What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)
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"What Kind of Fool" is a song performed by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue
, from her Greatest hits album Greatest Hits
(1992). The song was written by Mike Stock, Kylie Minogue
and Pete Waterman
, and produced by Stock and Waterman. \
It was, in fact, Minogue's last original single to release from her record label PWL
, although Celebration
was released as the last single, but was a cover, not an original single. The single was released on 10 August 1992 as a CD Single
and had received positive reception from music critics, many praising it as a good last single from PWL. The song peaked at number seventeen and fourteen in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectfully.
as the first single and last original single to be released by her label PWL
, but her second single from the album Celebration
was taken as the very last single. The song was written by Stock and Waterman, as well as Minogue contributing in the lyrics and was produced by Stock and Waterman and.
" and "Better The Devil You Know
", but they did say that the song lacked its "catchy hook". The song was released on 10 August 1992 worldwide. The cover featured Minogue all wet, with her name and the songs name in it. Around the border it had a pink frame
, but in Europe it had different shades.
Kylie admitted in an interview with the Australian Sunday Telegraph
in October 2008, that she is no longer fond of the song: "There's plenty I've cringed about," she says. "There's one track I really didn't like called 'What Kind of Fool'. But I realised you can run, but you can't hide, so I embraced 'I Should Be So Lucky' and the rest of them." It also became one of Minogue's least performed tracks. It made its debut on her 2005 tour Showgirl: The Greatest Hits, and currently her last performance was at her 2008 American tour For You, For Me Tour
. It was also rumored to feature on Minogue's 'Anti-tour' because it did't get performed majorly.
. After five weeks, it climbed and peaked at number seventeen. The song received gold by the Association Record Industry of Australia (ARIA), selling over 35,000 copies. The song debuted at number sixteen on The Official Charts Company (UK). The song later rose to number fourteen, where it peaked, staying in the charts for five weeks.
The song debuted at number twenty-two on the Irish Singles Chart
, but became unsuccessful, fall off the charts after two weeks.
. It later showed the male and Minogue having a source of intercourse
, while she is singing in a hot day. It the bridge, it shows Minogue in a blue plaid dress dancing while the spotlight spreads all over a wall. She later serenades her lover, and she dances in a house. The msuic video later ends with Minogue kissing him and she walks out the room, while the man sits on a chair feeling bothered, or left alone. The songs reception itself became one of Minogue's least successful singles to date, only scoring just over 20,000 views on Youtube
. The single's video recreated scenes made famous by Brigitte Bardot
in the 1956 film
And God Created Woman. The song was featured on MTV Classics
channel in 2011, and was listed at number thirty-four on Evolution of... Kylie Minogue.
7" Vinyl
12" Vinyl
Cassette Single
Digital EP (Released earlier with new mixes in 2009)
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
, from her Greatest hits album Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (Kylie Minogue album)
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released in 1992. It contains 19 singles from her albums Kylie, Enjoy Yourself, Rhythm of Love and Let's Get to It, as well as 3 songs recorded specifically for inclusion on this album.The album was largely written and...
(1992). The song was written by Mike Stock, Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
and Pete Waterman
Pete Waterman
Peter Alan Waterman OBE is an English record producer, occasional songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. As a member of the Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting team he wrote and produced many hit singles...
, and produced by Stock and Waterman. \
It was, in fact, Minogue's last original single to release from her record label PWL
PWL
Pete Waterman Entertainment is the production company one-time pop and dance record label owned by pop mogul Pete Waterman. The label, originally PWL, is most famous for being the home of hit record producers Stock Aitken Waterman....
, although Celebration
Celebration (song)
"Celebration" is a song released in 1980 by Kool & the Gang from their album Celebrate!. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 7, 1981 and held that position until February 20, 1981. Late in 1980, the song had also reached number one on both the Billboard Dance and R&B...
was released as the last single, but was a cover, not an original single. The single was released on 10 August 1992 as a CD Single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
and had received positive reception from music critics, many praising it as a good last single from PWL. The song peaked at number seventeen and fourteen in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectfully.
Background
The song was taken from Minogue's first compilation album Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Kylie Minogue album)
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released in 1992. It contains 19 singles from her albums Kylie, Enjoy Yourself, Rhythm of Love and Let's Get to It, as well as 3 songs recorded specifically for inclusion on this album.The album was largely written and...
as the first single and last original single to be released by her label PWL
PWL
Pete Waterman Entertainment is the production company one-time pop and dance record label owned by pop mogul Pete Waterman. The label, originally PWL, is most famous for being the home of hit record producers Stock Aitken Waterman....
, but her second single from the album Celebration
Celebration (song)
"Celebration" is a song released in 1980 by Kool & the Gang from their album Celebrate!. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 7, 1981 and held that position until February 20, 1981. Late in 1980, the song had also reached number one on both the Billboard Dance and R&B...
was taken as the very last single. The song was written by Stock and Waterman, as well as Minogue contributing in the lyrics and was produced by Stock and Waterman and.
Critical reception and release
The song had received generally positive reviews from many music critics, mostly praising it as a good single for her last PWL single. Many critics compared the song with "I Should Be So LuckyI Should Be So Lucky
"I Should Be So Lucky" is a pop-dance song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman for Minogue's debut album Kylie .The song was released as the album's second single in December 1987...
" and "Better The Devil You Know
Better the Devil You Know
"Better the Devil You Know" is a dance-pop song written by Stock, Aitken & Waterman for Kylie Minogue's third studio album Rhythm of Love.-Background:...
", but they did say that the song lacked its "catchy hook". The song was released on 10 August 1992 worldwide. The cover featured Minogue all wet, with her name and the songs name in it. Around the border it had a pink frame
Frame
A frame is a structural system that supports other components of a physical construction.Frame may also refer to:-Engineering & construction:* A-Frame, a basic structure designed to bear a load in a lightweight economical manner...
, but in Europe it had different shades.
Kylie admitted in an interview with the Australian Sunday Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
in October 2008, that she is no longer fond of the song: "There's plenty I've cringed about," she says. "There's one track I really didn't like called 'What Kind of Fool'. But I realised you can run, but you can't hide, so I embraced 'I Should Be So Lucky' and the rest of them." It also became one of Minogue's least performed tracks. It made its debut on her 2005 tour Showgirl: The Greatest Hits, and currently her last performance was at her 2008 American tour For You, For Me Tour
For You, For Me Tour
The For You, For Me Tour was the ninth concert tour by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. This is Minogue's first concert tour in North America. The concert has received very favorable reviews from music critics...
. It was also rumored to feature on Minogue's 'Anti-tour' because it did't get performed majorly.
Chart performance
Despite receiving positive reviews from music critics, the song however did not receive much commercial attention. The song had debuted at number thirty-seven in her native AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. After five weeks, it climbed and peaked at number seventeen. The song received gold by the Association Record Industry of Australia (ARIA), selling over 35,000 copies. The song debuted at number sixteen on The Official Charts Company (UK). The song later rose to number fourteen, where it peaked, staying in the charts for five weeks.
The song debuted at number twenty-two on the Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...
, but became unsuccessful, fall off the charts after two weeks.
Music video
The music video features Minogue sunbathing infront off a blanket, while a male actor is behind it with a roseRose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
. It later showed the male and Minogue having a source of intercourse
Intercourse
Intercourse may refer to:*Sexual intercourse*Interpersonal communication, any kind of human communication and/or interactionPlaces:*Intercourse, Alabama, USA*Intercourse, Pennsylvania, USABooks:*Intercourse , a 1987 book by Andrea Dworkin...
, while she is singing in a hot day. It the bridge, it shows Minogue in a blue plaid dress dancing while the spotlight spreads all over a wall. She later serenades her lover, and she dances in a house. The msuic video later ends with Minogue kissing him and she walks out the room, while the man sits on a chair feeling bothered, or left alone. The songs reception itself became one of Minogue's least successful singles to date, only scoring just over 20,000 views on Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. The single's video recreated scenes made famous by Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French former fashion model, actress, singer and animal rights activist. She was one of the best-known sex-symbols of the 1960s.In her early life, Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer...
in the 1956 film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
And God Created Woman. The song was featured on MTV Classics
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
channel in 2011, and was listed at number thirty-four on Evolution of... Kylie Minogue.
Formats and track listings
CD Single- "What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before)"
- "What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before) [No Tech No Logical Remix]"
- "What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before) [Tech No Logical Remix]"
- "Things Can Only Get Better [Original 7" Mix]"
7" Vinyl
- "What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before)"
- "Things Can Only Get Better [Original 7" Mix]"
12" Vinyl
- "What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before) [No Tech No Logical Remix]"
- "What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before) [Tech No Logical Remix]"
- "Things Can Only Get Better [Original 12" Mix]"
Cassette Single
- "What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before)"
- "Things Can Only Get Better [Original 7" Mix]"
Digital EP (Released earlier with new mixes in 2009)
- "What Kind Of Feel (Heard All That Before)"
- "What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before) [No Tech No Logical Remix]"
- "What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before) [Tech No Logical Remix]"
- "What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before) [12" Master Mix]"
- "What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before) [Instrumental]"
- "What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before) [Backing Track]"
- "Things Can Only Get Better [Original 7" Mix]"
- "Things Can Only Get Better [Original 12" Mix]"
- "Things Can Only Get Better [Original Instrumental]"
- "Things Can Only Get Better [Original Backing Track]"
Live performances
Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:- Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour (excerpt during "Smiley Kylie Medley")
- Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour (excerpt during "Everything Taboo Medley")
- For You, For Me TourFor You, For Me TourThe For You, For Me Tour was the ninth concert tour by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. This is Minogue's first concert tour in North America. The concert has received very favorable reviews from music critics...
(excerpt during "Everything Taboo Medley")
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... ) |
17 |
| Germany (Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... ) |
81 |
| Ireland (IRMA International Recording Media Association The International Recording Media Association , previously known as the International Tape Association , is an international trade association dealing with every facet of recording, media and related industries... ) |
22 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company). | 14 |