Fool's Gold (Aaron Carter song)
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| Single by Aaron Carter | ||||
| from the album LøVë | ||||
| Released | April 1, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 3:16[3] | |||
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"Fool's Gold" is a single by American pop musician Aaron Carter released on April 1, 2016.[4] It is the first single to be released by Carter since 2002.[5] The song appears on Carter's extended play LøVë and his 2018 album of the same name.[6]
Background and release
Carter began to tease the single in November 2015 via Twitter.[7] On November 24, 2015, Billboard premiered a preview of the song.[8] The song and its accompanying music video, co-directed by Carter and Jon Asher, were released on April 1, 2016.[9][10]
Critical reception
Spin wrote that "Fool's Gold" was "a decent little pop song" although the track "wasn't going to end up on any Best Of lists".[11]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Apple Music.[12]
- Executive production: Aaron Carter, Jon Asher, Steven Zap
- Vocal production: Aaron Carter, Jon Asher
- Production: Michel Schulz
- Recording engineering: Jon Asher
- Mixing engineering: Andrew Wuepper
- Mastering engineering: Gene Grimaldi
References
- ^ Grebey, James (April 1, 2016). "Aaron Carter's New Song Is Pretty Good, But It'll Still Make You a Little Sad". Spin. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ Azzopardi, Chris (February 18, 2016). "Aaron Carter forges future after uphill battle". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ "Fool's Gold - Single by Aaron Carter on iTunes". iTunes. Apple. April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ Maslow, Nick (April 1, 2016). "Aaron Carter Embraces Sexy Side in Comeback Music Video for 'Fool's Gold'". People. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ Dunlap, Kelley (April 1, 2016). "Aaron Carter's Comeback Single Is Confusingly Good". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE! Aaron Carter Proves He Is Back With New Catchy Single Fool's Gold — Listen HERE!". Perez Hilton. April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ Costa, Frank (November 16, 2015). "Aaron Carter Teases Comeback With New Single 'Fool's Gold'". Contrast Magazine. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ Weiner, Natalie (24 November 2015). "Aaron Carter Previews New Single 'Fool's Gold': Exclusive". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Kickham, Dylan (April 1, 2016). "Aaron Carter drops 'Fool's Gold' video on Fools' Day". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ Kickham, Dylan (May 11, 2016). "URSA Mini 4.6K Used to Shoot Aaron Carter's 'Fool's Gold' Music Video". Blackmagic Design. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Grebey, James (1 April 2016). "Aaron Carter's New Song Is Pretty Good, But It'll Still Make You a Little Sad". SPIN. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Fool's Gold de Aaron Carter no Apple Music". Apple Music. 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.