"Foolish" is a song by American singer and songwriter Ashanti.

It served as her debut single, the

first from her self-titled debut album. Written by Ashanti, 7 Aurelius, Etterlene Jordan, Mark
DeBarge and producer Irv Gotti, it uses a sample of DeBarge's "Stay with Me" and features
elements from the remix of "One More Chance " by The Notorious B.I.G. and "M.V.P" by Big L. Also,
special version of single named "Unfoolish (Foolish Remix)" features B.I.G. verse from his song "F--
king You Tonight".
The song was released as the album's lead single on January 29, 2002. It spent ten weeks at
number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song
became Ashanti's second number one and third top ten on both charts. The song was in the top ten
in United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, Canada, Germany and Japan.
In 2009, it was named the 19th most successful song of the 2000s on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of
the Decade.[1] As of June 2012, it is the second best selling physical single of the 21st century,
having sold over 8.4 million copies to date.[2]