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(Redirected from Don't Make A Fool Of Yourself) 1988 single by Stacey Q
"Don't Make a Fool of Yourself"
Standard U.S release artwork
Single by Stacey Q
from the album Hard Machine
ReleasedMarch 25, 1988
GenreDance-pop
Length7:05 (The Shep Pettibone Mix)
3:58 (Shep Pettibone radio edit)
LabelAtlantic (US DMD-1136)
Songwriter(s)Jon St. James, Skip Hahn, Stacey Swain
Producer(s)Jon St. James
Stacey Q singles chronology
"I Love You"
(1988)
"Don't Make a Fool of Yourself"
(1988)
"Give You All My Love"
(1989)

"Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" is a song by American recording artist Stacey Q. It was taken from her second studio album, Hard Machine (1988). The song was written by Stacey Swain, Jon St. James and Skip Hahn and was produced by Jon St. James. The song was mixed by musician Shep Pettibone, who collaborated with artists like Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, Janet Jackson and others. It was released as the album's first single on March 25, 1988 by Atlantic Records. The song peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #4 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The remix of the song topped one week on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The song was also featured in an episode on the 80s hit tv show Full House called "D.J. Tanner's Day Off"

Composition

The song is set in common time and has a moderate tempo of 115 beats per minute.

Track listing

  • Promotional 12" single
  1. "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (The Shep Pettibone Mix) – 7:05
  2. "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (Shep Pettibone Radio Edit) – 4:00
  3. "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (Try It Out Lover Mix) – 7:47
  4. "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (Pumpin Mix) – 4:25
  • Cassette single
  1. "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (The Shep Pettibone Mix) – -:--
  2. "Fly By Night" – -:--
  3. "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (The Shep Pettibone Mix) – -:--
  4. "Fly By Night" – -:--

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 73
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 66
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1

References

  1. ^ "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself - Stacey Q Billboard.com". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  2. Brusca, Donny (2006). BPM List 2006: Main Edition. Lulu.com, 2006. p. 560. ISBN 978-1-84728-860-8.
  3. ^ "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself - Stacey Q at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 290. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
  5. ^ "Stacey Q - Billboard singles on Allmusic". Billboard.com/Allmusic. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
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