Song · Chalk Circle
“April Fool” by Chalk Circle
From the EP The Great Lake (1987)
“April Fool” by Chalk Circle appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1991 and 1999. It was first released in 1986 on the EP The Great Lake. Its best result is #591 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,743 alternative song of all time.
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"April Fool" was the Canadian band Chalk Circle's second single and the first taken from their debut EP, The Great Lake, and Duke Street Records put it out in 1986. Chris Tait wrote the words, sings them and plays guitar, while the music is credited to the whole band, with Brad Hopkins on bass and Derrick Murphy on drums. Chris Wardman produced and arranged it.
It came out on 7-inch and 12-inch, and the 12-inch carried two remixes of the song plus a remix of the next single, "Me, Myself and I", mixes that are still missing from CD.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 721 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 591 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
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