Why Do Fools Fall in Love | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | September 8, 1998 |
Recorded | 1998 |
Genre | Hip hop, R&B |
Label | Elektra/EastWest Records/The Gold Mind, Inc. |
Producer | Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Big Baby, Suga Mike, Gerard Thomas, Donald "Lenny" Holmes, Anthony Dent, Brian Alexander Morgan, Kay Gee, Darren Lighty, Keri "K.L." Lewis |
Singles from Why Do Fools in Love | |
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Why Do Fools Fall in Love is the soundtrack to the 1998 film of the same name. It was executive produced by Missy Elliott and released on September 8, 1998 through Elektra Records, East West Records and Missy Elliott's label The Goldmind Inc. The soundtrack featured main production by Elliott and Timbaland. It peaked at 55 on the Billboard 200 and 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and spawned the singles "I Want You Back" by Melanie Brown featuring Missy Elliott, "No Fool No More" by En Vogue, which peaked at 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as Destiny's Child's "Get on the Bus". Singer Lil' Mo also made her debut with the single and music video for "Five Minutes."
Former Bad Boy recording artist Mase was slated to record with Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes for the soundtrack, however his contribution never made the final cut.