"Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" is a song by American recording artist Stacey Q. It was taken from her second studio album, Hard Machine (1988). The song was written by Stacey Swain, Jon St. James and Skip Hahn and was produced by Jon St. James. The song was mixed by musician Shep Pettibone, who collaborated with artists like Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, Janet Jackson and others. It was released as the album's first single on March 25, 1988 by Atlantic Records. The song peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #4 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.[1] The remix of the song topped one week on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The song was also featured in an episode on the 80s hit tv show Full House called "D.J. Tanner's Day Off"
| "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Standard U.S release artwork | ||||
| Single by Stacey Q | ||||
| from the album Hard Machine | ||||
| Released | March 25, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 7:05 (The Shep Pettibone Mix) 3:58 (Shep Pettibone radio edit) | |||
| Label | Atlantic (US DMD-1136) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jon St. James, Skip Hahn, Stacey Swain | |||
| Producer(s) | Jon St. James | |||
| Stacey Q singles chronology | ||||
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Composition
editThe song is set in common time and has a moderate tempo of 115 beats per minute.[2]
Track listing
edit- Promotional 12" single[3]
- "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (The Shep Pettibone Mix) – 7:05
- "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (Shep Pettibone Radio Edit) – 4:00
- "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (Try It Out Lover Mix) – 7:47
- "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (Pumpin Mix) – 4:25
- Cassette single[3]
- "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (The Shep Pettibone Mix) – -:--
- "Fly By Night" – -:--
- "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (The Shep Pettibone Mix) – -:--
- "Fly By Night" – -:--
Personnel
edit- Skip Hahn, Stacey Q – Backing vocalist
- Jon St. James, Karl Moet – drums
- Karl Moet – sampler
- Skip Hahn – guitar
- Jon St. James, Rich West, Skip Hahn – keyboards
- percussion – Jon St. James, Karl Moet
- Shep Pettibone – mixing
- Shep Pettibone, Tuta Aquino – editing
- Steve Peck – mix engineer
- St. James, Hahn, Swain – songwriters
- Jon St. James – producer
Chart positions
edit| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 73 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1][5] | 66 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[1][5] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[5] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself - Stacey Q Billboard.com". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ Brusca, Donny (2006). BPM List 2006: Main Edition. Lulu.com, 2006. p. 560. ISBN 978-1-84728-860-8.
- ^ a b "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself - Stacey Q at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 290. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- ^ a b c "Stacey Q - Billboard singles on Allmusic". Billboard.com/Allmusic. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
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