"Only the Fool Survives" is the second single from the Donna Summer album All Systems Go and is a duet with Mickey Thomas, lead singer of the band Starship (formerly Jefferson Starship). The ballad was released as a single in North America and Japan.

Track listing

7" - Geffen Records 9 28165-7

"Only the Fool Survives" – 4:00

"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

References

1980s ballads

Donna Summer songs

1987 singles

Songs written by Harold Faltermeyer

Songs written by Donna Summer

Songs written by Bruce Sudano

Songs with lyrics by John Bettis

Songs written by Michael Omartian

Song recordings produced by Harold Faltermeyer

1987 songs

Geffen Records singles

Pop ballads

Soul ballads

Contemporary R&B ballads

Only the Fool Survives