| "Lovefool" | ||||||||
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| Single by The Cardigans | ||||||||
| from the album First Band on the Moon | ||||||||
| Released | September 14, 1996 | |||||||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||||||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||||||
| Length | 3:21 | |||||||
| Label | Stockholm | |||||||
| Writer(s) | The Cardigans | |||||||
| The Cardigans singles chronology | ||||||||
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"Lovefool" is a pop rock song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' third studio album First Band on the Moon, released as a single on 14 September 1996, in the United Kingdom and internationally on 5 October 1996. The song was featured in the film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, released just two months after the release of the single, as well as Cruel Intentions. It was released as the album's lead single in 1996. The single topped the charts in New Zealand, and 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" and by Canadian trumpeter and singer Bria Skonberg on her album "Fresh."
The song became the Cardigans' 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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"Lovefool" is a pop song composed in the key of C Major. It is written in common time and moves at 112 beats per minute. The song uses a vi-ii-V-I chord progression. The song's middle 8 is four bars long.[2]
The song's US music video features Lemuel Gulliver from Gulliver's Travels being lost on an island holding a gold bottle being put in the water.
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Finnish Singles Chart | 5 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 11 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 15 |
| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 1 |
| 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 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 10 |
| Irish Singles Chart (re-issue of single) | 13 |
| 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 |
| Preceded by "Discothèque" by U2 |
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart number-one single 23 February – 9 March 1997 |
Succeeded by "Break My Stride" by Unique II |
Apart from Romeo + Juliet, the song has also been used in a season three episode of the American version of The Office, a season one episode of Nip Tuck, in season one of My Name Is Earl, as well as the films Cruel Intentions and Hot Fuzz (in a parody of Romeo + Juliet). In 1997, the band played the song on the graduation episode of Beverly Hills, 90210. The song was used in a 2003 Cornetto ice cream advert shown in the United Kingdom.[5] The song also featured in the film Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005). You can also find the song in many episodes of Daria, the MTV cartoon.
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