"Foolin'" is the second single from
British
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singer
Dionne Bromfield
Dionne Julia Bromfield (born 1 February 1996) is a British soul music singer, television presenter and television personality. Her debut album, '' Introducing Dionne Bromfield'', was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label. Sh ...
's second studio album, ''
Good for the Soul
''Good for the Soul'' is the second album from English singer Dionne Bromfield. It was released on 4 July 2011 in the United Kingdom. The album was preceded by the two singles, " Yeah Right" and "Foolin'".
Singles
Though not the lead single, ...
''. The song features American rapper
Lil Twist
Christopher Lynn Moore (born January 11, 1993), better known by his stage name Lil Twist, is an American rapper from Dallas, Texas. He is signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment.[UK Singles Chart
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.
Music video
The music video was filmed in the United Kingdom by UK director
Trudy Bellinger
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.
Synopsis
The scenes in the video sees Bromfield with three different
alter ego
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's sitting on chairs in a
Bar
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before the scene switches to her sitting by a
swimming pool
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, where she is later accompanied by a male.
The video also features Chris and Wes, winners of the 2011 season of
Sky1
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's show
Got to Dance
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, as her backup dancers.
In just over three weeks, the video went past one million views on YouTube, making it Bromfield's most-viewed video to date. It was uploaded to
YouTube
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on 18 May 2011 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-two seconds.
Dionne Bromfield – Foolin' YouTube
YouTube & DionneBromfieldVEVO. 18 May 2011. 27 July 2011.
Track listings and formats
Chart performance
Release history
References
External links
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2011 singles
Dionne Bromfield songs
Songs written by Eg White
2011 songs