Baby I'm a Fool
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{{Infobox song
| name = Baby I'm a Fool
| cover = MGardot Baby.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Melody Gardot
| album = My One and Only Thrill
| released = April 7, 2009
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 3:34
| writer = Melody Gardot
| producer = Larry Klein
| prev_title = Who Will Comfort Me
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Your Heart Is As Black As Night
| next_year = 2011
}}
"Baby I'm a Fool" is a song written and composed by American jazz singer-songwriter Melody Gardot. It was released as the second single from her second full-length album, My One and Only Thrill. According to Gardot, the lyrics are about "two coquette people who won't admit they are in love with each other."{{cite web | author=Baillie, Russell | title=Enduring Melody | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10569802&pnum=2 | work= The New Zealand Herald| publisher= APN Holdings NZ Limited| date=May 2, 2009 | accessdate=May 24, 2009}} A live rendition of the song was also recorded and released on her Live from SoHo EP. It also appeared in her 2018 live album Live in Europe.
Music video
A music video for "Baby I'm a Fool" was directed by Aaron Platt produced by Justin Cronkite, and filmed entirely in black-and-white. The video displays Gardot resting in an Clawfoot bathtub flanked by dancers dressed in tuxedos who perform an elaborate choreographic sequence to the rhythm of the song.
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2009–2010)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Wallonia Tip|23|artist=Melody Gardot|song=Baby I'm a Fool|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 7, 2020}} |
| scope="row"| Japan (Japan Hot 100){{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-04-18/japan-hot-100 |title=Japan Hot 100 : Apr 18, 2009 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=May 24, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718115516/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-04-18/japan-hot-100 |archivedate=July 18, 2014}}
| 8 |
| {{single chart|Norway|10|artist=Melody Gardot|song=Baby I'm a Fool|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 7, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|5|artist=Melody Gardot|song=Baby I'm a Fool|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 7, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardsmoothjazzsongs|28|artist=Melody Gardot|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 7, 2020}} |
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|4Eb651s_o1Q|"Baby I'm a Fool" music video}}
{{Melody Gardot}}
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