April Fools (song)

"April Fools"
A black-and-white photograph of Rufus Wainwright appears atop a square, dark-blue paisley-patterned background; atop both items is the singer's name in an all-caps orange font, above "April Fools" in a much smaller white font.
Cover art for US promotional CD single
Promotional single by Rufus Wainwright
from the album Rufus Wainwright
GenrePop
Length5:01[1]
LabelDreamWorks
Songwriter(s)Rufus Wainwright
Producer(s)Jon Brion
Music video
"April Fools" on YouTube

"April Fools" is a song written and performed by American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. It originally appeared on his eponymous debut studio album, released by DreamWorks Records in May 1998. The song's music video was directed by Sophie Muller and features cameo appearances by Gwen Stefani and Melissa Auf der Maur.

"April Fools" appears on two other albums in Wainwright's discographyAll I Want (2005) and Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright (2014)—as well as multiple compilation albums.

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