Foolish
Ashanti
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Murder Inc. Ashanti See, my days are cold without you But I'm hurting while I'm with you And though my heart can't take no more I keep on running back to you See, my days are cold without you But I'm hurting while I'm with you And though my heart can't take no more I keep on running back to you Baby, I don't know why you're treating me so bad (treat me so bad) You said you love me, no one above me and I was all you had (all you had) And though my heart is beating for you, I can't stop crying I don't know how I allow you to treat me this way and still I stay See, my days are cold without you (without you) But I'm hurting while I'm with you (oh, oh) And though my heart can't take no more I keep on running back to you (keep on running back to you) See, my days are cold without you (without you) But I'm hurting while I'm with you And though my heart can't take no more I keep on running back to you Baby, I don't know why you wanna do me wrong (do me wrong) See when I'm home, I'm all alone and you are always gone (always gone) And boy, you know I really love you, I can't deny I can't see how you could bring me to so many tears after all these years See, my days are cold without you (my days, yeah) But I'm hurting while I'm with you And though my heart can't take no more (no more, no more) I keep on running back to you See, my days are cold without you (without you) But I'm hurting while I'm with you (without you) And though my heart can't take no more I keep on running back to you (I keep on running back to you) Ooh, I trusted you, I trusted you So sad, so sad what love will make you do All the things that we accept Be the things that we regret So all of my ladies (ladies) Feel me, come on, sing with me See, when I get the strength to leave You always tell me that you need me And I'm weak 'cause I believe you And I'm mad because I love you So I stop and think that maybe You can learn to appreciate me Then it all remains the same That you ain't never gonna change Never gonna change, never gonna change See, my days are cold without you (my days are cold, baby) But I'm hurting while I'm with you And though my heart can't take no more (no more, no more) I keep on running back to you See, my days are cold without you (without you) But I'm hurting while I'm with you And though my heart can't take no more (no more, no more) I keep on running back to you Baby, why you hurt me, leave me and desert me? Boy, I gave you all my heart and all you did was tear it up Looking out my window, knowing that I should go Even when I pack my bags, there's something always holding me back
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Written by: Marcus Vest, Mark Debarge, Ashanti Douglas, Etterlene Jordan, Irving D. Lorenzo
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Release Details"Foolish" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Ashanti, from her debut self-titled album, "Ashanti." It was released as the album's lead single on January 29, 2002.
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Chart PerformanceThe song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and stayed there for ten weeks. It also topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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Sample Usage"Foolish" samples the melody of the song "Stay With Me" by DeBarge, which has been used in several other popular rap and R&B songs.
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Music Industry RecognitionIn 2002, Billboard ranked the song at number 19 on their year-end list of Hot 100 Singles. It also earned Ashanti a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
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Cultural ImpactThe song is considered a classic in 2000s R&B and helped popularize the so-called "hip hop soul" genre.
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Music VideoThe music video of "Foolish" features Terrence Howard and involves a storyline where Ashanti finds herself in a complex relationship.
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Part of a Storyline"Foolish," along with two other songs from Ashanti's debut album, "Unfoolish" and "Happy," forms a kind of storyline or trilogy, all involving aspects of a romantic relationship.
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UnfoolishAnother variant known as "Unfoolish", also featured on her debut album, consists of the same music and chorus but different verses. This version features vocals by American rapper Notorious B.I.G.
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Album Performance"Foolish" was instrumental in the success of her debut album, which was certified Triple Platinum in the US and sold over six million copies worldwide.
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LegacyRolling Stone magazine included the song in its 2021 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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