Fools Love Explained

Fools Love
Type:	single
Artist:	Misfits of Science
Album:	MOS Presents
Released:	2004
Genre:	Hip hop
Label:	BMG
Producer:	MOS

"Fools Love" is the 2004 debut single from New Zealand hip hop duo Misfits of Science.^{[1] [2]} The song spent four weeks at No.1 on the New Zealand singles chart in August 2004.^[3] The music video was nominated for Best Music Video at the 2004 New Zealand Music Awards.^[4]

The song samples Doris Day's recording of "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" and "A Fool in Love" by Ike & Tina Turner.^[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shane Mason and Mark Trethewey. It is made in an animated style, giving the rap duo comedically oversized heads and surrounding them with hip hop cliches, such as car, cash, and booty girls. The video was nominated for Best Music video at the 2004 New Zealand Music Awards, and also won best video at the 2004 bNet Music Awards and the 2004 Juice TV Awards.^{[6] [7]} The video also prompted the creation of a Special Commendation award for directors Trethewey and Mason at the 2004 Kodak Music Clip Awards.^[8]

Track listing

CD

1. "Fools Love" – 4:00
2. "Fools Love Ragga Remix" (Radio Edit) featuring Tuff Enchant
3. "Fools Love" (Instrumental)
4. "Fools Love" (A Capella)

Charts and certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[9]	2× Platinum	24,000*
sales figures based on certification alone

Production credits

• Engineer: Shane Mason, Simon Holloway
• Engineer (Assistant): Ben Hudson, Sonna Fegert
• Executive Producer: Adee Keil, Simon Holloway
• Producer: Misfits of Science (MOS)
• Producer (Additional), mixed by, mastered by: Simon Holloway

External links

• "Fools Love" music video at NZ On Screen

Notes and References

1. Web site: Misfits Of Science – Fools Love. Discogs. Discogs. 6 August 2015.
2. Web site: 2016-07-31. Misfits of Science - Fools Love - Amazon.com Music. https://web.archive.org/web/20160731032210/https://www.amazon.com/Fools-Love-Misfits-Science/dp/B00067GJ6G. dead. 2016-07-31. 2020-07-14.
3. Web site: MISFITS OF SCIENCE - FOOLS LOVE (SONG). charts.nz. Hung Medien. 6 August 2015.
4. Web site: 2004 Winners. NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. 6 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080630/http://staging.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2004-winners/. 4 March 2016. dead.
5. Web site: Fools Love. Who Sampled. Who Sampled. 6 August 2015.
6. Web site: 4th Annual Juice TV Awards Winners. NZ Musician. NZ Musician. 6 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307032214/http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/newsitem/pi_newsitemid/303. 7 March 2016.
7. Web site: Fool's Love. NZ On Screen. NZ On Screen. 6 August 2015.
8. Web site: Hot Competition at Kodak Music Clip Awards. NZ Musician. NZ Musician. 6 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011953/http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/newsitem/pi_newsitemid/201. 5 March 2016. dead.
9. Web site: New Zealand Artist: Misfits Of Science. Muzic.net.nz. Muzic.net.nz. 6 August 2015.