| "Foolish Beat" | ||||
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| Single by Debbie Gibson | ||||
| from the album Out of the Blue | ||||
| B-side | "Foolish Beat" (instrumental) | |||
| Released | April 11, 1988 | |||
| Length | 4:22 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Deborah Gibson | |||
| Producer(s) | Deborah Gibson | |||
| Debbie Gibson singles chronology | ||||
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| Foolish Beat on YouTube | ||||
"Foolish Beat" is a song by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, released as the fourth single from her debut album, Out of the Blue (1987), in April 1988. The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 on June 25, 1988, giving Gibson the record for the youngest person to write, produce, and perform a number-one single entirely on her own, at age 17.[1]
In the United Kingdom, "Foolish Beat" reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart. The song also reached the top five in Canada and Ireland and the top 10 in the Netherlands and Switzerland. The single was released in Japan as the B-side to "Out of the Blue" on Atlantic Japan 10SW-15. In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song as an extra track for the Deluxe Edition release of the Japan-exclusive album Ms. Vocalist.
- ^ Trust, Gary (June 25, 2014). "Rewinding The Charts: In 1988, Debbie Gibson Bopped To The Top". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2018.