It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane

"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane"
Single by The Ark
from the album We Are the Ark
Released	2000
Genre	Glam rock symphonic rock
Songwriter(s)	Ola Salo
The Ark singles chronology
"Let Your Body Decide" (2000) "It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" (2000) "Echo Chamber" (2000)

"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" is a song recorded and performed by Swedish rock band The Ark, published as the second single of their debut studio album We Are the Ark , released in 2000. It was a hit in Sweden and Italy. The song was also awarded a Grammis for being the "song of the year". ^{[1] [2]}

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 no. 83 in Sweden. ^[7]

References

1. Stanelius, Patrick (13 February 2020). "The Ark återuppstår – för en sommar". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
2. Steen, Håkan (14 February 2020). ""Vi kommer att vara bättre än någonsin"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
3. "The Ark - It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane (Song)". Italiancharts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
4. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36, 2000". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 15 May 2020.
5. It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane , retrieved 2021-08-27
6. "New music this week (part 1)". 30 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
7. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 18". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 5 May 2023.