Only the Fool Survives

"Only the Fool Survives" is a duet song by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer and Mickey Thomas, lead singer of the band Starship (formerly Jefferson Starship). It was taken from Summer's thirteenth studio album, All Systems Go (1987). The song was written by Summer, her husband, Bruce Sudano, Michael Omartian, Virgil Weber, John Bettis, and its producer Harold Faltermeyer. It was released as the album's second single on November 16, 1987 by Geffen Records. The ballad was released as a single in North America and Japan.

"Only the Fool Survives"
Single by Donna Summer with Mickey Thomas
from the album All Systems Go
B-side	"Love Shock"
Released	November 16, 1987 (1987-11-16)[1]
Studio	Oasis Studio
Genre	Pop soul R&B
Length	4:42
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Donna Summer Bruce Sudano Michael Omartian Virgil Weber John Bettis Harold Faltermeyer
Producer(s)	Harold Faltermeyer
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Dinner with Gershwin" (1987) "Only the Fool Survives" (1987) "All Systems Go" (1988)

Track listing

7" - Geffen Records 9 28165-7

1. "Only the Fool Survives" – 4:00
2. "Love Shock" – 4:16

Personnel

• Donna Summer – Vocals
• Mickey Thomas – Vocals
• Harold Faltermeyer – Keyboards, Programming, Mixing
• Dann Huff – Guitar
• Brian Reeves – Engineering
• Dave Concors – Engineering
• Uli Rudolf – Mixing

Chart positions

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	43
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[2]	14