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"Lovefool" is a song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for Swedish rock band the Cardigans' third studio album, First Band on the Moon (1996). It was released as the album's lead single on 10 August 1996 in Japan.
"Lovefool" was a hit worldwide, particularly in the US and Japan, where the album reached platinum status in three weeks. The album also achieved gold sales status in the US. "Lovefool" was shown on MTV in the late 1990s as a music video with clips from the 1996 hit film Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.
“Lovefool” peaked at No. 2 on Billboard’s radio songs chart in 1997, and its video was in heavy rotation on MTV. The Cardigans even performed it on an episode of “Beverly Hills, 90210 ...
AllMusic critic John Bush viewed First Band on the Moon as a return to the "mood and feel" of the Cardigans' 1994 debut album Emmerdale, with a new lyrical focus on "unfaithful lovers" and, in the case of "Lovefool", "unrequited affection".
"Lovefool" on William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture (1996) "Carnival" on Original Soundtrack: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) "War" on A Life Less Ordinary Soundtrack (1997) "Deuce" on The X-Files: The Album (1998) "War" on 10 Things I Hate About You: Music from the Motion Picture (1999) [33]
Nina Elisabet Persson (Swedish: [ˈnîːna ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn] ⓘ; born 6 September 1974) is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish rock band The Cardigans. She also has worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp [1] and one under her own name, and has appeared as a guest artist with several other acts.
[3] [4] The chorus interpolates the song "Lovefool" by the Swedish band the Cardigans. [5] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing, Ltd., "Love Me" is set in common time. [4] The song is composed in the key of C minor with Bieber's vocals spanning from the low-note of B ♭ 3 to the high-note of E ...
Although the song "Lovefool" by The Cardigans was featured in the film, it too was not featured in the soundtrack. Music composer John Ottman had originally created an entire musical score for the film but it was rejected [1] and Ed Shearmur was hired to compose new music. Ottman's score was moody and sophisticated, but the producers had ...