What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Written by John Bettis, also Human Nature (Michael Jackson), Those Good Old Dreams (Carpenters) and Mr. Guder (Carpenters)
Part of All Systems Go, also Dinner With Gershwin, Bad Reputation and All Systems Go
Released on Crimson, also State of Independence, Love’s About to Change My Heart (PWL 7″ mix) and Sometimes Like Butterflies
Written by Michael Omartian, also She Works Hard for the Money, Hollywood (Boz Scaggs) and That’s What Love Is For (Amy Grant)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Donna Summer wrote 114 songs on fono
John Bettis wrote 102 songs on fono
Donna Summer’s most frequent co-writer is Giorgio Moroder (49 songs together)
John Bettis’s most frequent co-writer is Richard Carpenter (32 songs together)
Credits
All 9 credits
- Written by
- Bruce Sudano, Donna Summer, Harold Faltermeyer, John Bettis, Michael Omartian and Virgil Weber
- Part of
- All Systems Go
- Released on
- Crimson and Driven by the Music
- Written by
- Bruce Sudano, Donna Summer, Harold Faltermeyer, John Bettis, Michael Omartian and Virgil Weber
- Part of
- All Systems Go
- Released on
- Crimson and Driven by the Music
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: John Bettis
Same writer: Michael Omartian
Same writer: Harold Faltermeyer
Same release: All Systems Go
Same label: Crimson
Same label: Driven by the Music
Same writer: John Bettis
Same writer: Michael Omartian
Elsewhere
Sources (10)
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1MusicBrainz Only the Fool Survives was written by Bruce Sudano
Only the Fool Survives was written by Bruce Sudano
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Only the Fool Survives was written by Donna Summer
Only the Fool Survives was written by Donna Summer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Only the Fool Survives was written by Harold Faltermeyer
Only the Fool Survives was written by Harold Faltermeyer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Only the Fool Survives was written by John Bettis
Only the Fool Survives was written by John Bettis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Only the Fool Survives was written by Michael Omartian
Only the Fool Survives was written by Michael Omartian
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Only the Fool Survives was written by Virgil Weber
Only the Fool Survives was written by Virgil Weber
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Only the Fool Survives is part of the release All Systems Go
Only the Fool Survives is part of the release All Systems Go
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Crimson is the label of the song Only the Fool Survives
Crimson is the label of the song Only the Fool Survives
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Driven by the Music is the label of the song Only the Fool Survives
Driven by the Music is the label of the song Only the Fool Survives
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Only the Fool Survives was released on 1987-11-16
Only the Fool Survives was released on 1987-11-16
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026