Fools Love

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"Fools Love"
Single by Misfits of Science
from the album MOS Presents
Released2004
Genre Hip hop
Length4:00
Label BMG
Songwriter(s) Misfits of Science
Producer(s) MOS

"Fools Love" is the 2004 debut single from New Zealand hip hop duo Misfits of Science. [1] [2] The song spent four weeks at No.1 on the New Zealand singles chart in August 2004. [3] The music video was nominated for Best Music Video at the 2004 New Zealand Music Awards. [4]

Contents

The song samples Doris Day's recording of "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" and "A Fool in Love" by Ike & Tina Turner. [5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shane Mason and Mark Trethewey. It is made in an animated style, giving the rap duo comedically oversized heads and surrounding them with hip hop cliches, such as car, cash, and booty girls. The video was nominated for Best Music video at the 2004 New Zealand Music Awards, and also won best video at the 2004 bNet Music Awards and the 2004 Juice TV Awards. [6] [7] The video also prompted the creation of a Special Commendation award for directors Trethewey and Mason at the 2004 Kodak Music Clip Awards. [8]

Track listing

CD
  1. "Fools Love" – 4:00
  2. "Fools Love Ragga Remix" (Radio Edit) featuring Tuff Enchant
  3. "Fools Love" (Instrumental)
  4. "Fools Love" (A Capella)

Charts and certifications

Production credits

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References

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  2. ↑ "Misfits of Science - Fools Love - Amazon.com Music". 2016-07-31. Archived from the original on 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  3. ↑ "MISFITS OF SCIENCE - FOOLS LOVE (SONG)". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "2004 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Fools Love". Who Sampled. Who Sampled. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "4th Annual Juice TV Awards Winners". NZ Musician. NZ Musician. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Fool's Love". NZ On Screen. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hot Competition at Kodak Music Clip Awards". NZ Musician. NZ Musician. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Misfits of Science – Fools Love". Top 40 Singles.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand Artist: Misfits Of Science". Muzic.net.nz. Muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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