"Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" is a song by American recording artist Stacey Q. It was taken from her second studio album, Hard Machine (1988). The song was written by Stacey Swain, Jon St. James and Skip Hahn and was produced by Jon St. James. The song was mixed by musician Shep Pettibone, who collaborated with artists like Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, Janet Jackson and others. It was released as the album's first single on March 25, 1988 by Atlantic Records. The song peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Billboard Dance charts. Composition The song is set in common time and has a moderate tempo of 115 beats per minute. Track listing Promotional 12" single "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (The Shep Pettibone Mix) – 7:05 "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (Shep Pettibone Radio Edit) – 4:00 "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (Try It Out Lover Mix) – 7:47 "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (Pumpin Mix) – 4:25 Cassette single "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (The Shep Pettibone Mix) – -:-- "Fly By Night" – -:-- "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself" (The Shep Pettibone Mix) – -:-- "Fly By Night" – -:-- Personnel Skip Hahn, Stacey Q – Backing vocalist Jon St. James, Karl Moet – drums Karl Moet – sampler Skip Hahn – guitar Jon St. James, Rich West, Skip Hahn – keyboards percussion – Jon St. James, Karl Moet Shep Pettibone – mixing Shep Pettibone, Tuta Aquino – editing Steve Peck – mix engineer St. James, Hahn, Swain – songwriters Jon St. James – producer Chart positions References Stacey Q songs 1988 songs 1988 singles Dance-pop songs Atlantic Records singles