"Fooled by a Smile" is a 1987 song by the British pop act Swing Out Sister

Swing Out Sister

Swing Out Sister are a British "sophisti-pop" group best known worldwide for their 1986 song "Breakout". Other hits include "Surrender", "Twilight World", "Waiting Game" and a remake of "Am I the Same Girl?" Though album sales in the U.S. and Europe have levelled off since the early 1990s, the...

. It was the final single to be taken from their debut album It's Better To Travel and reached #43 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 in July of that year.

It would be the final single that drummer Martin Jackson would appear on in the writing credits and in the music video

Music video

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. Consequently, Swing Out Sister became a duo after this single.

As with "Twilight World," "Fooled by a Smile" would include segments shot in Super-8.

Remixes

1. "Fooled by a Smile" (7" Remix) (As featured on the UK - Best Of - CD Album Breakout and the 7" Single)
2. "Fooled by a Smile" (Album Version) (Taken from the Album It's Better To Travel)
3. "Fooled by a Smile" (Ralph Mix) (As featured on the Japanese CD Album Another Non-Stop Sister and the UK 12" Single)
4. "Fooled by a Smile" (Phi Phi Mix) (As featured on the Japanese CD Album Swing 3, the VERY 'Limited Edition' Japanese CD Remixes and Others from the "Splendid Collection" and the Japanese 7" Single)