Foolish Games

"Foolish Games"
Single by Jewel
from the album Pieces of You
Released July 8, 1997
Format CD
Genre Folk-pop, Adult Contemporary
Length 5:39 (Album Version)
4:02 (Radio Edit)
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Jewel Kilcher
Producer Peter Collin
Certification Gold (ARIA, RIAA)
Jewel singles chronology
"You Were Meant for Me"
(1996)		 "Foolish Games"
(1997)		 "Morning Song"
(1997)
Music sample
"Foolish Games"

"Foolish Games" is a song by Jewel released as her third/fourth and final single, taken from her debut album Pieces of You. It was also the third single to be lifted from the Batman & Robin motion picture soundtrack. Jewel re-recorded the single for the soundtrack to produce a more radio-friendly version, similar to her other singles "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "You Were Meant for Me". A verse was removed from the original lyrics to shorten the length of the song. The single version can be found on the soundtrack of Batman & Robin.

The song details one's frustration and agony of knowing that one's lover does not care about them as much as they care for him. The song parallels Bruce Wayne's relationship with Julie Madison, as well as his friendship/partnership with Dick Grayson/Robin. The melodic line and chord progression of the verses in "Foolish Games" carry echoes of "Diamonds & Rust", recorded by Joan Baez.

A CD single for the song was not issued in the United States, however, a re-released version of the "You Were Meant for Me" single CD had a hidden bonus track of the single version of "Foolish Games".

"Foolish Games"/"You Were Meant for Me" ranked at #15 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.,[1] and held the record in the Guinness Book of World Records for longest chart run of a single for "Foolish Games"/"You Were Meant for Me", which charted for 65 weeks. This record was later surpassed by "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes in 1997 and 1998, and "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz in 2008 and 2009, with the former song spending 69 weeks on the chart and the latter with 76 weeks. Jewel was also nominated for Best Pop Female Vocal at the 1998 Grammy Awards for this song.

Contents

Track listing

US Promo

  1. Foolish Games (radio edit)

European CD Single

  1. Foolish Games (radio edit)
  2. Angel Needs a Ride
  3. Everything Breaks

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1996/1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 12
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[3] 10
New Zealand (RIANZ)[4] 23
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 4
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[7] 1
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[8] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 2
Chart (1998) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 87

End-of-decade charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 67

References

  1. ^ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-20.shtml. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 
  2. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Jewel – Foolish Games". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jewel – Foolish Games" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  4. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Jewel – Foolish Games". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  5. ^ "Jewel Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Jewel. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  6. ^ "Jewel Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Jewel. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  7. ^ "Jewel Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Jewel. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  8. ^ "Jewel Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Jewel. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  9. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1997. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 
  10. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1998. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 
  11. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 
Jewel
Studio albums
Other albums
Singles
Related articles
Batman music
Soundtracks
Songs