Fool's Gold (Sofia Carson song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Fool's Gold
| cover =
| caption = Digital Cover
| artist = Sofia Carson
| album = Sofia Carson
| type = single
| released = {{Start date|2021|03|26}}
| genre =
| length = 2:21
| label = Hollywood
| composer = * Stargate
- Yakob
| lyricist = * Rachel Keen
- Don Raye
- Jeff Jones
| chronology = Sofia Carson
| prev_title = Hold On to Me
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = He Loves Me, But...
| next_year = 2021
}}
"Fool's Gold" is a song recorded by American singer and actress Sofia Carson. It was released as the lead single for her eponymous debut studio album on March 26, 2021, by Hollywood Records.{{Cite web|title=Fool's Gold by Sofia Carson|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/fools-gold/1558568338?i=1558568341|publisher=Apple Music|accessdate=March 26, 2021}}
Background and composition
The song is described as a "dance pop song with soulful funk guitar wraps around a pulsating bass line as her captivating voice sings a melody that embraces and transports you".{{Cite web|title=Sofia Carson Releases New Single ‘Fool’s Gold’|url=https://vacancy-mag.com/sofia-carson-releases-new-single-fools-gold/|publisher=Vacancy Magazine|accessdate=March 26, 2021}}
Music video
The music video was released on the same day and was directed by film director Hannah Lux Davis{{Cite web|title=Global Star Sofia Carson Releases New Single & Music Video "Fool's Gold"|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-star-sofia-carson-releases-new-single--music-video-fools-gold-301256835.html|publisher= PR Newswire|accessdate=March 26, 2021}}
and explores fire concept, Carson explained that her and the director used the theme to tell a history that is so personal to the singer stating that
“The visual story is all about fire as you guys saw in the video because she’s in a way metaphorically playing with fire in the game of love. The story that I’m telling is so personal, and we kind of created the narrative together. We used the theme of fire in a really fun way to portray a girl who is really fiery within and knows what she wants, but at the same time is also kind of, metaphorically playing with fire."{{Cite web|title=Sofia Carson Is Burning Up On “Fool’s Gold”|url=https://musicdaily.app/sofia-carson-is-burning-up-on-fools-gold/|publisher=Music Daily|accessdate=April 6, 2021}}
Credits
Adapted by AllMusic{{Cite web|title=Sofia Carson - Fool's Gold|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fools-gold-mw0003519823|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=March 26, 2021}}
- Sofia Carson – vocals
- Trondheim Soloists – strings
- Stargate – producer
- Yakob – producer
- Caleb Hulin – engineer
- Kevin KD Davis – mixing
- Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – programming
- Tor Erik Hermansen – programming
- Jakob Rabitsch – programming
- Jeff Jones – programming
- Anders Larsen – recording, arranger
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for Fool's Gold ! scope="col" |Chart (2021) ! scope="col" |Peak |
| scope="row" |US Billboard Pop Airplay{{cite web |title=Sofia Carson Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sofia-carson/chart-history/tfm/#|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=May 22, 2021}}
|34 |
|---|
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