Fool's Game

"Fool's Game"
Single by Michael Bolton
from the album Michael Bolton
B-side	"Fighting For My Life"
Released	1983
Genre	Hard rock glam rock
Length	3:50
Label	Columbia
Songwriters	Michael Bolton Craig Brooks Mark Mangold
Producers	Michael Bolton Gerry Block
Michael Bolton singles chronology
"If I Had Your Love" (1976) "Fool's Game" (1983) "Everybody's Crazy" (1985)

"Fool's Game" is a song by Michael Bolton. It was released in 1983 as a single from his self-titled album. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

The song is Bolton's first Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at No. 82.

Music video

A music video shot on a dark soundstage along with Bolton hanging out with girls and performing the track on said soundstage was also made for the song. ^[6]

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [7]	82
US Billboard Top Tracks [8]	27

References

1. Miller-Gould, Dodie (July 15, 2017). "Remembering When: Michael Bolton's Rock Career". LemonWire. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
2. Rees, Dafydd (1991). Rock Movers & Shakers. ABC-Clio. p. 29. ISBN   9780874366617 . Retrieved January 15, 2021– via Google Books.
3. Clifford, Mike; Frame, Pete (1992). The Harmony Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock. Harmony Books. p. 21. ISBN   9780517590782 . Retrieved January 15, 2021– via Google Books.
4. Rees, Dafydd; Crampton, Luke (1999). Rock Stars Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 114. ISBN   9780789446138 . Retrieved January 15, 2021– via Google Books.
5. Hochman, Steve (1999). Popular Musicians: Vol. 1. Salem Press. p. 117. ISBN   9780893569877 . Retrieved January 15, 2021– via Google Books.
6. Miller-Gould, Dodie (July 15, 2017). "Remembering when: Michael Bolton's rock career". LemonWire. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
7. "Fool's Game (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved January 15, 2021.
8. "Fool's Game (Rock)". Billboard . Retrieved January 15, 2021.