Fearless (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Fearless


Artist = Pink Floyd
from Album = Meddle
A-side = One of These Days (US & Italian single)
Released = October 30, 1971 (US)
November 5, 1971 (UK)
November 29, 1971 (US single)
1971 (Italian single)
1971 (Japanese single)
Format = 7"
Recorded = July 1971
Morgan Studios, London
August 1971
AIR Studios, London
Genre = Progressive folk, Progressive rock
Length = 6:08
5:54 (US single)
Label = Harvest (UK)
Capitol (US)
Writer = David Gilmour
Roger Waters
Producer = Pink Floyd
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "The Nile Song"
(1969)
This single = "One of These Days"
(1971)
Next single = "Free Four"
(1972)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Meddle
Type = studio
prev_track = "A Pillow of Winds"
prev_no = 2
this_track = "Fearless"
track_no = 3
next_track = "San Tropez"
next_no = 4"Fearless" is the title of the third track on "Meddle" by Pink Floyd. The song's slow tempo and mellow acoustic sound bear similarities to some of the other tracks on the first side of the album. Roger Waters composed the song on guitar using an open tuning in G major that he learned from Syd Barrett. He plays the acoustic guitar parts on the studio recording, despite his job as the band's usual bassist. [ [http://www.pink-floyd.org/artint/tap_song.htm The Amazing Pudding archive] ]

Near the beginning and at the end of the song, a field recording of fans in Liverpool's Kop singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" is superimposed over the music. This Rodgers and Hammerstein song became the anthem of Liverpool F.C. after Gerry & the Pacemakers had a number-one hit with their recording. Roger Waters is in fact a staunch supporter of Arsenal FC.

The song is almost regarded as an underground hit for Pink Floyd, because although it was not released as a single in the UK or played live by the band, it remains greatly favoured among hardcore fans. Its title is derived from a football (soccer) slang term for "awesome", which became a cliché among the band's touring party.

Personnel

*David Gilmour - Guitar and Vocals
*Roger Waters - Rhythm Guitar and Bass
*Richard Wright - Piano
*Nick Mason - Drums and Percussionwith:
*Liverpool F.C. Fans Kop - Chanting "You'll never walk alone"

Cover versions

*Fish, "Songs from the Mirror" (covers album, 1993)
*Tom Freund, "A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd" (tribute album, 2003)
*Low, "" (2004)
*Ambulance LTD, "New English EP" (2006)
*Marco Benevento, "Live at Tonic" (2007)

References