Fools Love

"Fools Love"
Single by Misfits of Science
from the album MOS Presents
Released 2004
Format CD single
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:00
Label BMG
Writer(s) Misfits of Science
Producer(s) Simon Holloway

"Fools Love" is the 2004 debut single from New Zealand hip hop duo Misfits of Science.[1] The song spent four weeks at No.1 on the New Zealand singles chart in August 2004.[2] The music video was nominated for Best Music Video at the 2004 New Zealand Music Awards.[3]

The song samples Doris Day's recording of "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" and "A Fool in Love" by Ike & Tina Turner.[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shane Mason and Mark Trethewey. It is made in an animated style, giving the rap duo comedically oversized heads and surrounding them with hip hop cliches, such as car, cash, and booty girls. The video was nominated for Best Music video at the 2004 New Zealand Music Awards, and also won best video at the 2004 bNet Music Awards and the 2004 Juice TV Awards.[5][6] The video also prompted the creation of a Special Commendation award for directors Trethewey and Mason at the 2004 Kodak Music Clip Awards.[7]

Track listing

CD
  1. "Fools Love" – 4:00
  2. "Fools Love Ragga Remix" (Radio Edit) featuring Tuff Enchant
  3. "Fools Love" (Instrumental)
  4. "Fools Love" (A Capella)

Chart position and certifications

Chart (2004) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 1

Region Certification Sales/shipments
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] Platinum 15,000*
*sales figures based on certification alone

Production credits

References

  1. ↑ "Misfits Of Science – Fools Love". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "MISFITS OF SCIENCE - FOOLS LOVE (SONG)". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "2004 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Fools Love". Who Sampled. Who Sampled. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "4th Annual Juice TV Awards Winners". NZ Musician. NZ Musician. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Fool's Love". NZ On Screen. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hot Competition at Kodak Music Clip Awards". NZ Musician. NZ Musician. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Misfits of Science – Fools Love". Top 40 Singles.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand Artist: Misfits Of Science". Muzic.net.nz. Muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

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