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Rush of Fools Rush of Fools is an American Christian rock/ contemporary Christian music band from Birmingham, Alabama. They are known for their 2007 hit single " Undo", co-written with producer Scott Davis, which was the most played song of 2007 on Adult Co ...

. It was released in 2007 from the band's first album, ''

''. It was the most played song of the year in 2007 on Christian

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radio in the USA. This song was on the compilation album ''

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Background

The song was written in

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, where the lead vocalist Wes Willis and the guitarist Kevin Huguley were songwriting with the producer, Scotty D. Huguley said, "We'd got writer's block... We'd packed up our guitars and our bags; everything was out by the door and we were saying our goodbyes and this lyric hit one of us, it was just: 'I've been here before, here I am again'... We picked everything back out and we grabbed our guitars and it was about 45 minutes or an hour and we'd written this song."

Reception

The song received mixed reviews from music critics. Kim Jones, the Christian music guide of ''

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'', called "Undo" an album "highlight" and praised its lyrical composition. In reference to the song's second verse, Jones said, "Honestly; how many teens do you know that are that real and introspective?" ''Jesus Freak Hideout''s review was less positive, describing it as "kind of a 'paint by numbers' ballad that is commonly found on CHR adiostations". '' Christian Music Today'' editor, Russ Breimeier, was generally negative towards the band's first album, but said that the song possessed "a refreshing openness in its prayerful confession of sinful nature".

Charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Awards

In 2008, the song was nominated for two Dove Awards: Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the

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References

{{reflist 2007 singles Midas Records Nashville singles 2007 songs Songs written by Scott Davis (Scotty D)