" (video)

UK CD2[3]

  1. "Fool No More"
  2. "Fool No More" (karaoke version)
  3. "One Step Closer"
  4. Enhanced section

UK cassette single[4]

  1. "Fool No More"
  2. "Fool No More" (Almighty mix)

Credits and personnel edit

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes.[2]

Studio

  • Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)

Personnel

  • Ian Curnow – writing
  • Georgie Dennis – writing
  • Ricky Hanley – writing
  • Darren Woodford – writing
  • Pete Davis – keyboards
  • Jewels & Stone – production
  • Tim "Spag" Speight – mixing
  • Richard Dowling – mastering

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 30 June 2003: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 28 June 2003. p. 31. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Fool No More (UK CD1 liner notes). S Club 8. Polydor Records. 2003. 980875-3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Fool No More (UK CD2 liner notes). S Club 8. Polydor Records. 2003. 980875-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Fool No More (UK cassette single sleeve). S Club 8. Polydor Records. 2003. 980875-5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 22, no. 30. 19 July 2003. p. 11. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fool No More". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  9. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 8 December 2019.