It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane

"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" is a song recorded and performed by Swedish rock band The Ark, published as the second single of their debut studio album We Are the Ark, released in 2000. It was a hit in Sweden and Italy. The song was also awarded a Grammis for being the "song of the year".^[1][2]

"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane"
Single by The Ark
from the album We Are the Ark
Released	2000
Genre	Glam rock symphonic rock
Songwriter	Ola Salo
The Ark singles chronology
"Let Your Body Decide" (2000) "It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" (2000) "Echo Chamber" (2000)

Track listing

1. "It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" – 3:56
2. "The Homecomer" – 5:28

Charts

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Italy (Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana)[3]	4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4]	7

Covers

Omar Rudberg sang a cover version for the Netflix show Young Royals. He also released it as a single in 2021.^[5]

In April 2023, Cornelia Jakobs, a Swedish singer who competed in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, released a cover version.^[6] Jakobs' cover peaked no. 83 in Sweden.^[7]