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“Fear Is Never Boring” by The Bears
From the album The Bears (1987)
“Fear Is Never Boring” by The Bears appears on 16 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1989 and 2006. It was first released in 1987 on the album The Bears. Its best result is #92 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,480 alternative song of all time.
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"Fear Is Never Boring" comes from The Bears, the 1987 debut album by the band of the same name, and it's Rob Fetters's song from top to bottom, with both words and music credited to him. The record around it came with cover art by Mort Drucker and mostly won over the critics. Trouser Press called it superlative, the Encyclopedia of Popular Music said the comparisons with Squeeze and XTC were well earned, and AllMusic praised its tight, smart pop songs and the wild antics of Belew's guitar. The Washington Post was the holdout, finding the album too precious and labored for its own good.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 92 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1994 | 406 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) | 500 |
| 1996 | 378 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) | 498 |
| 1999 | 398 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) | 500 |
| 1999 | 1076 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 467 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) | 500 |
| 2000 | 1078 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 466 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) | 498 |
| 2001 | 1080 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 254 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) | 500 |
| 2002 | 1079 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 256 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) | 500 |
| 2003 | 1064 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1064 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1063 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2006 | 259 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
Also listed as: Fear is Never Boring.
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