Foolish Beat
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| “Foolish Beat (Debbie Gibson)” | |||||
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Front cover, Atlantic Europe single 89059.
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| Single by Deborah Gibson from the album Out of the Blue |
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| A-side | Vocal (4:25) | ||||
| B-side | Instrumental (4:29) (U.S., 89109) "Between the Lines" (4:42) (U.K., A9059) |
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| Released | 1988 | ||||
| Genre | Pop ballad | ||||
| Label | Atlantic | ||||
| Writer(s) | Deborah Gibson | ||||
| Producer | Deborah Gibson | ||||
| Debbie Gibson single chronology | |||||
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"Foolish Beat" (Atlantic 89109; Atlantic UK A9059) is the fourth single, and the first ballad release, from American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Originally recorded in the winter of 1987 for the Dream Tour, months prior to its inclusion on her album Out of the Blue (LP 81780), this made Gibson the youngest person to single-handedly write, produce and sing a number-one single entirely on her own when "Foolish Beat" hit the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the summer of 1988.
This single was actually released in Japan as the B-side to Atlantic Japan 10SW-15 (see Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson song)).
[edit] Track Listing (Atlantic DM 86556)
"Foolish Beat"
- 1. (Vocal/Extended Mix/6:46)
- 2. (Instrumental/4:29)
- 3. (Dream House Mix/10:03)
"Medley: Out of the Blue - Shake Your Love - Only in My Dreams"
- 4. (Debbie Gibson Mega Mix/7:13)
[edit] Versions
- Foolish Beat [LP Version] 4:20
- Foolish Beat [Extended Version] 6:40
- Foolish Beat [Extended Pull Version] 9:47
- Foolish Beat [Video Version] 4:20
[edit] Trivia
"Foolish Beat" eventually won a dubious honor at Viacom International: this song actually made number thirty-three on VH1's 40 Most Awesomely Bad Break-up Songs...Ever.[1]
All songs written by Deborah Gibson - Music Sales Corp., ASCAP
| Preceded by "Together Forever" by Rick Astley |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single June 25, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Dirty Diana" by Michael Jackson |
