Without Fear (album)

Without Fear
Without Fear
Studio album by Dermot Kennedy
Released	4 October 2019
Genre	Folk-pop
Length	50:31
Label	Riggins; Interscope; Island;
Producer	Scott Harris; Charlie Hugall; Koz; Sir Nolan; Jonah Shai; Starsmith; Carey Willetts;
Dermot Kennedy chronology
Singles from Without Fear
	"Moments Passed"; Released: 19 September 2017; "Power Over Me"; Released: 16 October 2018; "Lost"; Released: 6 February 2019; "Outnumbered"; Released: 14 June 2019; "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

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

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

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"An Evening I Will Not Forget"	Dermot Kennedy	Carey Willetts	4:05
2.	"All My Friends"	Charlie Hugall Kennedy	Willetts Hugall Koz	4:07
3.	"Power Over Me"	Kennedy Scott Harris Stephen Kozmeniuk	Koz	3:26
4.	"What Have I Done"	Kennedy Harris Nate Ruess Kozmeniuk	Koz	3:37
5.	"Moments Passed"	Willetts Kennedy Micheál Quinn Kozmeniuk	Willetts	4:31
6.	"The Corner"	Finlay Dow-Smith Kennedy	Starsmith	3:21
7.	"Lost"	Willetts Kennedy	Willetts Koz	3:44
8.	"Rome"	Kennedy		3:22
9.	"Outnumbered"	Kennedy Jay Mooncie Harris Kozmeniuk	Koz	4:05
10.	"Dancing Under Red Skies"	Kennedy	Koz	3:46
11.	"Outgrown"	Harris Kennedy Kozmeniuk	Jonah Shai Harris	3:20
12.	"Redemption"	Harris Kennedy Nolan Lambroza Kozmeniuk	Harris Sir Nolan	3:48
13.	"Without Fear"	Kennedy Willetts	Willetts	5:19
Total length:				50:31

Deluxe Edition^[10]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Glory"	Kennedy Kozmeniuk		3:42
15.	"Young & Free"	Kennedy Kozmeniuk		4:26
16.	"Couldn't Tell"	Ian Barter Kennedy		4:16
17.	"For Island Fires and Family"	Kennedy	Willetts	4:45
Total length:				1:07:45

2020 rerelease^[11]^[12]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Giants"	Dermot Kennedy Scott Harris Stephen Kozmeniuk	Koz	2:57
2.	"An Evening I Will Not Forget"	Kennedy	Carey Willetts	4:05
3.	"All My Friends"	Charlie Hugall Kennedy	Willetts Hugall Koz	4:07
4.	"Power Over Me"	Kennedy Scott Harris Stephen Kozmeniuk	Koz	3:26
5.	"What Have I Done"	Kennedy Harris Nate Ruess Kozmeniuk	Koz	3:37
6.	"Moments Passed"	Willetts Kennedy Micheál Quinn Kozmeniuk	Willetts	4:31
7.	"The Corner"	Finlay Dow-Smith Kennedy	Starsmith	3:21
8.	"Lost"	Willetts Kennedy	Willetts Koz	3:44
9.	"Rome"	Kennedy		3:22
10.	"Outnumbered"	Kennedy Jay Mooncie Harris Kozmeniuk	Koz	4:05
11.	"Dancing Under Red Skies"	Kennedy	Koz	3:46
12.	"Outgrown"	Harris Kennedy Kozmeniuk	Jonah Shai Harris	3:20
13.	"Redemption"	Harris Kennedy Nolan Lambroza Kozmeniuk	Harris Sir Nolan	3:48
14.	"Without Fear"	Kennedy Willetts	Willetts	5:19
Total length:				53:31

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019–2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[13]	37
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[14]	33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[15]	10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[16]	119
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[17]	11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[18]	27
French Albums (SNEP)^[19]	148
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[20]	11
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[21]	1
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)^[22]	44
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[23]	23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[24]	34
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[25]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[26]	48
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[27]	18
UK Albums (OCC)^[28]	1
US Billboard 200^[29]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[30]	4
Chart (2020)	Position
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[31]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[32]	47
Chart (2021)	Position
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[33]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[34]	48
Chart (2022)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[35]	99

Certifications


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

Region	Date	Format(s)	Edition(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	4 October 2019	CD download vinyl cassette streaming	Standard	Riggins Interscope Island	^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43]
Various	4 October 2019	LP	Deluxe	Riggins Interscope Island	^[44]

References

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^ "Ultratop.be – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
^ "Ultratop.be – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
^ "City and Colour, Les Cowboys Fringants' Debut At #s 1 and 3". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear". Music Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 May 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Without Fear in the search box.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Without Fear')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ "British album certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ Without Fear by Dermot Kennedy, retrieved 6 September 2019
^ "'Without Fear' CD + Digital Album". Dermot Kennedy Official Store. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
^ "'Without Fear' Standard LP + Digital Album". Dermot Kennedy Official Store. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
^ "Without Fear: CD + Cassette". Dermot Kennedy. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
^ "'Without Fear' Deluxe LP + Digital Album". Dermot Kennedy Official Store. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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[AM-2] "Without Fear by Dermot Kennedy". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

[3] O'Toole, Lucy (16 August 2019). "Dermot Kennedy shares acoustic version of his chart-topping single 'Outnumbered'". Hot Press. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

[4] White, Jack (13 June 2019). "Dermot Kennedy announces debut album Without Fear to be released on September 27". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

[Instagram-5] "Dermot Kennedy (@dermotkennedy)". Retrieved 9 September 2019 – via Instagram.

[6] White, Jack (24 June 2020). "Dermot Kennedy releases new single Giants". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[7] "Dermot Kennedy scores Ireland's fastest-selling album of 2019". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-10-12.

[8] "'We're playing the long game': Island's Louis Bloom on the rise of chart star Dermot Kennedy". Music Week. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[9] "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[10] "Without Fear". HMV. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[11] "Without Fear". Dermot Kennedy. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[AM-2-12] "Without Fear by Dermot Kennedy". Apple Music. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[ac_Australia_Dermot_Kennedy-13] "Australiancharts.com – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[ac_Austria_Dermot_Kennedy-14] "Austriancharts.at – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

[ac_Flanders_Dermot_Kennedy-15] "Ultratop.be – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[ac_Wallonia_Dermot_Kennedy-16] "Ultratop.be – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[17] "City and Colour, Les Cowboys Fringants' Debut At #s 1 and 3". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[ac_Netherlands_Dermot_Kennedy-18] "Dutchcharts.nl – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[ac_France_Dermot_Kennedy-19] "Lescharts.com – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[ac_Germany4_Dermot_Kennedy-20] "Offiziellecharts.de – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[ac_Ireland2_Dermot_Kennedy-21] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Dermot Kennedy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[22] "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[ac_New_Zealand_Dermot_Kennedy-23] "Charts.nz – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[24] "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 46, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[ac_Scotland_-25] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[ac_Sweden_Dermot_Kennedy-26] "Swedishcharts.com – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[ac_Switzerland_Dermot_Kennedy-27] "Swisscharts.com – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

[ac_UK2_-28] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[29] "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/3)". Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[30] White, Jack (9 January 2020). "Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest albums of 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[31] White, Jack (10 January 2021). "Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest albums of 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[32] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[33] Griffiths, George (9 January 2022). "Ireland's official biggest albums of 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[34] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[35] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[CanadaDermot_KennedyWithout_FearalbumCertRef-36] "Canadian album certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear". Music Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[PolandDermot_KennedyWithout_FearalbumCertRef-37] "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 May 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Without Fear in the search box.

[SwitzerlandDermot_KennedyWithout_FearalbumCertRef-38] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Without Fear')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

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[41] "'Without Fear' CD + Digital Album". Dermot Kennedy Official Store. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[42] "'Without Fear' Standard LP + Digital Album". Dermot Kennedy Official Store. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[43] "Without Fear: CD + Cassette". Dermot Kennedy. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[44] "'Without Fear' Deluxe LP + Digital Album". Dermot Kennedy Official Store. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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