"Foolish" is a song by

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

singer–songwriter A singer-songwriter is a musician who writes, composes, and performs their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies. In the United States, the category is built on the folk- acoustic tradition with a guitar, although this role has ...

Tyler James Tyler James may refer to: * Tyler James (American musician) (born 1982), American singer-songwriter * Tyler James (English musician) Kenneth Gordon (born 5 January 1982), better known by his stage name Tyler James, is an English singer and so ...

. The song was originally given to

Gareth Gates Gareth Paul Gates (born 12 July 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show ''Pop Idol'' in 2002. As of 2008, Gates had sold over 3.5 million records in the UK. He is ...

for his 2003 album

Go Your Own Way "Go Your Own Way" is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their eleventh studio album, '' Rumours'' (1977). The song was released as the album's first single in December 1976 in the United States. Written and sung by L ...

. Tyler's version was released as the second single from his debut album studio album '' The Unlikely Lad'' (2005) in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

on 7 March 2005. The song peaked to number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, his first Top 20 single in the UK.

Track listings

; Digital download # "Foolish" - 3:55 # "Nothing" (Acoustic) - 3:26 # "Foolish (With My Hands Held High)" Re-Dub" Remix- 4:09

Chart performance

Release history

References

2005 singles Tyler James (English musician) songs 2004 songs Songs written by Blair MacKichan Island Records singles {{2000s-UK-single-stub