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| Label = [[Universal Music Group]]
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| Producer = {{hlist|Matthijs van Duijvenbode|Kasper Frenkel}}
| Last album = ''[[Pass It On (Douwe Bob album)|Pass It On]]''<br/>(2015)
| Last album = ''[[Pass It On (Douwe Bob album)|Pass It On]]''<br/>(2015)
| This album = '''''Fool Bar'''''<br/>(2016)
| This album = '''''Fool Bar'''''<br/>(2016)
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'''''Fool Bar''''' is the third studio album by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] singer-songwriter [[Douwe Bob]]. It was released in the [[Netherlands]] on 6 May 2016, through [[Universal Music Group]].<ref name="iTunes">[https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/fool-bar/id1087458598 'Fool Bar' van Douwe Bob in iTunes]</ref> The album has peaked to number 4 on the [[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]]. The album includes the single "[[Slow Down (Douwe Bob song)|Slow Down]]", the song [[Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016|represented the Netherlands]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2016]].
'''''Fool Bar''''' is the third studio album by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] singer-songwriter [[Douwe Bob]]. It was released in the [[Netherlands]] on 6 May 2016, through [[Universal Music Group]].<ref name="iTunes">[https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/fool-bar/id1087458598 'Fool Bar' van Douwe Bob in iTunes]</ref> The album has peaked to number 4 on the [[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]]. The album includes the single "[[Slow Down (Douwe Bob song)|Slow Down]]", the song [[Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016|represented the Netherlands]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2016]]. The album was produced by Matthijs van Duijvenbode and Kasper Frenkel.

==Reception==
===Commercial performance===
On 14 May 2016 the album went straight to number 4 on the [[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]] on its first week of release.


==Singles==
==Singles==

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Fool Bar is the third studio album by Dutch singer-songwriter Douwe Bob. It was released in the Netherlands on 6 May 2016, through Universal Music Group.[1] The album has peaked to number 4 on the Dutch Albums Chart. The album includes the single "Slow Down", the song represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The album was produced by Matthijs van Duijvenbode and Kasper Frenkel.

Reception

Commercial performance

On 14 May 2016 the album went straight to number 4 on the Dutch Albums Chart on its first week of release.

Singles

"Slow Down" was released as the lead single from the album on 5 March 2016. Douwe Bob was announced as the Dutch entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 by Dutch media on 20 September 2015.[2][3] Two days later, he confirmed the news during the Dutch talk show De Wereld Draait Door.[4] The song was revealed as his Eurovision entry on 4 March 2016 during a press conference in Amsterdam.[5] He performed in the first half of the semi-final.[6] He got through the semi-final and will next perform in the Final on 14 May 2016.

Track listing

Standard listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Slow Down"
  • Matthijs van Duijvenbode
  • Kasper Frenkel
2:46
2."How Lucky We Are"
  • Posthuma
  • Hoekstra
  • van Duijvenbode
  • van Duijvenbode
  • Frenkel
3:17
3."History"
  • Posthuma
  • Hoekstra
  • van Duijvenbode
  • van Duijvenbode
  • Frenkel
3:03
4."Settle Down"
  • Posthuma
  • Hoekstra
  • van Duijvenbode
  • van Duijvenbode
  • Frenkel
4:21
5."It Ain’t Easy"
  • Posthuma
  • Hoekstra
  • van Duijvenbode
  • van Duijvenbode
  • Frenkel
3:06
6."Get Real"
  • Posthuma
  • Hoekstra
  • van Duijvenbode
  • van Duijvenbode
  • Frenkel
3:36
7."Jacob’s Song"
  • Posthuma
  • Hoekstra
  • van Duijvenbode
  • van Duijvenbode
  • Frenkel
5:19
8."Cynic"
  • Posthuma
  • Hoekstra
  • van Duijvenbode
  • van Duijvenbode
  • Frenkel
4:21
9."A Damn Good Time"
  • Posthuma
  • Hoekstra
  • van Duijvenbode
  • van Duijvenbode
  • Frenkel
2:28
10."Take It Off"
  • Posthuma
  • Hoekstra
  • van Duijvenbode
  • van Duijvenbode
  • Frenkel
4:04
11."Black Jolene"
  • Posthuma
  • Hoekstra
  • van Duijvenbode
  • van Duijvenbode
  • Frenkel
3:13
12."Love on the Rocks"
  • Posthuma
  • Hoekstra
  • van Duijvenbode
  • van Duijvenbode
  • Frenkel
4:28
13."Wrote a Song for You" (Bonus Track)
  • Posthuma
  • Hoekstra
  • van Duijvenbode
  • van Duijvenbode
  • Frenkel
2:43

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 4

Release history

Region Release date Format Label
Netherlands 6 May 2016[1] Universal Music Group

References

  1. ^ a b 'Fool Bar' van Douwe Bob in iTunes
  2. ^ van Amstel, Constance (20 September 2015). "'Douwe Bob voor Nederland naar Songfestival'". metronieuws.nl (in Dutch). Metro. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ Laufer, Gil (20 September 2015). "The Netherlands: AVROTROS in touch with Douwe Bob for Eurovision 2016". esctoday.com. ESCToday.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ^ Escudero, Victor M. (22 September 2015). "The Netherlands: Douwe Bob To Represent The Netherlands". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Douwe Bob naar Stockholm met Slow Down". avrotros.nl (in Dutch). AVROTROS. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. ^ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Douwe Bob – Fool Bar" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.