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At first, "Just a Fool" was intended for Pink (right), but later the song was given to Aguilera (center) for her album Lotus (2012). Aguilera's colleague from The Voice , American recording artist Blake Shelton (left), is featured on the track.

Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera both served as coaches on the NBC's American reality talent show The Voice and became good friends during production. During an interview, Aguilera said, "He's my big brother, I'm the closest to him of all the guys. Blake is just a rockstar; he's great. He's so playful, so fun and down to earth. He's got a lot of heart". [13] The whole idea for the duet between Christina and Blake came into being when Christina started a performance with a snippet of his song "Hillbilly Bone". [14] Blake tweeted he was speechless, and Christina tweeted back, "Now we need to team up for a country duet Blake!! I'm down!!". [15] In an interview with Rolling Stone , Aguilera commented about teaming up with her colleagues,

"I'm one that likes to collaborate. I love feeding off the creative energy, and it only makes me better. I'm on a continual path both personally and professionally. All-around, it's my goal to better myself as a person and an artist, and the show is one of those contributing factors and the guys are great friends at this point. It's fun collaborating with them at this point". [16]

Aguilera also revealed that Shelton "busted his [butt]" to "make the time" to record the song with her. [17] On October 16, 2012, it was announced that the duet was called "Just a Fool" and the track would be included on Aguilera's album Lotus (2012). [18] According to Steve Robson –the main writer of the song–at first, "Just a Fool" was initially pitched to Pink, but later Adam Lambert recorded a version of the track. [19] Finally, Aguilera and Shelton recorded "Just a Fool" after the song was scrapped from Lambert's album Trespassing (2012) "at the last minute". [19]

Composition

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"Just a Fool" was written by Steve Robson, Claude Kelly and Wayne Hector, with production done by Robson. [8] The song is a country pop ballad [20] with elements of pop rock. [21] The track is also Aguilera's first country song. [22] It lasts for a duration of 4:13 (four minutes and 13 seconds). [23] "Just a Fool" was composed in the key of G major, with a moderate slow tempo of 56 beats per minute. [24] Many instruments were featured on the track, including keyboards, [8] guitars [21] and strings. [25] It starts with a simple guitar riff and a toe-tapping mid-tempo drum beat. [21] Chris Youne of 4Music described the song as a "pop-meets-rock-meets-country" song. [21] Lyrically, "Just a Fool" talks about the pain of a break-up. [21] Aguilera takes the first verse singing about sitting alone in a bar late at night, "Another shot of whisky please bartender, keep it coming till I don't remember". [21] At the second verse, Blake sings in his raspy country tones and the two unite for the chorus. [21] Robert Cospey of Digital Spy described the chorus of the track as a "sing-songy" one. [20]

Critical reception

"Just a Fool" received mostly positive reviews from music critics. In a track-by-track review, Robert Copsey of Digital Spy wrote that the song "looks obligatory on paper but fortunately isn't so bad in reality [...] Truth be told, we suspect there's a good reason why this has been saved for the back-end of the album". [20] Chris Younie of 4Music praised the song, writing that "It's mature, sophisticated and unlike anything else we've heard on the album. If you want variety, you got it". [21] Andrew Hammp for Billboard was also positive toward the track, commenting that the song has an "epic" chorus that only increases in volume as the song progresses. [26] In an extremely positive review, Glenn Gamboa of Newsday wrote that Aguilera and Shelton "empty their broken hearts in a magnificently sung breakup song". [27] She also praised "Just a Fool" as Aguilera's career signature which should "stand next to 'Beautiful'". [27] Mike Wass of Idolator called "Just a Fool" is a "gorgeous" country ballad, [28] while Jon Caramanica of The New York Times described it as a "surprisingly warm duet" [29] and Molly Lambert of Grantland named it "a monster-ballad". [30] That Grape Juice praised "Just a Fool" as an "emotive anthem" and an "unexpected gem". [31]

Sarah Godfrey of The Washington Post called it a "straightforward country-pop piece", [32] while Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic named it "a slow, bluesy closer". [33] Christina Garibaldi of MTV News praised Shelton's "smooth" and country vocals on the "hearbreaking" ballad, which fits nicely with Aguilera's "booming" ones. [17] Melinda Newman of HitFix analyzed that Aguilera's voices on "Just a Fool" sounded like former longtime producer Linda Perry as she sings "yeah, yeah, yeah", but Shelton's sounds "rose to the occasion" and plays the "perfect partner". [34] Michael Galluci of PopCrush praised Aguilera's "great" "throaty rasp" on the track. [35] Jim Farber of New York Daily News provided a mixed review, writing that "[Shelton] sings with measured resolve while [Aguilera] nearly suffocates him. It's certainly a powerful approach, but it comes at the cost of communicating genuine soul". [36] Negatively, Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine called it "an out-of-place country-pop duet with Blake Shelton, who feels like a cheap cash-in", [37] while Annie Zaleskie for The A.V. Club criticized its "schmaltzy" sound. [25] Idolator's Mike Wass ranked "Just a Fool" at number thirty-two on his list of Aguilera's forty best songs. [38]

Chart performance

Music-related website That Grape Juice noted that at the time of its release, the song was "growing into a burgeoning hit". [31] The single debuted at number 92 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart during the week of November 18, 2012. [39] During the following week, it climbed to number 71, which became its peak position on the chart. [40] On the Adult Pop Songs chart, "Just a Fool" debuted at number 40 during the week of December 29, 2012 [41] and peaked at number 28. [42] On February 25, 2013, the single debuted at number 27 on the Adult Contemporary [43] and peaked at number 23 shortly after. [44] The song stayed a total of 12 weeks on the chart. [44] As of April 2015, "Just a Fool" has sold over 802,000 copies in United States becoming Aguilera's tenth best selling digital single there, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [1] As of 2024, The song remains Aguilera’s last entry as a lead artist on the Billboard Hot 100

In Canada, the single peaked at number 37 on the country's singles chart and remained there for 20 weeks. [45] On the 49th week of 2012, "Just a Fool" debuted and peaked at number 45 in Slovakia. [46] It reached Top 5 in Iceland, where its peak was number four. [47]

Live performances and cover versions

Filipino singer Charice Pempengco covered the song on the show Kris TV. CharicePempengco00.jpg
Filipino singer Charice Pempengco covered the song on the show Kris TV .

On November 19, 2012, Aguilera and Shelton performed "Just a Fool" for the first time on the third season of The Voice , an American television singing competition on which she is serviced as a coach. [9] Wearing "sharp in dark", "semi-casual" outfits, [9] the couple sang the first verse at opposite sides of the stage, and then came together onstage and shared the second one. [9] During the performance, Aguilera kept belting to a minimum. [9] The duo ended their singing with a hug. [9] Caila Ball from Idolator wrote, "Clumsy cross-promotions and hyperbole aside, it was a night of stellar performances, kicked off by Coaches Christina and Blake making the world debut of 'Just a Fool'". [48] She continued to praise the performance, commenting, "It was a refreshingly stripped down performance from Legendtina – who uncharacteristically took the stage in jeans. Blake, on the other hand, looked a little awkward up there without a guitar and a stool". [48] On December 7, 2012, Aguilera and Shelton performed "Just a Fool" again on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . [49] Sam Lansky from Idolator praised the performance, writing that the performance featured "typically dramatic" vocals and a lot of "spectacular runs", which helped the duo sound great. [49]

During the semi-finals of the twelfth season of American television singing contest American Idol , contestant Paul Jolley chose "Just a Fool" as the song to sing on the show. [50] On May 7, 2013, Filipino singer Charice Pempengco also made a cover of the song on the show Kris TV with her girlfriend Alyssa Quijano. [51] Kelly Clarkson covered the song in her own talk show on February 12, 2021. [52] Blake Shelton performed the song with Wendy Moten during the finale of the 21st season of The Voice. [53]

Credits and personnel

Recording
Personnel
"Just a Fool"
Single by Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton
from the album Lotus
ReleasedDecember 4, 2012 (2012-12-04)
Recorded2012
Genre Country pop
Length4:13
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Robson
  • Aguilera (vocals)
  • Kelly
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"Your Body"
(2012)		"Just a Fool"
(2012)		"Feel This Moment"
(2013)
Blake Shelton singles chronology
"Over"
(2012)		"Just a Fool"
(2012)		"Sure Be Cool If You Did"
(2013)

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lotus, RCA Records. [8]

Charts

Chart (2012–13)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [45] 37
Canada AC (Billboard) [54] 26
Canadian Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [55] 21
Iceland (Tónlist) [47] 4
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [46] 45
Ukraine (TopHit) [56] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [44] 71
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [44] 21
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [42] 28

Release history

CountryReleasedFormatLabel
United StatesDecember 4, 2012 Contemporary hit radio [10] RCA Records
Hot adult contemporary radio [11]
February 18, 2013 Adult contemporary radio [12]

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