“Foolish” by Ashanti

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“Foolish” by Ashanti is a 2002 R&B hit single that became her signature song, topping the Billboard Hot 100 and showcasing her smooth vocals over a sample of DeBarge’s “Stay with Me.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Ashanti (album)
artist Ashanti
associatedAct Murder Inc. collective
certificationRIAA Platinum
chartPositionAustralianARIAChart 3
chartPositionBillboardHot100US 1
chartPositionHotR&BHipHopSongsUS 1
chartPositionIrishSinglesChart 2
chartPositionNewZealandSinglesChart 5
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 4
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBySingle Happy
genre R&B
contemporary R&B
hasBside Dreams
hasSignatureSongOf Ashanti
includedInAlbum Ashanti (album)
interpolates Stay with Me by DeBarge
surface form: Stay with Me (song by DeBarge)
language English
length 3:47
musicVideoDirector Irv Gotti
musicVideoFeatures Terrence Howard
musicVideoSetting New York City
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
notableFor being Ashanti's breakthrough hit
heavy radio airplay in 2002
use of DeBarge sample
performer Ashanti
precededBySingle How We Roll (with Big Pun)
producer 7 Aurelius
Irv Gotti
recordedIn 2001
recordLabel Def Jam Recordings
Murder Inc. Records
releaseDate 2002-01-29
releaseYear 2002
sampledWork Stay with Me by DeBarge
surface form: Stay with Me (song by DeBarge)
tempo mid-tempo
theme romantic relationship turmoil
vocalStyle smooth vocals
weeksAtNumberOneBillboardHot100US 10
writer 7 Aurelius
Ashanti
Etterlene Jordan
Irv Gotti
Mark DeBarge

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Soulshock & Karlin notableSongProduced “Foolish” by Ashanti