Foolish (Ashanti song)

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"Foolish"
Foolish (Ashanti single - cover art).jpg
Single by Ashanti
from the album Ashanti
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2002 (2002-02-11)
Genre R&B
Length3:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Irv Gotti
Ashanti singles chronology
"What's Luv?"
(2002)		"Foolish"
(2002)		"Down 4 U"
(2002)
Audio sample
"Foolish"

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Ashanti. [4]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [43] Platinum70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [44] Platinum454,000 [45]
United Kingdom (BPI) [46]
"Unfoolish" 		Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [47] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesFebruary 11, 2002 [48]
April 8, 2002 Contemporary hit radio [49]
AustraliaMay 20, 2002CD [50]
United KingdomJuly 8, 2002
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [51]

See also

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