| "Ship of Fools" | ||||
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| Single by Erasure | ||||
| from the album The Innocents | ||||
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| Released | 22 February 1988[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Length | 4:01 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
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| Number One |   [2] |
"Ship of Fools" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released in February 1988 by Mute as the lead single from their third studio album, The Innocents (1988).[3] The song was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, and produced by Stephen Hague and Dave Jacob.[4] It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart, and was the duo's eighth single overall and their fourth UK Top 10 single.[5] The music video for the song was directed by Phillip Vile.
- ^ Strickland, Andy (1988-02-20). "Index - Erasure". Record Mirror. p. 10. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
numberonemagazinewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Erasure (Andy Bell & Vince Clarke) | Official Website – THE INNOCENTS (ALBUM)". Erasureinfo.com. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- ^ "Erasure - Ship Of Fools / When I Needed You - Mute - UK - MUTE 74". 45cat. 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- ^ "Erasure | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-05-08.