Released 1986 Length 4:17 Producer(s) Karl Wallinger | Genre Rock Writer(s) Karl Wallinger | |
Label Chrysalis Records - 43052 | ||
"Ship of Fools" (subtitled "Save Me from Tomorrow") is a rock song performed by World Party. It was written and produced by singer and multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger, formerly of The Waterboys. Wallinger is the sole member of World Party.
"Ship of Fools" was the first single released by World Party and was included on the 1986 debut album Private Revolution. It was World Party's sole Billboard Top 40 single, debuting on that chart on April 4, 1987 and peaking at number 27. It also reached no. 42 on the UK singles chart, no. 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and no. 4 on the Australian Music Report chart.
A longer version, at 6 minutes and 40 seconds, was released as a 12" single, with a double B Side of World Groove (Do The Mind Guerrilla) and Nowhere Man (Ensign ENYX 6606). This version is no longer available commercially.
The song has also been included on over a dozen compilations, including Greenpeace's Rainbow Warriors compilation.