"Fool Again" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 27 March 2000 as the fifth and last single from their self-titled debut album (1999). The song debuted and peaked at number two in the band's native Ireland, making it the first Westlife song not to top the Irish chart. It became the band's fifth consecutive UK number-one single and spent 12 weeks on charts. In the UK, it is the band's 14th-best-selling single in paid-for sales as well as their 13th-best-selling single in combined sales as of January 2019.

Composition

"Fool Again" was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in E major, with Filan and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of B3 to A♯5.

Music video

The video for the single was filmed in Mexico City.

Track listings

UK CD single UK cassette single and European CD single

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single and Westlife liner notes. Studios Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales