"Foolish Games"
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Single by Jewel
from the album Pieces of You
Released July 8, 1997
Format CD
Genre Folk, adult contemporary
Length 5:39 (album version)
4:02 (radio edit)
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Jewel Kilcher
Producer Peter Collin
Certification Gold (ARIA, RIAA)
Jewel singles chronology
"You Were Meant for Me"
(1996)		 "Foolish Games"
(1997)		 "Morning Song"
(1997)
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"Foolish Games"
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"Foolish Games" is a song by Jewel released as her third/fourth and final single, taken from her debut album Pieces of You. It was also the third single to be lifted from the Batman & Robin motion picture soundtrack. Jewel re-recorded the single for the soundtrack to produce a more radio-friendly version, similar to her other singles "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "You Were Meant for Me". A verse was removed from the original lyrics to shorten the length of the song. The single version can be found on the soundtrack of Batman & Robin.

The song details one's frustration and agony of knowing that one's lover does not care about them as much as they care for him. The song parallels Bruce Wayne's relationship with Julie Madison, as well as his friendship/partnership with Dick Grayson/Robin. The melodic line and chord progression of the verses in "Foolish Games" carry echoes of "Diamonds & Rust", recorded by Joan Baez.

A CD single for the song was not issued in the United States, however, a re-released version of the "You Were Meant for Me" single CD had a hidden bonus track of the single version of "Foolish Games".

"Foolish Games"/"You Were Meant for Me" ranked at #15 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.,[1] and held the record in the Guinness Book of World Records for longest chart run of a single for "Foolish Games"/"You Were Meant for Me", which charted for 65 weeks. This record was later surpassed/matched by "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes in 1997 and 1998 with 69 weeks, and "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz in 2008 and 2009 with 76 weeks and "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele in 2011 and 2012 with also 65 weeks. Jewel was also nominated for Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for this song.

Contents

Track listing [link]

US promo
  1. "Foolish Games" (radio edit)
European CD single
  1. "Foolish Games" (radio edit)
  2. "Angel Needs a Ride"
  3. "Everything Breaks"

Charts [link]

Peak positions [link]

Chart (1996/1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 12
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[3] 10
New Zealand (RIANZ)[4] 23
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 4
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[7] 1
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[8] 1

Year-end charts [link]

Chart (1997) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 2
Chart (1998) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 87

End-of-decade charts [link]

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 67

References [link]

  1. ^ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-20.shtml. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 
  2. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Jewel – Foolish Games". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jewel – Foolish Games" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  4. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Jewel – Foolish Games". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  5. ^ "Jewel Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Jewel. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  6. ^ "Jewel Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Jewel. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  7. ^ "Jewel Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Jewel. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  8. ^ "Jewel Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Jewel. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  9. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". https://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1997. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 
  10. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". https://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1998. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 
  11. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 
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Foolish Games

by: Jewel

You took your coat off and stood in the rain,
You're always crazy like that.
And I watched from my window,
Always felt I was outside looking in on you.
You're always the mysterious one with
Dark eyes and careless hair,
You were fashionably sensitive
But too cool to care.
You stood in my doorway, with nothing to say
Besides some comment on the weather.
Well in case you failed to notice,
In case you failed to see,
This is my heart bleeding before you,
This is me down on my knees, and...
These foolish games are tearing me apart,
And your thoughtless words are breaking my heart.
You're breaking my heart.
You're always brilliant in the morning,
Smoking your cigarettes and talking over coffee.
Your philosophies on art, Baroque moved you.
You loved Mozart and you'd speak of your loved ones
As I clumsily strummed my guitar.
You'd teach me of honest things,
Things that were daring, things that were clean.
Things that knew what an honest dollar did mean.
I hid my soiled hands behind my back.
Somewhere along the line, I must've gone
Off track with you.
Well, excuse me, guess I've mistaken you for somebody else,
Somebody who gave a damn,
Somebody more like myself.
You took your coat off,
Stood in the rain,




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