Fools Gold (song)

"Fools Gold"
Single by The Stone Roses
A-side"What the World Is Waiting For" (double A-side)
Released13 November 1989
RecordedMid and late 1989
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 9:53 (12-inch version)
  • 4:15 (7-inch version)
LabelSilvertone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John Leckie
The Stone Roses singles chronology
"She Bangs The Drums"
(1989)
"Fools Gold" / "What the World Is Waiting For"
(1989)
"I Wanna Be Adored"
(1989)

"Fools Gold" is a song by British rock band the Stone Roses. It was released as a double A-side single with "What the World Is Waiting For" on 13 November 1989 through Silvertone Records. "Fools Gold" would go on to appear on certain non-UK versions of their self-titled debut studio album (1989). "Fools Gold" became the band's biggest commercial hit at the time. It was their first single to reach the top ten of the UK Singles Chart and stayed in the top-75 for fourteen weeks, peaking at number eight.