Lovefool

This article is about the Cardigans song. For the Sunshyne song, see Sunshyne. For the album, see Alexis Michelle.
Not to be confused with Love Foolosophy.

"Lovefool"
Original cover art
Single by the Cardigans
from the album First Band on the Moon
B-side
  • "Nasty Sunny Beam"
  • "Iron Man" (first try)
Released10 August 1996 (1996-08-10)[1]
StudioTambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden)[2]
Genre
Length3:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tore Johansson
The Cardigans singles chronology
"Hey! Get Out of My Way"
(1995) 		"Lovefool"
(1996) 		"Been It"
(1996)
Music videos
"Lovefool" (first version) on YouTube
"Lovefool" (second version) on YouTube
"Lovefool" (Romeo + Juliet version) on YouTube

"Lovefool" is a song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for Swedish rock band the Cardigans' third studio album, First Band on the Moon (1996). It was released as the album's lead single on 10 August 1996 in Japan. In the United States, the song was serviced to radio two days later. A few months after its release, the track was included in the Baz Luhrmann film Romeo + Juliet, helping the song gain international recognition.

"Lovefool" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart following a re-release in 1997 and achieved moderate success on other European charts. In North America, it reached number three in Canada and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart (it did not appear on the Hot 100 due to rules in place at the time). In Australasia, the song topped the New Zealand Singles Chart and climbed to number 11 in Australia, earning gold sales certifications in both regions.

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  6. ^ McPadden, Mike (2001). "1999: The Year Bubblegum Snapped". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 270–273. A glorious art-pop confection called "Lovefool" by the Cardigans was inescapable in both its audio and video formats...
  7. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (24 September 2024). "The 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 October 2024. ...while the Cardigans' "Lovefool" radiated sleek bubblegum-pop bliss.