"Ship of Fools" (subtitled "Save Me from Tomorrow"[1] ) is a rock song by World Party released as a second single from the 1987 debut album Private Revolution. It was written and produced by singer and multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger, formerly of The Waterboys. Wallinger was the sole member of World Party at the time of release.[2]
It was World Party's sole Billboard Top 40 single, debuting on that chart on 4 April 1987 and peaking at number 27.[3] It also reached no. 42 on the UK singles chart, no. 5 on the BillboardMainstream Rock chart,[4] and no. 4 on the Australian Music Report chart.[5]
A longer version, at 6 minutes and 40 seconds, was released as a 12" single, with a double B Side of World Groove (Do The Mind Guerrilla) and Nowhere Man (Ensign ENYX 6606).
Owing to its environmentalist lyrics and content, the song has also been included on over a dozen compilations, including Greenpeace's Rainbow Warriors compilation.[2]
Australian indie pop/rock band Something for Kate released an acoustic cover version of the song on their Live at the Corner album in 2008. A 2017 episode of the TV show Fargo (S3E5 "The House of Special Purpose)[11] features a minimalist cover of "Ship of Fools" performed for the series by show runner Noah Hawley and composer Jeff Russo. In 2021 alternative rock band Lazlo Bane released a music video for the song[12] and later included it on their 2021 album Someday We'll Be Together.
^"Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
^tunefind (2017-05-18). "Who sings the cover of Ship of Fools on Fargo?". Tunefind. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
^"Ship of Fools (Lazlo Bane)". youtube.com. August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
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ship, fools, world, party, song, ship, fools, subtitled, save, from, tomorrow, rock, song, world, party, released, second, single, from, 1987, debut, album, private, revolution, written, produced, singer, multi, instrumentalist, karl, wallinger, formerly, wate. Ship of Fools subtitled Save Me from Tomorrow 1 is a rock song by World Party released as a second single from the 1987 debut album Private Revolution It was written and produced by singer and multi instrumentalist Karl Wallinger formerly of The Waterboys Wallinger was the sole member of World Party at the time of release 2 Ship of Fools Single by World Partyfrom the album Private RevolutionB side World Groove Do The Mind Guerrilla Released25 January 1987GenreRockLength4 27LabelChrysalis Records 43052Songwriter s Karl WallingerProducer s Karl WallingerWorld Party singles chronology Private Revolution 1986 Ship of Fools 1987 Put the Message in the Box 1990 Music video Ship of Fools on YouTube Contents 1 Overview 2 Track listings 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 Cover versions 5 ReferencesOverview editIt was World Party s sole Billboard Top 40 single debuting on that chart on 4 April 1987 and peaking at number 27 3 It also reached no 42 on the UK singles chart no 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart 4 and no 4 on the Australian Music Report chart 5 A longer version at 6 minutes and 40 seconds was released as a 12 single with a double B Side of World Groove Do The Mind Guerrilla and Nowhere Man Ensign ENYX 6606 Owing to its environmentalist lyrics and content the song has also been included on over a dozen compilations including Greenpeace s Rainbow Warriors compilation 2 Track listings editAll songs by Karl Wallinger except where noted7 inch single Ship of Fools 4 13 World Groove Do You Mind Guerrilla 2 4812 inch single Ship of Fools 6 37 World Groove Do You Mind Guerrilla 2 48 Nowhere Man John Lennon Paul McCartney 2 45Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1987 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 5 4Canada Top Singles RPM 6 42Netherlands Single Top 100 7 65New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 8 21UK Singles OCC 9 42U S Billboard Hot 100 3 27U S Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 4 5 Year end charts edit Chart 1987 PositionAustralia Australian Music Report 10 39Cover versions editAustralian indie pop rock band Something for Kate released an acoustic cover version of the song on their Live at the Corner album in 2008 A 2017 episode of the TV show Fargo S3E5 The House of Special Purpose 11 features a minimalist cover of Ship of Fools performed for the series by show runner Noah Hawley and composer Jeff Russo In 2021 alternative rock band Lazlo Bane released a music video for the song 12 and later included it on their 2021 album Someday We ll Be Together References edit Whitburn Joel 2004 The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits 8th Edition Billboard Books p 689 ISBN 0 8230 7499 4 a b DeGagne Mike Ship of Fools Song Review allmusic Retrieved 14 November 2010 a b Chart History World Party Billboard Retrieved 26 December 2019 a b Chart History World Party gt Mainstream Rock Songs Billboard Retrieved 26 December 2019 a b Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 343 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Top RPM Singles Issue 0817 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 20 August 2021 World Party Ship of Fools in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 26 December 2019 World Party Ship of Fools Top 40 Singles Retrieved 26 December 2019 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 26 December 2019 Australian Music Report No 701 28 December 1987 gt National Top 100 Singles for 1987 Australian Music Report via Imgur com Retrieved 26 December 2019 tunefind 2017 05 18 Who sings the cover of Ship of Fools on Fargo Tunefind Retrieved 2022 09 08 Ship of Fools Lazlo Bane youtube com August 19 2021 Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Retrieved 2021 08 20 nbsp This 1980s rock song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ship of Fools World Party song amp oldid 1181072862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
