Fools is the first single from Alphaville

Alphaville (band)

Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold , Bernhard Lloyd , and Frank Mertens Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum,...

's fourth album Prostitute, and their fourteenth single overall. It was released in July 1994.

Track listings

CD Maxi Single

1. "Fools (Album Version)" - 3:54
2. "Fools (Seven Seals)" - 3:59
3. "Fools (Faithful & True)" - 4:16
4. "Fools (Twelve Inch)" - 5:45

CD Single Promo

1. "Fools (7 inch)" - 3:53
2. "Fools (12 inch)" - 5:44

CD Single Promo Digipack

1. "Fools (Seven Seals)" - 3:59
2. "Fools (Faithful & True)" - 4:16

12" Maxi Single Vinyl

1. "Fools (Twelve Inch)" - 5:12
2. "Fools" - 3:57
3. "Fools (Instrumental)" - 5:13

12" German DJ Promotional Single

1. "Fools (12 Inch Berlin)" - 6:39
2. "Fools (12 Inch London)" - 5:11
3. "Fools (Seven Seals)" - 3:58
4. "Fools (7 Inch)" - 3:52

• This is the first single from Alphaville (barring re-releases) that did not include an original B-side track
• The "7 Inch" mix is the same as the album version
• The CD Single Promo has a black colour cover with red fangs, and not a red colour cover with white fangs as the official CD Maxi Single and the CD Single Promo Digipack has.

Other releases

The "Faithful & True" and "12 Inch Berlin" remixes appeared again later on the Dreamscapes

Dreamscapes

Dreamscapes is a limited edition eight-CD set of rare Alphaville recordings, released in 1999. It features 124 tracks with a total playing time of around 9.5 hours...

release, where the Berlin remix was re-labeled as the "Speed" remix.

Charts

Fools hit #10 in Finland and #70 in their native Germany.