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Kissing a Fool

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Kissing a Fool

Summary

Kissing a Fool is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kissing a Fool's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Kissing a Fool's genre is sophisti-pop[4].
  • Kissing a Fool followed Monkey[5].
  • Kissing a Fool was followed by Praying for Time[6].
  • Among the performers on Kissing a Fool was George Michael[7].
  • Kissing a Fool's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[8].
  • Kissing a Fool is part of Faith[9].
  • Kissing a Fool was distributed by CD single[10].
  • Kissing a Fool was released on November 21, 1988[11].
  • Kissing a Fool's lyricist is recorded as George Michael[12].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • Genre(s): electronic, funk, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock, soul, synth-pop[14]

  • Community tags: electronic, funk, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock, soul, synth-pop[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c189b862-f7c8-3ce7-b07c-71783258faaf[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Kissing a Fool was George Michael[7].

Publication

Kissing a Fool was published on November 21, 1988[11]. Its genre is sophisti-pop[4]. It is part of Faith[9]. It was distributed by CD single[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Kissing a Fool followed Monkey[5]. It was followed by Praying for Time[6].

Why It Matters

Kissing a Fool ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

Columbia Records George Michael

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kissing-a-fool_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kissing a Fool}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kissing-a-fool}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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