Don't Be a Fool

"Don't Be a Fool"
"Don't Be a Fool"
Single by Loose Ends
from the album Look How Long
Released	October 26, 1990
Genre	R&B
Length	4:20
Label	10/Virgin; MCA;
Songwriters	Carl McIntosh; Sunay Suleyman;
Producer	Carl McIntosh
Loose Ends singles chronology

"Don't Be a Fool" is a song performed by British contemporary R&B group Loose Ends, issued as the lead single from their fifth studio album Look How Long. Produced by band member Carl McIntosh,^[3] it is the first single from the band to not feature original members Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol; they both left the band following their previous album The Real Chuckeeboo and were subsequently replaced by Linda Carriere and Sunay Suleyman.^[4] Suleyman co-wrote the song with McIntosh.^[2]

"Don't Be a Fool" peaked at #10 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1990.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990-1991)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	13
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard)^[5]	50
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)^[5]	13
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)^[5]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
UK Club Chart (Record Mirror)^[7]	33

References

^ "Don't Be a Fool [Vinyl Single] - Loose Ends | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b Lytle, Craig. "Look How Long - Loose Ends | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Loose Ends - Look How Long (1990, Vinyl) | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^ O'Toole, Kit (8 October 2011). "Loose Ends' Look How Long: An Overlooked New Jack Swing Classic". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Loose Ends | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ "LOOSE ENDS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Singles Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ "The Record Mirror Year End Club Chart". Record Mirror. Vol. 38, no. 1. 5 January 1991. p. 41. Retrieved 1 September 2025.

External links

Don't Be a Fool at AllMusic
"Don't Be a Fool" at Discogs (list of releases)

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[allmusic-1] "Don't Be a Fool [Vinyl Single] - Loose Ends | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

[allmusic2-2] Lytle, Craig. "Look How Long - Loose Ends | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

[discogs-3] "Loose Ends - Look How Long (1990, Vinyl) | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

[seattlepi-4] O'Toole, Kit (8 October 2011). "Loose Ends' Look How Long: An Overlooked New Jack Swing Classic". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

[allmusic3-5] "Loose Ends | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

[officialsingles-6] "LOOSE ENDS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Singles Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

[7] "The Record Mirror Year End Club Chart". Record Mirror. Vol. 38, no. 1. 5 January 1991. p. 41. Retrieved 1 September 2025.

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v t e Loose Ends
Studio albums	A Little Spice So Where Are You? Zagora The Real Chuckeeboo Look How Long
Singles	"Tell Me What You Want" "Emergency (Dial 999)" "Choose Me (Rescue Me)" "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" "Magic Touch" "Golden Years" "Stay a Little While, Child" "Slow Down" "Nights of Pleasure" "Ooh, You Make Me Feel" "Watching You" "Don't Be a Fool"