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“Lovefool” by The Cardigans

From the album First Band on the Moon (1996)

“Lovefool” by The Cardigans appears on 36 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 1996 and 2025. It was first released in 1996 on the album First Band on the Moon. Its best result is #14 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #53 alternative song of 1997, #1,897 alternative song of all time and #226 of the '90s.

36countdowns
23stations
#14best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1996–2025years charted

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The Cardigans - Lovefool (International Version)

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"Lovefool" is the Cardigans' bubblegum ace, written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for the Swedish band's third album, First Band on the Moon, and released as its lead single in Japan on August 10, 1996. Tore Johansson produced it, and Persson sings with such cool, breathy poise over the light, swinging disco-pop backing that the whole thing sounds effortlessly chic.

Its big break came a few months later, when Baz Luhrmann put it in Romeo + Juliet. Re-released in 1997, it reached number two in the UK, topped the chart in New Zealand, hit number three in Canada and two on the US Hot 100 Airplay chart, and it came with three different videos.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 45 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 107
1996 17 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1996 25
1996 63 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 1996 100
1997 53 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 107
1997 14 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 105
1997 19 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997 101
1997 87 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 100
1997 49 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1997 107
1997 77 (tie) WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 1997 99
1997 53 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997 103
1997 77 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1997 100
1997 53 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 59 CRNC 90.1 CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s 91
1999 263 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 251 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 301 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 464 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 89 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 362 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 540 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 376 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 832 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 293 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2001 294 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2002 1627 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2004 480 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2005 707 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 190 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2019 67 X96 X96's Top 100 Songs of the 90's 100
2019 989 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 989 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2021 700 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 675 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2023 98 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2024 33 107.7 The End The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024) 100
2025 97 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500

Also listed as: Love Fool.

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