I'm Not Scared (song)
"I'm Not Scared" | ||||
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Single by Eighth Wonder | ||||
from the album Fearless | ||||
B-side | "J'ai pas peur" | |||
Released | February 20, 1988 | |||
Format | 7" single, 12" maxi, CD maxi | |||
Recorded | PWL Studios, London, Late 1987-Early 1988 | |||
Genre | Synthpop | |||
Length |
4:30 (album) 3:49 (single) 7:58 (disco mix) | |||
Label | CBS | |||
Writer(s) | Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe | |||
Producer(s) |
Phil Harding Neil Tennant Chris Lowe | |||
Eighth Wonder singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Not Scared" is a 1988 song recorded by British pop band Eighth Wonder. The group's fifth single - the first single from the album Fearless - was released in 1988. It achieved success in France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and the UK, where it was a top ten hit. Written by the Pet Shop Boys, the original version contains several words in French. "J'ai pas peur", the B-side of the vinyl, is the French adaptation of "I'm Not Scared". The 12" "disco mix" combines the two versions into one long mix.
The Pet Shop Boys also released their own version of the song, with Neil Tennant vocals, on the album Introspective.
Slant Magazine ranked the song 62nd in its 100 Greatest Dance Songs list, adding: ""I'm Not Scared" is unmistakably a Lowe/Tennant composition, with sharp staccato synth lines, a fluctuating bassline, histrionic lyrics ending in curly, figurative question marks (...), and — on the extended Disco Version — dramatic string stabs".[1]
Cover versions
- The Pet Shop Boys included their own version of the song on their 1988 album Introspective.
- Swedish Pet Shop Boys tribute group West End Girls covered the song for their 2006 debut album Goes Petshopping.
Track listings
- 7" single
- "I'm Not Scared" — 3:49
- "J'ai pas peur" — 5:48
- 10" single
- "I'm Not Scared" (10" remix) — 5:34
- "J'ai pas peur" — 5:48
- 12" maxi
- CD maxi
- "I'm Not Scared" (disco mix) — 7:58
- "I'm Not Scared" — 4:30 (album version)
- "J'ai pas peur" — 5:48
- CD single - Promo
- "I'm Not Scared" (radio mix) — 3:49
- "I'm Not Scared" (long euro mix) — 7:58
- "I'm Not Scared" ("little" Louie Vega mix club mix) — 5:17
- 12" maxi - Promo
- "I'm Not Scared" ("little" Louie Vega mix) — 7:17
- "I'm Not Scared" (dub version) — 4:55
- "J'ai pas peur" (French version) — 5:48
- "I'm Not Scared" (long euro mix) — 7:58
- "Baby Baby" (dusted mix) — 6:00
Credits
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Charts
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] | 20 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 16 |
France (SNEP)[4] | 8 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] | 5 |
Greek Singles Chart | 4 |
Irish IRMA Singles Chart[6] | 14 |
Italian Singles Chart[7] | 1 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 27 |
Portuguese Singles Chart | 2 |
Spain (AFYVE)[9] | 2 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 2 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] | 7 |
References
- ↑ "100 Greatest Dance Songs". Slant Magazine. 30 January 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Eighth Wonder – I'm Not Scared" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Eighth Wonder – I'm Not Scared" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Eighth Wonder – I'm Not Scared" (in French). Les classement single.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Eighth Wonder Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved January 2, 2009)
- ↑ http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/ae.htm
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eighth Wonder – I'm Not Scared" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Eighth Wonder – I'm Not Scared". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1988-04-16" UK Singles Chart.