Without Fear (album)

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Without Fear
Studio album by
Released4 October 2019
GenreFolk-pop[1]
Length50:31
Label
Producer
Dermot Kennedy chronology
Dermot Kennedy
(2019)
Without Fear
(2019)
Sonder
(2022)
Singles from Without Fear
  1. "Moments Passed"
    Released: 19 September 2017
  2. "Power Over Me"
    Released: 16 October 2018
  3. "Lost"
    Released: 6 February 2019
  4. "Outnumbered"
    Released: 14 June 2019
  5. "Giants"
    Released: 24 June 2020

Without Fear is the debut studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy, released on 4 October 2019 by Riggins Recording, Interscope Records and Island Records.[2] It has spawned four singles, including "Power Over Me" and "Outnumbered".[3]

Background[edit]

Kennedy announced the album on 13 June 2019, which coincided with the release of "Outnumbered". Pre-orders started that day, with an original release date of 27 September set.[4] Kennedy revealed the track list on 9 September 2019.[5] On 24 June 2020 a new single, "Giants", was released and added to the digital version of the album as the opening track.[6]

Chart performance[edit]

Without Fear debuted at number one on the Irish Albums Chart with sales of 7,000 units, becoming the fastest-selling album of 2019. It has spent 154 weeks in the top 10, including 27 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the chart as of 12 March 2021.[7] In the UK the album debuted at number one with sales of 20,061 units, marking Kennedy's first number one outside Ireland.[8]

Track listing[edit]

Track listing and credits adapted from Kennedy's Instagram, as well as Apple Music and ASCAP.[5][2][9]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."An Evening I Will Not Forget"Dermot KennedyCarey Willetts4:05
2."All My Friends"
  • Willetts
  • Hugall
  • Koz
4:07
3."Power Over Me"Koz3:26
4."What Have I Done"
Koz3:37
5."Moments Passed"
  • Willetts
  • Kennedy
  • Micheál Quinn
  • Kozmeniuk
Willetts4:31
6."The Corner"Starsmith3:21
7."Lost"
  • Willetts
  • Kennedy
  • Willetts
  • Koz
3:44
8."Rome"Kennedy 3:22
9."Outnumbered"
  • Kennedy
  • Jay Mooncie
  • Harris
  • Kozmeniuk
Koz4:05
10."Dancing Under Red Skies"
  • Kennedy
Koz3:46
11."Outgrown"
  • Harris
  • Kennedy
  • Kozmeniuk
  • Jonah Shai
  • Harris
3:20
12."Redemption"
3:48
13."Without Fear"
  • Kennedy
  • Willetts
Willetts5:19
Total length:50:31
Deluxe Edition[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Glory"
  • Kennedy
  • Kozmeniuk
 3:42
15."Young & Free"
  • Kennedy
  • Kozmeniuk
 4:26
16."Couldn't Tell"
 4:16
17."For Island Fires and Family"
  • Kennedy
  • Willetts
4:45
Total length:1:07:45
2020 rerelease[11][12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Giants"Koz2:57
2."An Evening I Will Not Forget"KennedyCarey Willetts4:05
3."All My Friends"
  • Willetts
  • Hugall
  • Koz
4:07
4."Power Over Me"Koz3:26
5."What Have I Done"
Koz3:37
6."Moments Passed"
  • Willetts
  • Kennedy
  • Micheál Quinn
  • Kozmeniuk
Willetts4:31
7."The Corner"Starsmith3:21
8."Lost"
  • Willetts
  • Kennedy
  • Willetts
  • Koz
3:44
9."Rome"Kennedy 3:22
10."Outnumbered"
  • Kennedy
  • Jay Mooncie
  • Harris
  • Kozmeniuk
Koz4:05
11."Dancing Under Red Skies"
  • Kennedy
Koz3:46
12."Outgrown"
  • Harris
  • Kennedy
  • Kozmeniuk
  • Jonah Shai
  • Harris
3:20
13."Redemption"
3:48
14."Without Fear"
  • Kennedy
  • Willetts
Willetts5:19
Total length:53:31

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[36] Platinum 80,000
Poland (ZPAV)[37] Gold 10,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[38] Platinum 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[39] Platinum 300,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format(s) Edition(s) Label Ref.
Various 4 October 2019 Standard
[40][41][42][43]
LP Deluxe [44]

References[edit]

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