Fear of a Blank Planet (song)
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| "Fear of a Blank Planet" | ||||
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| Promotional single by Porcupine Tree | ||||
| from the album Fear of a Blank Planet | ||||
| Released | 2007 | |||
| Recorded | October–December 2006 | |||
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| Label | Roadrunner Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steven Wilson | |||
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"Fear of a Blank Planet" is a Porcupine Tree song released in 2007. It appears as the first track on the album of the same name.
A promotional single of the song was released in Europe and the United States, by respective record labels. Both promos contain an edited version of "Fear of a Blank Planet" with the swearing removed.[1] The lyrics deal with two common neurobehavioural developmental disorders for teenagers in the 21st century: bipolar disorder and attention deficit disorder.
Music video
[edit]On 16 April 2007, the same day as the European release date, the music video for the title track was released on MySpace, though it was temporarily removed a day later in the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech. On 25 April 2007, the video was released on a dedicated Fear of a Blank Planet website to view in high resolution and was replaced several months later by the live projection for "Sleep Together". The video is now included as a bonus along with the 17-minute film for "Anesthetize" on the DVD-A version of Fear of a Blank Planet.[citation needed]
Appearances
[edit]The song appears during the end credits of the video game Control.
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fear of a Blank Planet" (amended edit) | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Fear of a Blank Planet" (explicit edit) | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Fear of a Blank Planet" (album version) | 7:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fear of a Blank Planet" (clean edit) | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Fear of a Blank Planet" (dirty edit) | 4:18 |
Personnel
[edit]Porcupine Tree
- Steven Wilson – vocals, guitar
- Richard Barbieri – keyboards
- Colin Edwin – bass
- Gavin Harrison – drums
Additional musicians
Live version
[edit]| "Fear of a Blank Planet" | |
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| Single by Porcupine Tree | |
| from the album Closure/Continuation.Live | |
| Released | 1 December 2023 |
| Recorded | 7 November 2022 |
| Venue | Ziggo Dome (Amsterdam) |
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| Length | 9:08 |
| Label | Music for Nations |
| Songwriter(s) | Wilson |
On 1 December 2023, a live version of the track would be released as the second and final single in promotion of the band's live album Closure/Continuation.Live, the first single being "Harridan". The live version of the track was recorded on 7 November 2022 at the Ziggo Dome arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands by Music for Nations. The single was released alongside a live video.[2][3]
In honor of Richard Barbieri, who was formerly in a band called Japan. The lyric "he's in a band, they sound like Pearl Jam" was changed to "he's in a band, they sound like Japan".[4]
Personnel
[edit]Porcupine Tree
- Steven Wilson – vocals, guitars
- Richard Barbieri – keyboards
- Gavin Harrison – drums
Touring
- Randy McStine – guitars, backing vocals
- Nate Navarro – bass
References
[edit]- ^ "Guy Tkach hails the highly-collectable 'unknown' superstars of New-Prog". Record Collector, May 2008 issue, page 41. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ^ "Watch Fear of a Blank Planet from Closure/Continuation.Live". Porcupine Tree. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (CLOSURE/CONTINUATION.LIVE - Official Video), retrieved 18 December 2023
- ^ Werksman, Hans. "Porcupine Tree: "Fear of a Blank Planet" from new album "Closure/Continuation.Live" on December 8". Retrieved 18 December 2023.
