Fear Inoculum (song)

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"Fear Inoculum"
Single by Tool
from the album Fear Inoculum
Released August 7, 2019
Recorded 2018
Genre Progressive metal[1]
Length 10:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Joe Barresi
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"Jambi"
(2007)		 "Fear Inoculum"
(2019)		 "Pneuma"
(2020)

"Fear Inoculum" is a song by American rock band Tool. The song was released as the title track and lead single from their fifth studio album Fear Inoculum. It was released on August 7, 2019, the first new Tool song since the release of their previous album 10,000 Days.[3] Upon its debut on the Billboard Hot 100, "Fear Inoculum" broke the Guinness World Record for the longest song ever to chart on the Hot 100, overtaking David Bowie's "Blackstar".[4]

Reception

Loudwire described the song as having "Middle Eastern drum patterns" and called it a "slow burn building to big, cathartic crescendos". They also praised Keenan's vocals, noting the lyrics "seem to address a rejection of fear and negativity from outside sources."[3] Loudersound described the song as "a lengthy, polyrhythmic song that slowly reveals its secrets. A carefully calculated trip that nevertheless hits emotional pressure points."[5] Metalsucks praised the song's mixing, Carey's drumming and Jones's guitar tone.[6] It was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 2020 Grammy Awards.[7]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's first entry since "Schism" in 2001, and became the longest song in the chart's history to make an entry, breaking the record held by David Bowie's "Blackstar".[8][9][10] It debuted on the Billboard Top Rock Songs chart at number 4 on the August 17 release.[11]

Personnel

Charts

References

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  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Tool – Fear Inoculum" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Tool – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Tool. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Tool – Chart history" Billboard Canada Rock for Tool. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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  18. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20190809". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20190816" UK Rock Chart. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Tool – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Tool. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Tool – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Tool. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Tool – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Tool. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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