It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane

"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" is a song recorded and performed by Swedish rock band The Ark, published as the second single of their debut studio album We Are the Ark, released in 2000. It was a hit in Sweden and Italy. The song was also awarded a Grammis for being the "song of the year".[1][2]

"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane"
Single by the Ark
from the album We Are the Ark
Released2000
Genre
Songwriter(s)Ola Salo
The Ark singles chronology
"Let Your Body Decide"
(2000)
"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane"
(2000)
"Echo Chamber"
(2000)

Track listing

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  1. "It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" – 3:56
  2. "The Homecomer" – 5:28

Charts

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Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Italy (Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana)[3] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 7

Covers

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Omar Rudberg sang a cover version for the Netflix show Young Royals. He also released it as a single in 2021.[5]

In April 2023, Cornelia Jakobs, a Swedish singer who competed in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, released a cover version.[6] Jakobs' cover peaked at 83 in Sweden.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Stanelius, Patrick (13 February 2020). "The Ark återuppstår – för en sommar". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ Steen, Håkan (14 February 2020). ""Vi kommer att vara bättre än någonsin"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ "The Ark - It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane (Song)". Italiancharts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36, 2000". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. ^ It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane, retrieved 2021-08-27
  6. ^ "New music this week (part 1)". 30 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 18". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 May 2023.