Famous last Words of a Fool - Wikipedia Famous last Words of a Fool `` Famous Last Words of a Fool '' Single by George Strait from the album If You Ai n't Lovin ', You Ai n't Livin ' B - side `` It 's Too Late Now '' Released January 11, 1988 Format 7 '' single Recorded September 30, 1987 Genre Country Length 3 : 37 Label MCA 53248 Songwriter ( s ) Dean Dillon, Rex Huston Producer ( s ) Jimmy Bowen, George Strait George Strait singles chronology `` Am I Blue '' ( 1987 ) `` Famous Last Words of a Fool '' ( 1988 ) `` Baby Blue '' ( 1988 ) `` Am I Blue '' ( 1987 ) `` Famous Last Words of a Fool '' ( 1988 ) `` Baby Blue '' ( 1988 ) `` Famous Last Words of a Fool '' is a song written by Dean Dillon and Rex Huston, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in January 1988 as the first single from his album If You Ai n't Lovin ', You Ai n't Livin '. The song was co-written by Dean Dillon, whose version peaked at number 67 on Billboard 's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1983. Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Chart positions 2.1 Dean Dillon 2.2 George Strait 3 References 4 External links Critical reception Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B - grade, calling it `` a solid song, but Strait 's performance is oddly distant, and he sings it in a register that 's slightly too low. '' Chart positions Dean Dillon Chart ( 1983 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 67 George Strait Chart ( 1988 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Canadian RPM Country Tracks References Jump up ^ CountryUniverse.net Song review Jump up ^ `` Dean Dillon Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336. Jump up ^ `` George Strait Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics George Strait 1980s singles Strait Country `` Unwound '' `` Down and Out '' `` If You 're Thinking You Want a Stranger ( There 's One Coming Home ) '' Strait from the Heart `` Fool Hearted Memory '' `` Marina del Rey '' `` Amarillo by Morning '' `` A Fire I Ca n't Put Out '' Right or Wrong `` You Look So Good in Love '' `` Right or Wrong '' `` Let 's Fall to Pieces Together '' Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind `` Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind '' `` The Cowboy Rides Away '' `` The Fireman '' Something Special `` The Chair '' `` You 're Something Special to Me '' # 7 `` Nobody in His Right Mind Would 've Left Her '' `` It Ai n't Cool to Be Crazy About You '' Ocean Front Property `` Ocean Front Property '' `` All My Ex 's Live in Texas '' `` Am I Blue '' If You Ai n't Lovin ', You Ai n't Livin ' `` Famous Last Words of a Fool '' `` Baby Blue '' `` If You Ai n't Lovin ' ( You Ai n't Livin ' ) '' Beyond the Blue Neon `` Baby 's Gotten Good at Goodbye '' `` What 's Going On in Your World '' `` Ace in the Hole '' `` Overnight Success '' This 1983 country song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Famous_Last_Words_of_a_Fool&oldid=847151369 '' Categories : 1983 singles 1988 singles 1983 songs Dean Dillon songs George Strait songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Songs written by Dean Dillon RPM Country Tracks number - one singles Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen MCA Records singles 1983 country song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart called without song All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 23 June 2018, at 08 : 07 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who sings famous last words of a fool
Answer: George Strait