Only the Fool Survives

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"Only the Fool Survives"
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Single by Donna Summer with Mickey Thomas
from the album All Systems Go
B-side "Love Shock"
ReleasedNovember 16, 1987 (1987-11-16) [1]
Studio Oasis Studio
Genre
Length4:42
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Harold Faltermeyer
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Dinner with Gershwin"
(1987)
"Only the Fool Survives"
(1987)
"All Systems Go"
(1988)

"Only the Fool Survives" is a duet song by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer and Mickey Thomas, lead singer of the band Starship (formerly Jefferson Starship). It was taken from Summer's thirteenth studio album, All Systems Go (1987). The song was written by Summer, her husband, Bruce Sudano, Michael Omartian, Virgil Weber, John Bettis, and its producer Harold Faltermeyer. It was released as the album's second single on November 16, 1987 by Geffen Records. The ballad was released as a single in North America and Japan.

Contents

Track listing

7" - Geffen Records 9 28165-7
  1. "Only the Fool Survives" – 4:00
  2. "Love Shock" – 4:16

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1987)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart43
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [2] 14

References

  1. "Donna Summer with Mickey Thomas, "Only The Fool Survives"". Radio & Records . No. 712. November 13, 1987. p. 2.
  2. "Donna Summer Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2016.