| Don't Make a Fool of Yourself | |
| Cover: | Stacey Q - don't make a fool of cover.jpg |
| Caption: | Standard U.S release artwork |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Stacey Q |
| Album: | Hard Machine |
| Released: | March 25, 1988 |
| Genre: | Dance-pop |
| Length: | 7:05 (The Shep Pettibone Mix) 3:58 (Shep Pettibone radio edit) |
| Label: | Atlantic (US DMD-1136) |
| Producer: | Jon St. James |
| Prev Title: | I Love You |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Give You All My Love |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
"Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" is a song by American recording artist Stacey Q. It was taken from her second studio album, Hard Machine (1988). The song was written by Stacey Swain, Jon St. James and Skip Hahn and was produced by Jon St. James. The song was mixed by musician Shep Pettibone, who collaborated with artists like Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, Janet Jackson and others. It was released as the album's first single on March 25, 1988 by Atlantic Records. The song peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #4 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The remix of the song topped one week on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.The song was also featured in an episode on the 80s hit tv show Full House called "D.J. Tanner's Day Off"
The song is set in common time and has a moderate tempo of 115 beats per minute.[1]
| Chart (1988) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 73 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] [5] | 66 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 4 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 1 |