Foolish (song)

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Foolish
Image:Foolish.jpg
Single by Ashanti
from the album Ashanti
Released	February 2002
Format	CD single
Genre	R&B
Length	3:47
Label	Murder Inc.
Writer(s)	7 Aurelius, M. DeBarge, Ashanti, E. Jordan, Irv Gotti
Producer(s)	Irv Gotti
Chart positions
#1 (U.S.) #4 (UK)
Ashanti singles chronology
"Always on Time" (2002)	"Foolish" (2002)	"Happy" (2002)

"Foolish" is the 2002 debut single by R&B singer Ashanti, produced by Irv Gotti and taken from her self-named album. The song samples DeBarge's 1983 song "Stay With Me" in an identical manner to The Notorious B.I.G.'s "One More Chance (remix)".

It spent ten weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 from April 20, 2002, its success enhanced by the release of a remix entitled "Unfoolish", which samples/interpolates lyrics from The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Fuck You Tonight."

Contents 1 Track listings 2 Music video and awards 3 Charts 3.1 Billboard 3.2 Airplay 3.3 Worldwide 4 Filmmaking credits 5 External links 6 See also

Track listings

European CD Single

1. "Foolish" [Radio Edit] - 3:52
2. "Necio" (Spanish Version) - 3:52
3. "Foolish" [Instrumental] - 3:52

Australian/U.S. Maxi single

1. "Foolish" [Radio Edit] - 3:52
2. "Foolish" [Album Version] - 3:48
3. "Foolish" [Instrumental] - 3:51
4. "Foolish" [Video]

UK 5" CD single

1. "Foolish" [Album Version] - 3:48
2. "Unfoolish" [Clean Album Version] - 3:15
3. "Foolish" [Topnotch Remix]
4. "Foolish" [Video]

Music video and awards

The filming session of the video for the single took place during January 2002. It was directed by Irv Gotti himself. The video grants us an insight of a relationship where the man, played by Terrence Howard, gets involved into some criminal acts, cheats on Ashanti, which ends up in a break-up after some quarrel. In supporting roles we can also see Charli Baltimore, Vita, Ja Rule and Irv Gotti. The video is set in the fashion of the movie Goodfellas, with Ashanti in the role of Karen Hill and Terrence Howard in the role of Henry Hill. Irv Gotti and Ja Rule are also in a scene appearing to take the roles of Jimmy Conway and Paulie Cicero. The video was a three-time nominee at the MTV Video Music Awards 2002 for Best Female Video, Best R&B Video, and Best New Artist.

The song was nominated at the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female, and Ashanti for Best New artist and won a Soul Train Music Awards for Best R&B/Soul Single for Female

There are several Ashanti publications and releases under the name "Foolish" and "Unfoolish" and inspired by the single (or vice-verza). A book called Foolish/Unfoolish - Reflections on love contains Ashanti's teenage poems and diary extracts. It was followed by an audiobook with the same name defined as A spoken word album - read by the author released by Hyperion.

Charts

Billboard

Chart	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	1
World R&B Top 30	1
2002 Year-End Chart Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Track	1
2002 Year-End Chart Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay	1
2002 Year-End Chart Top Hot 100 Singles & Track	2
2002 Year-End Chart Top Hot 100 Airplay Track	2

Airplay

Chart	Position
Radio+Records Airplay - Rhythmic	1
Radio+Records Airplay - Urban	1
Radio+Records Airplay - Pop	2
Canada Airplay: The Hits Chart Top 100	9
World Chart Show (worldwide Airplay)	5
Airplay World Official Top 100	37

Worldwide

Chart	Position
Tokio Hot 100	2
USA Top 200 Singles Sales (Soundscan)	15
Brasil Top 100	20
New Zealand Top 50 Singles	8
Germany Top 100	26
Switzerland Top 100	15
Australia Top 100	6
Netherland Mega Top 100	12
UK Top 75	4
UK Top 40 R & B	1
World Singles Official Top 100	14

Filmmaking credits

• Production Company : FM Rocks
• Producer : Tom Fenning
• Photographer : "Crash"
• 1st assistant director : Joe Oz
• Main actor : Terrence Howard

Preceded by "Ain't It Funny" by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule	Billboard Hot 100 number one single April 20 2002- June 22 2002	Succeeded by "Hot In Herre" by Nelly
Preceded by "Oops (Oh My)" by Tweet	Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single March 30 2002	Succeeded by "Oh Boy" by Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana

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