"Fools Gold" and "What the World Is Waiting For" are two songs by British  band . They were released together as a  single on 13 November 1989 through . "Fools Gold" would go on to appear on certain non-UK versions of their  (1989). "Fools Gold" became the band's biggest commercial hit at the time. It was their first single to reach the top ten of the  and stayed in the top-75 for fourteen weeks, peaking at number eight.

The single was released in 1989 and entered the UK top ten. It was promoted with a music video, showing The Stone Roses performing outdoors and walking across the volcanic landscape of , . The cover art was a painting by John Squire, "Double Dorsal Dopplegänger", which was later exhibited at Squire's 2004 art exhibition.

The band's appearance on the same November  as the , who performed "Hallelujah" from the , is regarded as a "cultural high-water mark", exposing the emerging  scene to a wider audience, and popularizing a new dance-oriented music genre, .

Although a non-album double A-sided single, both tracks have appeared on the compilation albums ,  and . Both tracks have also appeared on some reissued editions of their debut album , although Fools Gold has appeared more often than What The World Is Waiting For.

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