It is written in common time and moves at 112 beats per minute. The verses use a i–iv–VII–III chord progression in A minor. The chorus is in the key of A major using a I–IV–ii–V chord progression. 'Lovefool' is a song that is performed in several keys and modulates based on chorus and verse.

But then when we were recording, by chance, our drummer started to play that kind of disco beat, and there was no way to get away from it after that'. It wasn't necessarily our character it felt like a bit of a freak on the record - which, objectively, it still is. Persson noted that the band knew the potential commercial appeal of the song, saying, 'We definitely were aware that it was a single and a catchy song when we wrote it, but the direction it took is not something we could have predicted. She said that, at the time, the song 'was slower and more of a bossa nova'. She later said that the song is 'quite a sad love song the meaning of it is quite pathetic, really.' She also added that 'the biggest hits are the ones that are the easiest to write'. Persson wrote the lyrics to the song at an airport while waiting for a plane. The song was featured in the film Romeo + Juliet just two months after the release of the single, as well as in the 1999 film Cruel Intentions and the 2007 comedy Virgin Territory. In Australasia, the song topped the New Zealand Singles Chart and climbed to number 11 in Australia, earning Gold sales certifications in both regions.

In North America, it reached number three in Canada and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart (it did not appear on the Hot 100 due to rules in place at the time). It was released as the album's lead single on 9 September 1996 in the United Kingdom and internationally on 5 October 1996.įollowing a re-release in 1997, 'Lovefool' found international success, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart and achieving moderate success on other European charts. ' Lovefool' is a song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for Swedish rock band the Cardigans' third studio album, First Band on the Moon (1996). 'Lovefool' (first version) on YouTube 'Lovefool' (second version) on YouTube 'Lovefool' (Romeo + Juliet version) on YouTube

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