Lovefool

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“Lovefool”
“Lovefool” cover
Single by The Cardigans
from the album First Band on the Moon
Released 1996
Genre Pop
Length 3:21
Label Stockholm
Writer(s) Peter Svensson
Nina Persson
Producer Tore Johansson
Re-issue cover
Re-issue cover

"Lovefool" is a pop song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' third studio album First Band on the Moon (1996). The song was featured in the film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. It was released as the album's lead single in 1996. The single was certified gold in Australia.[1] "Lovefool" has also been covered by The Hush Sound, and they have played the song at several of their shows. More recently the song has been covered by New Found Glory in their album "From The Screen To Your Stereo Part II."

The song became the band's first real hit single, topping the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and making appearances on six other Billboard charts. In 1997, the song found international success, peaking at #2 on the UK singles chart and finding moderate success on most European charts.

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[edit] Music and structure

"Lovefool" is a pop song composed in the key of A minor. It is written in common time and moves at 112 beats per minute. The song uses a i-iv-VII-III chord progression.[2]

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Single

  1. "Lovefool"
  2. "Nasty Sunny Beam"
  3. "Iron Man" (first try)

[edit] Re-issue 1

  1. "Lovefool" (radio edit)
  2. "Lovefool" (Tee's club radio)
  3. "Lovefool" (Tee's frozen sun mix)
  4. "Lovefool" (Puck version)

[edit] Re-issue 2

  1. "Lovefool" (radio edit)
  2. "Sick & Tired" (live)
  3. "Carnival" (live)
  4. "Rise & Shine" (live)

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Finnish Singles Chart 5
Swedish Singles Chart 15
UK Singles Chart 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 2
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 1
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 2
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 9
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 11
Austrian Singles Chart 7
French Singles Chart 31
New Zealand Singles Chart 1 (2 Weeks)
Swiss Singles Chart 10
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Adult Recurrents 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 5
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 18
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 23
United World Chart[3] 5


Preceded by
"Discothèque" by U2		 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart number-one single
February 23, 1997 - March 9, 1997		 Succeeded by
"Break My Stride" by Unique II

[edit] Cover Versions

[edit] Uses in other media

The song has been used in a season three episode of the American version of The Office, a season one episode of Nip Tuck, as well as Cruel Intentions and the 2007 British Comedy film, Hot Fuzz. In 1997, the band played the song on the graduation episode of Beverly Hills 90210.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
  2. ^ Sheet music for "Lovefool". Hal Leonard Corporation. 1996.
  3. ^ United World Chart - week 21/1997

[edit] References

[edit] External links


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The Cardigans
Lars-Olof Johansson · Bengt Lagerberg · Nina Persson · Magnus Sveningsson · Peter Svensson
Studio albums
Emmerdale (1994) · Life (1995) · First Band on the Moon (1996) · Gran Turismo (1998) · Long Gone Before Daylight (2003) · Super Extra Gravity (2005)
Compilation albums
Singles
"Rise and Shine" · "Black Letter Day" · "Sick and Tired" · "Carnival" · "Hey! Get Out of My Way" · "Lovefool" · "Been It" · "Your New Cuckoo" · "My Favourite Game" · "Erase/Rewind" · "Hanging Around" · "For What It's Worth" · "You're the Storm" · "Live and Learn" · "I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer" · "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)" ·
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