Foolish Beat

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"Foolish Beat"
Debbie-Gibson-Foolish-Beat.jpg
Single by Debbie Gibson
from the album Out of the Blue
B-side "Foolish Beat" (instrumental)
ReleasedApril 11, 1988 (1988-04-11)
Length4:22
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Deborah Gibson
Producer(s) Deborah Gibson
Debbie Gibson singles chronology
"Out of the Blue"
(1988)		"Foolish Beat"
(1988)		"Staying Together"
(1988)
Music video
Foolish Beat on YouTube

"Foolish Beat" is a song by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, released as the fourth single from her debut album, Out of the Blue (1987), in April 1988. The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 on June 25, 1988, giving Gibson the record at that time for the youngest person to write, produce, and perform a number-one single entirely on her own, at age 17 (eventually broken by Soulja Boy by a matter of months). [1] [2] She remains the youngest female artist to achieve this feat.

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In the United Kingdom, "Foolish Beat" reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart. The song also reached the top five in Canada and Ireland and the top 10 in the Netherlands and Switzerland. The single was released in Japan as the B-side to "Out of the Blue" on Atlantic Japan 10SW-15. In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song as an extra track for the Deluxe Edition release of the Japan-exclusive album Ms. Vocalist .

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media described "Foolish Beat" as "a moody mid-tempo song, self written and self-produced in a classy, sophisticated style. After a few hearings it certainly sticks in your head." [3]

Music video

In the music video for "Foolish Beat", Gibson typecasts herself as a young performer who recently broke up with her boyfriend; although she now regrets jilting him and wants to make amends, he brushes off her efforts to do so. The video ends with him debating about seeing her show having brought a bouquet of flowers for her; he drops the flowers in a trash can deciding that he did not want to get hurt again, then walks off into the distance.

The music video was shot in New York City and directed by Nick Willing, who directed music videos for bands such as Eurythmics, Bob Geldof, Swing Out Sister, and others. Some scenes were shot at South Street Seaport during Saint Patrick's Day in March 1988. The outfit Gibson wore belonged to her elder sister Michele. [4]

Track listings

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson

7-inch and cassette single
No.TitleLength
1."Foolish Beat"4:20
2."Fallen Angel*" (Vocal)3:42
12-inch single
No.TitleLength
1."Foolish Beat" (extended mix)6:46
2."Foolish Beat" (instrumental)4:28
3."Only in My Dreams" (Dream House mix)10:03
4."Medley: Out of the Blue/Shake Your Love/Only in My Dreams" (Debbie Gibson mega mix)7:13

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesApril 11, 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 Atlantic [ citation needed ]
United KingdomJune 27, 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
 [25]

Cover versions

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