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“Fear (of the Unknown)”
“Fear (of the Unknown)” cover
Single by Siouxsie & the Banshees
from the album Superstition
B-side "Spiral Twist", "I Could Be Again"
Released November 26, 1991
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1991
Genre Alternative rock
Label Geffen
Writer(s) Siouxsie & the Banshees
Producer Stephen Hague
Siouxsie & the Banshees singles chronology
"Shadowtime"
(1991)
"Fear (of the Unknown)"
(1991)
"Face to Face"
(1992)

"Fear (of the Unknown)" is a song written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees and produced by Stephen Hague. Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 Superstition is an album by Siouxsie & the Banshees, released in 1991 A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Stephen Hague is an American Music producer most active with various British acts in the 1980s Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 " Shadowtime " is a song written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees and produced by Stephen Hague. " Face to Face " is a song recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees. Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 Stephen Hague is an American Music producer most active with various British acts in the 1980s It was released in late 1991 as the third U. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. S. single from the band's tenth studio album Superstition. Superstition is an album by Siouxsie & the Banshees, released in 1991 It was not released in the UK and is the only Siouxsie & the Banshees single not to be issued in that country.

The track, in its original form, is an uptempo dance-oriented number with heavy percussion work by Banshees drummer Budgie. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. Peter Edward Clarke, (born August 21 1957, in St Helens, Lancashire) better known as Budgie, is an English Drummer For its release as a single, "Fear (of the Unknown)" was drastically remixed by Junior Vasquez to accentuate its 4/4 rhythm and give it a house music feel. A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version Junior Vasquez, born Donald Mattern in August 1946 in Lancaster Pennsylvania, is a famous New York City club DJ and Remixer / producer House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino When included on the 1992 compilation album Twice Upon a Time: The Singles, the track was presented in its remixed form. Twice Upon a Time The Singles is the second singles compilation released by Siouxsie & the Banshees.

"Fear (of the Unknown)" received moderate airplay on American alternative rock radio, peaking at number twelve on Billboard magazine's Modern Rock Tracks chart. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September The song became the Banshees' biggest hit on the U. S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, climbing to number six. Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco

The cover art is an homage to James Stewart's dream sequence in Alfred Hitchcock's film Vertigo. James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 Vertigo ( is a Psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak and featuring Barbara

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
U. S. Modern Rock Tracks 12
U. S. Hot Dance Club Play 6

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