Fools Gold (song)

"Fools Gold"
Single by The Stone Roses
A-side"What the World Is Waiting For" (double A-side)
Released13 November 1989[1]
RecordedMid and late 1989
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 9:53 (12-inch version)
  • 4:15 (7-inch version)
LabelSilvertone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John Leckie
The Stone Roses singles chronology
"I Wanna Be Adored"
(1989)
"Fools Gold" / "What the World Is Waiting For"
(1989)
"One Love"
(1990)

"Fools Gold" is a song by British rock band the Stone Roses. It was released as a double A-side single with "What the World Is Waiting For" on 13 November 1989 through Silvertone Records. "Fools Gold" would go on to appear on certain non-UK versions of their self-titled debut studio album (1989). "Fools Gold" became the band's biggest commercial hit at the time. It was their first single to reach the top ten of the UK Singles Chart and stayed in the top-75 for fourteen weeks, peaking at number eight.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AUS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Pitchfork Staff (10 September 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 April 2023. ...until the breakbeat-led rock/rave monster "Fools Gold" was appended to the U.S. release...
  3. ^ Molanphy, Chris (12 May 2023). "Champagne Supernova Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference UK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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