| Foolish Heart | |
| Cover: | Foolish_Heart_by_Steve_Perry.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Steve Perry |
| Album: | Street Talk |
| B-Side: | It's Only Love |
| Released: | November 1984 |
| Recorded: | 1983 |
| Genre: | Soft rock |
| Length: | 3:39 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Steve Perry |
| Prev Title: | Strung Out |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | You Better Wait |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
"Foolish Heart" is a song written by Steve Perry and Randy Goodrum, and was performed by Perry from his first solo album, Street Talk. It was released as the fourth single from the album in November 1984 and peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Adult Contemporary chart in February 1985.
The music video for "Foolish Heart" is unusual in the fact that it is one continuous shot from beginning to end. The setting is a darkened hall with the camera overlooking a balcony rail towards the stage. On the stage, in a blue spotlight, is a boom mic and a stool. Perry walks onto the stage, sits and the song begins. Over the course of the video, the camera pans towards the stage, pauses a brief moment on Perry and then slowly returns to its original position over the balcony rail. At the end of the song, Perry walks off stage. It was directed by Jack Cole and produced by Paul Flattery, who had also done the videos "Oh Sherrie" and "Strung Out" from "Street Talk."
There is an alternate 'holiday' ending to this video which is rarely included. A second camera shot shows Perry walking off the stage towards the camera. The rest of the members of Journey (Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Steve Smith, Ross Valory) greet Perry as he approaches. With champagne in hand, the band wishes their fans a Happy Holiday and Happy New Year. Perry then says "Let's go cut a track" and they exit via the stage. Many believe this was a nod to the fans that Perry was returning to write and perform with Journey.
| Chart (1985) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] | 59 | |
| United States (Billboard Hot 100)[2] | 18 | |
| United States (Billboard Adult Contemporary)[3] | 2 | |
| United States (Cashbox)[4] | 23 |
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 654.
. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 192.