Fear (of the Unknown)

Infobox Single
Name = Fear (of the Unknown)


Artist = Siouxsie & the Banshees
from Album = Superstition
B-side = "Spiral Twist", "I Could Be Again"
Released = November 26, 1991
Format = 7" single, 12" single
Recorded = 1991
Genre = Alternative rock
Length =
Label = Geffen
Writer = Siouxsie & the Banshees
Producer = Stephen Hague
Last single = "Shadowtime" (1991)
This single = "Fear (of the Unknown)" (1991)
Next single = "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. It was released in late 1991 as the third U.S. single from the band's tenth studio album "Superstition". 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. 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. When included on the 1992 compilation album "", the track was presented in its remixed form.

"Fear (of the Unknown)" received moderate airplay on American alternative rock radio, peaking at number twelve on "Billboard" magazine's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song became the Banshees' biggest hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, climbing to number six.

The cover art is an homage to James Stewart's dream sequence in Alfred Hitchcock's film "Vertigo".

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