"
Foolish Games" is a song by
JewelJewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet...
released as her third/fourth and final single, taken from her debut album
Pieces of YouPieces of You is the debut album by singer/songwriter Jewel, released in 1995 for Atlantic Recordings. Though it made little impact initially, "Who Will Save Your Soul" eventually received airplay and the album peaked at #4 on Billboard 200 almost exactly 2 years after its release...
. 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"Who Will Save Your Soul" is a folk pop song written by Jewel, and was the first song released from her first album Pieces of You.-About the record:Jewel explained her creative process for "Who Will Save Your Soul" in an interview....
" and "
You Were Meant for Me"You Were Meant for Me" is a folk pop song written by Jewel and Steve Poltz and performed by Jewel on her first album, Pieces of You. It relates the singer's incomprehension of a failed relationship, and her inadequate attempts at moving on with her life. It was the second single from that album...
". 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 MadisonJulie Madison is a fictional character in the DC Universe, best known as Batman's first significant love interest.-Original version:Julie Madison first appeared in Detective Comics #31 only four issues after Batman's own debut...
, as well as his friendship/partnership with
Dick GraysonDick Grayson is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and illustrator Jerry Robinson, he first appeared in Detective Comics #38 in April 1940....
/
RobinRobin is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, originally created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson, as a junior counterpart to DC Comics superhero Batman...
. The melodic line and chord progression of the verses in "Foolish Games" carry echoes of "
Diamonds & Rust"Diamonds & Rust" is a song written and performed by Joan Baez - it was released in 1975, but had been written the previous November.In the song, Baez recounts an out-of-the-blue phone call from an old lover, which sends her a decade back in time, to a "crummy" hotel in Greenwich Village; she...
", recorded by
Joan BaezJoan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice....
.
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., 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 by "
How Do I Live"How Do I Live" is the title of a song written by Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by LeAnn Rimes in 1997 and shortly afterward by Trisha Yearwood...
" by
LeAnn RimesLeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her...
in 1997 and 1998, and "
I'm Yours"I'm Yours" is the first single released by Jason Mraz from his third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The song was originally released on a limited edition EP called Extra Credit as a demo in 2005 to promote his second studio album Mr. A–Z. It was performed in his 2004 and 2005...
" by
Jason MrazJason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...
in 2008 and 2009, with the former song spending 69 weeks on the chart and the latter with 76 weeks. Jewel was also nominated for Best Pop Female Vocal at the 1998 Grammy Awards for this song.
Track listing
US Promo
- Foolish Games (radio edit)
European CD Single
- Foolish Games (radio edit)
- Angel Needs a Ride
- Everything Breaks
Peak positions
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Year-end charts
| Chart (1997) |
Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
2 |
| Chart (1998) |
Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
87 |
End-of-decade charts
| Chart (1990–1999) |
Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
67 |