"Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" is the second single released from Styx's The Grand Illusion (1977) album.

The intro and outro are performed in 68 time, led by Shaw's acoustic guitar tracks and Dennis DeYoung's synthesizer melodies.

After a brief intro recap, there is a brief break with two measures of 58 time, and then a return to the 68 meter, with another synthesizer solo, before fading out.

Record World said that the song "starts acoustically and builds with synthesizers and guitars to a swirling finish.

"[2] Record World also said that "the message is both positive and cautionary, and several voices add their effect to a likely radio favorite.