Ship of Fools (World Party song)

Ship of Fools (song) redirects here. For other songs of this name, see Ship of Fools (disambiguation).
"Ship of Fools"
Single by World Party
from the album Private Revolution
Released 1986
Genre Rock
Length 4:17
Label Chrysalis Records - 43052
Writer(s) Karl Wallinger
Producer(s) Karl Wallinger
World Party singles chronology
"Ship of Fools"
(1987)
"Put the Message in the Box"
(1990)

"Ship of Fools" (subtitled "Save Me from Tomorrow"[1]) is a rock song performed by World Party. It was written and produced by singer and multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger, formerly of The Waterboys. Wallinger is the sole member of World Party.[2]

"Ship of Fools" was the first single released by World Party and was included on the 1986 debut album Private Revolution.[2] It was World Party's sole Billboard Top 40 single, debuting on that chart on April 4, 1987 and peaking at number 27.[1] It also reached no. 42 on the UK singles chart,[3] no. 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart,[4] and no. 4 on the Australian Music Report chart.[5]

A longer version, at 6 minutes and 40 seconds, was released as a 12" single, with a double B Side of World Groove (Do The Mind Guerrilla) and Nowhere Man (Ensign ENYX 6606). This version is no longer available commercially.

The song has also been included on over a dozen compilations, including Greenpeace's Rainbow Warriors compilation.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th Edition). Billboard Books. p. 689. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 DeGagne, Mike. "Ship of Fools: Song Review". allmusic. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  3. "Chart Stats - World Party". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  4. "World Party: Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  5. "National Top 100 Singles 1987". Retrieved September 24, 2012.