"What Kind of Fool Am I" is a song written by Rick Springfield that was released on his 1982 album Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet.

It was also released as the 2nd single from the album, following up on "Don't Talk to Strangers", which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

According to Springfield, the lyrics of "What Kind of Fool Am I" are about his then-girlfriend Barbara Porter, who he married in 1984.

[2] Billboard described the song as starting "as a ballad but kicks in soon enough to the punchy power pop" that had generated previous hits for Springfield.

[3] Cash Box similarly said that "Following an MOR-ish intro that begins to sound suspiciously like a bit from Gordon Lightfoot’s 'If You Could Read My Mind,' Springfield cracks into his by now familiar hook-laden pop/rock.