Song · Thomas Dolby
“I Scare Myself” by Thomas Dolby
From the album The Flat Earth (1984)
“I Scare Myself” by Thomas Dolby appears on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2002 and 2024. It was first released in 1984 on the album The Flat Earth. Its best result is #235 on The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,687 alternative song of all time.
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"I Scare Myself" found Thomas Dolby reaching outside his own songbook on The Flat Earth, his second album, released in February 1984 on EMI and Capitol: Dan Hicks wrote it, words and music. Dolby produced it himself, singing and playing piano, with Kevin Armstrong on guitar and trumpet, Matthew Seligman on bass, Clif Brigden on electronic drums and percussion and Peter Thoms on trombone; Armstrong and Lesley Fairbairn sing backup. Dan Lacksman engineered and Mike Shipley mixed.
It went out as the album's second single and stalled at number 46 in the UK, a long way below the number 17 that "Hyperactive!" had reached just before it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1317 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1281 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2023 | 318 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2024 | 235 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
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