Foolin' (Dionne Bromfield song)

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"Foolin'"
Foolin'.jpg
Single by Dionne Bromfield featuring
Lil Twist
from the album Good for the Soul
Released17 June 2011
Genre Soul, Hip Hop
Length3:27(Radio Edit) (feat. Lil Twist)
3:11 (Album Version Edit)
3:28 (Original Version) (feat. Lil Twist)
3:12 (Original Version Edit)
Label Lioness, Island
Songwriter(s) Dionne Bromfield, Eg White
Producer(s) White
Dionne Bromfield singles chronology
"Yeah Right"
(2011)
"Foolin'"
(2011)
Music video
"Foolin'" on YouTube

"Foolin'" is the second single from British singer Dionne Bromfield's second studio album, Good for the Soul . The song features American rapper Lil Twist and was released 5 June 2011 and a new release 7 July 2011. [1] It reached 7 on the Bulgarian Top 40, however it failed to enter the UK Singles Chart.

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Music video

The music video was filmed in the United Kingdom by UK director Trudy Bellinger.

Dionne Bromfield in the scene where she is sitting by a swimming pool in the music video for "Foolin". Dionne Bromfield - Foolin.jpg
Dionne Bromfield in the scene where she is sitting by a swimming pool in the music video for "Foolin".

Synopsis

The scenes in the video sees Bromfield with three different alter ego's sitting on chairs in a Bar before the scene switches to her sitting by a swimming pool, where she is later accompanied by a male.

The video also features Chris and Wes, winners of the 2011 season of Sky1's show Got to Dance, as her backup dancers.

In just over three weeks, the video went past one million views on YouTube, making it Bromfield's most-viewed video to date. It was uploaded to YouTube on 18 May 2011 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-two seconds. [2]

Track listings and formats

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Foolin" (Original Version feat. Lil Twist)3:29
2."Foolin" (Original Version)3:13
Total length:06:43
Digital bundle - New Release
No.TitleLength
1."Foolin" (Radio Edit UK Album Version feat. Lil Twist)3:27
2."Foolin" (Seamus Haji Remix)3:37
3."Foolin" (Bellatrax Remix)3:12
4."Foolin" (UK Album Version Edit)3:11
Total length:13:27
Digital bundle - First Release (7digital.com)
No.TitleLength
1."Foolin" (Radio Edit Original Version feat. Lil Twist)3:28
2."Foolin" (Seamus Haji Remix)3:37
3."Foolin" (Bellatrax Remix)3:12
4."Foolin" (Original Version Edit)3:12
Total length:13:29

Chart performance

ChartPeak
position
UK Radio Airplay [3] 25
Bulgaria Top 40 [4] 7

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom17 June 2011Digital download Lioness Records

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References

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  2. Dionne Bromfield - Foolin' YouTube YouTube & DionneBromfieldVEVO. 18 May 2011. 27 July 2011.
  3. New single Dionne Bromfield -ft @LilTwist Foolin' # 25 in The UK Radio Airplay Chart Twitter/DionneOfficial. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  4. "Bulgaria Singles Top 40 (July 17, 2011) - Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved 10 April 2021.