Fools Love

"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]

"Fools Love"
Single by Misfits of Science
from the album MOS Presents
Released	2004
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:00
Label	BMG
Songwriter(s)	Misfits of Science
Producer(s)	MOS

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

Chart (2004) Peak position New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[9] 1

Region Certification Sales/shipments New Zealand (RMNZ)^[10] 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

References

1. "Misfits Of Science – Fools Love". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
2. . 2016-07-31. Archived from the original on 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
3. "MISFITS OF SCIENCE - FOOLS LOVE (SONG)". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
4. . NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
5. "Fools Love". Who Sampled. Who Sampled. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
6. . NZ Musician. NZ Musician. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
7. "Fool's Love". NZ On Screen. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
8. . NZ Musician. NZ Musician. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
9. "Misfits of Science – Fools Love". Top 40 Singles.
10. "New Zealand Artist: Misfits Of Science". Muzic.net.nz. Muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

External links

• "Fools Love" music video at NZ On Screen