It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane

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"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane"
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Single by the Ark
from the album We Are the Ark
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Songwriter(s) Ola Salo

"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" is a song performed by the Ark on their 2000 studio album We Are the Ark . It was a hit in Sweden and Italy. The song was also awarded a Grammis for "song of the year". [1] [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" – 3:56
  2. "The Homecomer" – 5:28

Charts

Chart (2000–2001)Peak
position
Italy (Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana) [3] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [4] 7

Covers

Omar Rudberg sang a cover version for the Netflix show Young Royals. He also released it as a single in 2021. [5]

In April 2023, Cornelia Jakobs, a Swedish singer who competed in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, released a cover version. [6] Jakobs' cover peaked at 83 in Sweden. [7]

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References

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