It was performed by Perry for his first solo album, Street Talk, was released as the fourth single from the album in November 1984, and peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Adult Contemporary chart in February 1985.

The music video for "Foolish Heart" is unusual in the fact that it is one continuous shot from beginning to end.

Over the course of the video, the camera pans towards the stage, pauses a brief moment on Perry and then slowly returns to its original position over the balcony rail.

It was directed by Jack Cole and produced by Paul Flattery, who had also done the videos "Oh Sherrie" and "Strung Out" from "Street Talk."

The rest of the members of Journey (Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Steve Smith, Ross Valory) greet Perry as he approaches.