| "Poor Misguided Fool" | ||||
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| Single by Starsailor | ||||
| from the album Love Is Here | ||||
| Released | 18 March 2002 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis, EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | James Walsh, James Stelfox, Barry Westhead, Ben Byrne | |||
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| Poor Misguided Fool on YouTube | ||||
"Poor Misguided Fool" is the fifth and final single from the album Love Is Here by British pop band Starsailor.
In the music video, the band plays to a crowd in a small space. The audience is dancing while almost every single part of the video but some of them fly over the floor and there's one that interacts with James Walsh. At the end of the video the red floor starts to shine and all the public disappeared after being illuminated by a light that enters through a window.
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart [1] | 23 |
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