"You Don't Fool Me" is a song by Queen

Queen (band)

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, from the 1995 album Made in Heaven

Made in Heaven

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. It was released as a single in 1996, containing various remix

Remix

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es of the song. The song is one of the few which were actually written and recorded after the Innuendo

Innuendo (album)

Innuendo is the fourteenth studio album by British rock band Queen. Released in February 1991, it was the final studio album to be released in Freddie Mercury's lifetime and is the last to be composed entirely of new material...

sessions, and was written and composed by the band, under David Richards

David Richards (record producer)

David Richards is an English-born Swiss-based record producer, engineer and musician. In the Mountain Studios in Montreux, owned by the rock band Queen, and in Attalens he engineered and co-produced many albums by Queen, David Bowie and other artists. Richards also played keyboards on some records...

 supervision. It was a worldwide hit and reached the peak of the single charts in Italy

Italy

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.

Music video

The video is set in a night club where a young man encounters his former girlfriend and recounts the memories of their brief relationship. The theme of the song could possibly be a continuation of the story set up by earlier Queen songs Play the Game and It's A Hard Life

It's a Hard Life

"It's a Hard Life" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by lead singer Freddie Mercury. It was featured on their 1984 album The Works, and it was the third single from that album. It reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart and was their third consecutive Top 10 single from the album...

.

Original version

CD single

1. "You Don't Fool Me" (edit) — 3:54
2. "You Don't Fool Me" (album version) — 5:25

CD maxi

1. "You Don't Fool Me" (album version) — 5:25
2. "You Don't Fool Me" (edit) — 3:54
3. "You Don't Fool Me" (Sexy Club Mix) — 10:18
4. "You Don't Fool Me" (Dancing Divaz Club Mix) — 7:07

12" maxi - Europe

1. "You Don't Fool Me" (Sexy Club Mix)
2. "You Don't Fool Me" (Dancing Divaz Club Mix)
3. "You Don't Fool Me" (B.S. Project Remix)
4. "You Don't Fool Me" (Dancing Divaz Instrumental club mix)

12" maxi - U.S.

1. "You Don't Fool Me" (Freddy's Club Mix) — 7:02
2. "You Don't Fool Me" (album version) — 5:24
3. "You Don't Fool Me" (Freddy's Revenge Dub) — 5:53
4. "You Don't Fool Me" (Queen for a Day mix) — 6:33

Some US 12" promos do not feature the album version.

Remixes

CD single

1. "You Don't Fool Me" (B.S. Project remix - edit) — 3:15
2. "You Don't Fool Me" (edit) — 4:40

CD maxi - UK release only

1. "You Don't Fool Me" (album version) — 5:24
2. "You Don't Fool Me" (Dancing Divaz Club Mix) — 7:05
3. "You Don't Fool Me" (Sexy Club mix) — 10:53
4. "You Don't Fool Me" (Late Mix) — 10:34

12" maxi - UK release only

1. "You Don't Fool Me" (Dancing Divaz Club Mix) — 7:05
2. "You Don't Fool Me" (Late Mix) — 10:34
3. "You Don't Fool Me" (Sexy Club Mix) — 10:53
4. "You Don't Fool Me" (album version) — 5:24

Cassette single (plays the same on both sides)

1. "You Don't Fool Me" (album version) — 5:24
2. "You Don't Fool Me" (Dancing Divaz Club Mix) — 7:05

The Sexy Club Mix is the nearly the same on all formats. The UK CD and 12" versions list the wrong time of 10:53, when it should only be 10:18 like the other formats list it. The UK CD version has a mastering error and the first 4 seconds are lost, bringing the running time down to 10:14.

1995 remixes

• "B.S. Project Remix" (Remix by M. Marcolin and Bob Salton)
• "B.S. Project Remix - Edit" (Remix by M. Marcolin and Bob Salton)
• "Dancing Divaz [Instrumental] Club Mix" (Remix by Dancing Divaz)
• "Dancing Divaz Rhythm Mix" (Remix by Dancing Divaz)
• "Dub Dance Single Mix" (Remix by David Richards
  David Richards (record producer)
  David Richards is an English-born Swiss-based record producer, engineer and musician. In the Mountain Studios in Montreux, owned by the rock band Queen, and in Attalens he engineered and co-produced many albums by Queen, David Bowie and other artists. Richards also played keyboards on some records...
  
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• "Freddy's Club Mix" (Remix by Freddy Bastone
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• "Freddy's Revenge Dub" (Remix by Freddy Bastone)
• "Late Mix" (Remix by David Richards)
• "Queen For A Day Mix" (Remix by Freddy Bastone)
• "Queen Forever Megamix" (Remix by Freddy Bastone)
• "Sexy Club Mix" (Remix by Jam & Spoon
  Jam & Spoon
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The "Queen Forever Megamix" features vocal samples from a few different Queen songs, but not "You Don't Fool Me". It was only released on the limited edition orange promo vinyl disc in the UK.

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	23
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	13
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	14
Dutch Singles Chart	21
French SNEP Singles Chart	14
German Singles Chart	26
Irish Singles Chart	23
Swedish Singles Chart	52
Swiss Singles Chart	27
UK Singles Chart 1	17

¹ Remixes

End of year chart (1996)	Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	58
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	70