I'm Not Scared (song)



"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".

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
 * 1) "I'm Not Scared" — 3:49
 * 2) "J'ai pas peur" — 5:48


 * 10" single
 * 1) "I'm Not Scared" (10" remix) — 5:34
 * 2) "J'ai pas peur" — 5:48


 * 12" maxi
 * CD maxi
 * 1) "I'm Not Scared" (disco mix) — 7:58
 * 2) "I'm Not Scared" — 4:30 (album version)
 * 3) "J'ai pas peur" — 5:48


 * CD single - Promo
 * 1) "I'm Not Scared" (radio mix) — 3:49
 * 2) "I'm Not Scared" (long euro mix) — 7:58
 * 3) "I'm Not Scared" ("little" Louie Vega mix club mix) — 5:17


 * 12" maxi - Promo
 * 1) "I'm Not Scared" ("little" Louie Vega mix) — 7:17
 * 2) "I'm Not Scared" (dub version) — 4:55
 * 3) "J'ai pas peur" (French version) — 5:48
 * 4) "I'm Not Scared" (long euro mix) — 7:58
 * 5) "Baby Baby" (dusted mix) — 6:00

Credits

 * Original version
 * Artwork by Stylorouge
 * Photography by Eamon J. McCabe
 * Produced by Pet Shop Boys and Phil Harding
 * Programmed by Ian Curnow
 * Written by Tennant and Lowe


 * Little Louie Vega mix & Dub version
 * Edited by Tony Moran
 * Assistant : Chris Trevett
 * Recording by Mike Rogers
 * Remixed by Hugo Dwyer
 * Keyboards by Mac Quayle
 * Produced by "Little" Louie Vega