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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Fear of the Dawn
| name = Fear of the Dawn
| type = Studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Jack White]]
| artist = [[Jack White]]
| cover =
| cover = Fear of the Dawn album cover.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2022|4|8}}
| released = {{Start date|2022|4|8}}
| recorded = 2021
| recorded = 2021
| studio = {{hlist|Third Man (Nashville)}}
| studio = Third Man Studio (Nashville)
| genre =
| genre = * [[Blues rock]]<ref name="p4k review"/>
* [[Blues rock]]
* [[progressive rock]]<ref name="p4k review"/>
* [[hard rock]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gorania |first=Jay |title=CD Reviews - Fear of the Dawn, Jack White |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/fear-of-the-dawn/ |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 4, 2022 }}</ref>
* [[experimental rock]]
* [[garage rock]]<ref name="PopMatters review"/>
| length = {{duration|m=39|s=55}}
| label =
| length = 39:54
* [[Third Man Records|Third Man]]
| label = [[Third Man Records|Third Man]]
| producer = Jack White
| producer = Jack White
| prev_title = [[Boarding House Reach]]
| prev_title = [[Boarding House Reach]]
| prev_year = 2018
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = [[Entering Heaven Alive (album)|Entering Heaven Alive]]

| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Fear of the Dawn
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Taking Me Back]]
| single1date = October 18, 2021
| single2 = Fear of the Dawn
| single2date = January 14, 2022
| single3 = [[Hi-De-Ho (Jack White song)|Hi-De-Ho]]
| single3date = March 3, 2022
| single4 = What's the Trick?
| single4date = April 7, 2022
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 73/100<ref>{{Citation |title=Fear of the Dawn by Jack White |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/fear-of-the-dawn/jack-white |language=en |access-date=2022-04-08}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[Rolling Stone]]
| rev1score = 2.5/5<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grow |first=Kory |last2=Grow |first2=Kory |date=2022-04-07 |title=Jack White's 'Fear of the Dawn' Is a Bizarre, Euphoric Experiment |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/jack-white-fear-of-the-dawn-1332737/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]
| rev2Score = 6.5<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |title=Jack White: Fear of the Dawn |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jack-white-fear-of-the-dawn/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev3Score = 4/5<ref>{{Citation |title=Fear of the Dawn - Jack White {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fear-of-the-dawn-mw0003620843 |language=en |access-date=2022-04-08}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
'''''Fear of the Dawn''''' is the fourth studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] musician [[Jack White]], released on April 8, 2022, through [[Third Man Records]]. The album was written in [[Nashville]] and recorded throughout 2021 at Third Man Studio.<ref name=":0" />
| MC = 75/100<ref>{{Citation |title=Fear of the Dawn by Jack White |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/fear-of-the-dawn/jack-white |language=en |access-date=2022-04-09}}</ref>
==Recording and production==
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic review">{{Citation |title=Fear of the Dawn - Jack White {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fear-of-the-dawn-mw0003620843 |language=en |access-date=2022-04-08}}</ref>
''Fear of the Dawn'' was recorded throughout 2021 at Third Man Studio in Nashville.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Fear of the Dawn |url=https://thirdmanstore.com/products/fear-of-the-dawn |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Third Man Store |language=en}}</ref> In October 2021, White released "Taking Me Back", his first solo single since 2018, which appeared in the game ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Alex |date=18 October 2021 |title=Jack White Unleashes New Single “Taking Me Back”: Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2021/10/jack-white-taking-me-back/ |access-date=13 November 2021 |website=Consequence of Sound}}</ref> In November, White revealed that he would release two solo albums in 2022: ''Fear of the Dawn'', which will feature White's traditional rock sound, on April 8, and ''Entering Heaven Alive'', a [[Contemporary folk music|folk]] album, on July 22.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Condon |first=Dan |date=January 14, 2022 |title=Jack White will release two very different albums in 2022 — hear a sample from both |url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/new-music-jack-white-love-is-selfish-taking-me-back-new-albums/13705718 |access-date=January 14, 2022 |website=[[Double J (radio station)|Double J]]}}</ref> White also released a video for "Taking Me Back" on November 11.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Graves |first1=Wren |last2=Young |first2=Alex |date=11 November 2021 |title=Jack White Releasing Two New Albums in 2022 |url=https://consequence.net/2021/11/jack-white-new-albums-2022/ |access-date=13 November 2021 |website=Consequence of Sound}}</ref> In December 2021, White announced the Supply Chain Issues Tour kicking off on April 8, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan. The tour covers North America and Europe.
| rev2 = ''[[American Songwriter]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="AS review">{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Hal |date=April 6, 2022 |title=Review: Jack White Knocks it Out of the Park on 'Fear of the Dawn' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/review-jack-white-knocks-it-out-of-the-park-on-fear-of-the-dawn/ |access-date=April 9, 2022 |website=[[American Songwriter]]}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="DIY review">{{Cite web |last=Swann |first=Emma |date=April 6, 2022 |title=Jack White – Fear of the Dawn |url=https://diymag.com/2022/04/06/jack-white-fear-of-the-dawn-album-review |access-date=April 9, 2022 |website=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4score = B<ref name="EW review">{{Cite web |last=April 08 |first=Leah Greenblatt |title=Jack White and Father John Misty serve up two kinds of rock revivalism on new albums |url=https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/jack-white-father-john-misty-new-albums/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="The Independent review">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-31 |title=Album reviews: Let's Eat Grandma – Two Ribbons, and Jack White – Fear the Dawn|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/lets-eat-grandma-review-jack-white-b2048119.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=The Independent|language=en-GB}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="NME review">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-08 |title=Jack White – 'Fear Of The Dawn' review: guitar wizard meets the audience halfway |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/jack-white-fear-of-the-dawn-review-3201182 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''
| rev7score = 6.5/10<ref name="Paste review">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-06 |title=Jack White Emphasizes Volume on Fear of the Dawn |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/jack-white/fear-of-the-dawn-album-review/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=pastemagazine.com |language=en}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev8score = 6.5/10<ref name="p4k review">{{Cite web |last=Rytlewski |first=Evan |title=Jack White: Fear of the Dawn |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jack-white-fear-of-the-dawn/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev9score = 9/10<ref name="PopMatters review">{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Rick |date=April 8, 2022 |title=Jack White rips the knobs off on 'Fear of the Dawn' |url=https://www.popmatters.com/jack-white-fear-dawn-review |access-date=April 9, 2022 |website=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev10score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="RS review">{{Cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=2022-04-07 |title=Jack White's 'Fear of the Dawn' Is a Bizarre, Euphoric Experiment |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/jack-white-fear-of-the-dawn-1332737/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
}}
'''''Fear of the Dawn''''' is the fourth studio album by the American [[Rock music|rock]] musician [[Jack White]], released on April 8, 2022, through [[Third Man Records]]. The album was written in [[Nashville]] and recorded throughout 2021 at Third Man Studio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fear of the Dawn |url=https://thirdmanstore.com/products/fear-of-the-dawn |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Third Man Store |language=en}}</ref> It was ranked as the 13th best guitar album of 2022 by ''[[Guitar World]]'' readers.<ref name="GWbest22">{{cite web |last1=Horsley |first1=Jonathan |title=The best guitar albums of 2022 |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-best-guitar-albums-of-2022 |website=[[Guitar World]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=30 October 2024 |date=21 December 2022}}</ref>


==Promotion and release==
==Promotion and release==
In October 2021, White released "[[Taking Me Back]]", his first solo single since 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Alex |date=18 October 2021 |title=Jack White Unleashes New Single "Taking Me Back": Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2021/10/jack-white-taking-me-back/ |access-date=13 November 2021 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]}}</ref> In November, White revealed that he would release two solo albums in 2022: ''Fear of the Dawn'', which will feature White's traditional rock sound, and ''[[Entering Heaven Alive (album)|Entering Heaven Alive]]'', a [[Contemporary folk music|folk]] album, planned for release on July 22.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Condon |first=Dan |date=January 14, 2022 |title=Jack White will release two very different albums in 2022 — hear a sample from both |url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/new-music-jack-white-love-is-selfish-taking-me-back-new-albums/13705718 |access-date=January 14, 2022 |website=[[Double J (radio station)|Double J]]}}</ref> White released a video for "Taking Me Back" on November 11.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Graves |first1=Wren |last2=Young |first2=Alex |date=11 November 2021 |title=Jack White Releasing Two New Albums in 2022 |url=https://consequence.net/2021/11/jack-white-new-albums-2022/ |access-date=13 November 2021 |website=Consequence}}</ref>


In December 2021, White announced the [[Supply Chain Issues Tour]] kicking off on April 8, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan. The tour covers North America and Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack White Announces Special Guests for the Supply Chain Issues Tour {{!}} Jack White |url=https://jackwhiteiii.com/jack-white-announces-special-guests-for-the-supply-chain-issues-tour/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> On February 11, 2022, White released the title track "Fear of the Dawn" as the [[B-side]] of the lead single from ''Entering Heaven Alive'', "Love Is Selfish", and uploaded the music video for "Fear of the Dawn" on [[YouTube]] the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack White Releases New Track & Self-Directed Video for "Fear of the Dawn" {{!}} Jack White |url=https://jackwhiteiii.com/jack-white-releases-new-track-self-directed-video-for-fear-of-the-dawn/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> On March 3, 2022, White released the song "[[Hi-De-Ho (Jack White song)|Hi-De-Ho]]" (which features rapper [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]], formerly of hip hop group [[A Tribe Called Quest]]) as the second standalone single from ''Fear of the Dawn''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack White Shares "Hi-De-Ho" Featuring Q-Tip From Fear of the Dawn {{!}} Jack White |url=https://jackwhiteiii.com/jack-white-shares-hi-de-ho-featuring-q-tip-from-fear-of-the-dawn/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> Finally on April 7, 2022, White released "What's the Trick?" as one last surprise single the day before the album was released.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack White Brings Back Rap Rock with "What's the Trick?" |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/jack_white_brings_back_rap_rock_with_whats_the_trick |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |language=en-ca}}</ref>
==Commercial performance==


''Fear of the Dawn'' was released on April 8, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fear of the Dawn Is Out Now! {{!}} Jack White |url=https://jackwhiteiii.com/fear-of-the-dawn-is-out-now/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Jack White|Jack White III]]<ref>''Fear of the Dawn'' booklet.</ref>
| headline = ''Fear of the Dawn'' track listing
| all_writing = [[Jack White]], except where noted.
| total_length = 39:55
| total_length = 39:54
| title1 = Taking Me Back
| length1 = 3:58
| title_width = 100
| title1 = [[Taking Me Back (Jack White song)|Taking Me Back]]
| title2 = Fear of the Dawn
| length2 = 2:02
| length1 = 3:59
| title2 = Fear of the Dawn
| title3 = The White Rave
| length3 = 2:43
| length2 = 2:02
| title3 = The White Raven
| title4 = Hi-De-Ho (w/[[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip)]])
| length4 = 3:56
| length3 = 2:43
| title4 = [[Hi-De-Ho (Jack White song)|Hi-De-Ho]]
| title5 = Eosophobia
| note4 = featuring [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]]
| length5 = 3:41
| writer4 = {{hlist|White|[[Q-Tip (musician)|Kamaal Fareed]]|[[Cab Calloway]]|[[Buster Harding]]|[[Jack Palmer (composer)|Jack Palmer]]}}
| title6 = Into the Twilight
| length6 = 4:41
| length4 = 3:56
| title5 = Eosophobia
| title7 = Dusk
| length7 = 0:30
| length5 = 3:41
| title8 = What's the Trick
| title6 = Into the Twilight
| writer6 = {{hlist|White|[[Dizzy Gillespie|John Dizzy Gillespie]]|[[Frank Paparelli]]|[[Jon Hendricks]]|[[Jay Graydon]]|[[Alan Paul]]}}
| length8 = 3:34
| length6 = 4:41
| title9 = That Was Then, This Is Now
| length9 = 3:10
| title7 = Dusk
| length7 = 0:30
| title10 = Eosophobia (Reprise)
| title8 = What's the Trick?
| length10 = 3:12
| length8 = 3:34
| title11 = Morning, Noon, and Night
| length11 = 4:45
| title9 = That Was Then (This Is Now)
| length9 = 3:10
| title12 = Shedding My Velvet
| title10 = Eosophobia (Reprise)
| length12 = 3:42
| length10 = 3:12
| title11 = Morning, Noon and Night
| length11 = 4:45
| title12 = Shedding My Velvet
| length12 = 3:41
}}
}}

'''Sample credits'''
* "Hi-De-Ho" contains a sample of "[[The Hi De Ho Man|Hi De Ho Man]]" by [[Cab Calloway]], written by Cab Calloway, [[Buster Harding]] and [[Jack Palmer (composer)|Jack Palmer]].
* "Into the Twilight" contains a sample of [[William S. Burroughs]] from the track "Origin and Theory of the Tape Cut-Ups" originally released on the album ''Break Through in Grey Room'', produced by [[James Grauerholz]] and Bill Rich.
* "Into the Twilight" contains a sample of "Another Night in Tunisia" performed by [[The Manhattan Transfer]], written by [[Dizzy Gillespie|John Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Frank Paparelli]] and [[Jon Hendricks]].
* "Into the Twilight" contains a sample of "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" performed by [[The Manhattan Transfer]], music written by [[Jay Graydon]] and [[Alan Paul]], lyrics by Alan Paul.

==Personnel==
'''Primary artist'''
* [[Jack White]] – vocals (tracks 1–6, 8–12), drums (tracks 1–4, 8, 12), guitar (tracks 1–3, 5–11), bass (tracks 1–3, 8, 12), synthesizers (tracks 1–4, 6), percussion (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 9, 11), theremin (tracks 2, 3), lead electric guitar (track 4), lead acoustic guitar (track 4), samples (track 6), piano (tracks 6, 12), electric guitar (track 12), vibraphone (track 12), acoustic guitar (track 12)
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{{col-2}}
'''Session musicians'''
* [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]] – vocals (track 4), handclaps (track 4)
* [[Olivia Jean]] – electric guitar (track 4), acoustic rhythm guitar (track 4)
* [[Daru Jones]] – drums (tracks 5, 9–11)
* Dominic Davis – bass guitar (tracks 5, 10, 11)
* Quincy McCrary – [[Wurlitzer electronic piano]] (tracks 5, 10), [[Hammond organ|Hammond B3 organ]] (track 6), synthesizer (track 9), harmony vocals (track 9)
* Scarlett White – bass guitar (track 6)
* [[Mark Watrous]] – Juno synthesizer (track 7), synthesizer (track 11)
* Bone Dust Mancini – 1975 [[Harley-Davidson Ironhead engine|Harley-Davidson Ironhead]] (track 8)
* [[Jack Lawrence (bass guitarist)|Jack Lawrence]] – bass guitar (track 9)
* [[Duane Denison]] – rhythm guitar (track 11), guitar solo (track 11)
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'''Technical personnel'''
* Jack White – production, engineering, mixing
* Joshua V. Smith – engineering, mixing
* Bill Skibbe – engineering, mixing, mastering
* Dan Mancini – engineering assistant

'''Packaging'''
* Jennifer Dionisio – cover illustration
* Sara Deck – page 1 illustration
* [[Olivia Jean]] – page 5 illustration
* Mikel Janín – page 3 illustration
* Ben Jenkins – side 1 label illustration, side 2 label concept, raven
* Bruce Yan – sun emblem, side 2 label illustration
* Johnny Dombrowski – page 4 illustration, back cover illustration, back cover camouflage patterns, paneled illustration
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Fear of the Dawn''
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|25|artist=Jack White %5BUS%5D|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=April 29, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|4|artist=Jack White %5BUS%5D|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|12|artist=Jack White %5BUS%5D|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=April 17, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|18|artist=Jack White %5BUS%5D|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=April 17, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|10|artist=Jack White|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|40|artist=Jack White|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=April 20, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|11|artist=Jack White %5BUS%5D|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=April 16, 2022|refname=NLD}}
|-
{{album chart|Finland|34|artist=Jack White|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=April 17, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|France|16|artist=Jack White|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2022|refname="French"}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|6|id=490556|artist=Jack White %5BUS%5D|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Hungary|27|year=2022|week=15|rowheader=true|access-date=April 21, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|27|artist=Jack White %5BUS%5D|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|76|artist=Jack White %5BUS%5D|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=April 16, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Oricon|36|date=2022-<!-- YYYY-MM-DD-->04-18/p/4|rowheader=true|access-date=April 13, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|35|artist=Jack White %5BUS%5D|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=April 30, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Poland|12|id=1430|rowheader=true|access-date=April 21, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Portugal|48|artist=Jack White %5BUS%5D|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=May 7, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|2|date=20220415|rowheader=true|access-date=April 16, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Spain|57|artist=Jack White %5BUS%5D|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=April 24, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Jack White %5BUS%5D|album=Fear of the Dawn|rowheader=true|access-date=April 17, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|3|date=20220415|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UKIndependent|2|date=20220422|rowheader=true|access-date=April 23, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=Jack White|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|2|artist=Jack White|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|1|artist=Jack White|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRock|1|artist=Jack White|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2022}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:42, 30 October 2024

Fear of the Dawn
Studio album by
Jack White
ReleasedApril 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)
Recorded2021
StudioThird Man Studio (Nashville)
Genre
Length39:54
LabelThird Man
ProducerJack White
Jack White chronology
Boarding House Reach
(2018) 		Fear of the Dawn
(2022) 		Entering Heaven Alive
(2022)
Singles from Fear of the Dawn
  1. "Taking Me Back"
    Released: October 18, 2021
  2. "Fear of the Dawn"
    Released: January 14, 2022
  3. "Hi-De-Ho"
    Released: March 3, 2022
  4. "What's the Trick?"
    Released: April 7, 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
American Songwriter[6]
DIY[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB[8]
The Independent[9]
NME[10]
Paste6.5/10[11]
Pitchfork6.5/10[1]
PopMatters9/10[3]
Rolling Stone[12]

Fear of the Dawn is the fourth studio album by the American rock musician Jack White, released on April 8, 2022, through Third Man Records. The album was written in Nashville and recorded throughout 2021 at Third Man Studio.[13] It was ranked as the 13th best guitar album of 2022 by Guitar World readers.[14]

Promotion and release

[edit]

In October 2021, White released "Taking Me Back", his first solo single since 2018.[15] In November, White revealed that he would release two solo albums in 2022: Fear of the Dawn, which will feature White's traditional rock sound, and Entering Heaven Alive, a folk album, planned for release on July 22.[16] White released a video for "Taking Me Back" on November 11.[17]

In December 2021, White announced the Supply Chain Issues Tour kicking off on April 8, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan. The tour covers North America and Europe.[18] On February 11, 2022, White released the title track "Fear of the Dawn" as the B-side of the lead single from Entering Heaven Alive, "Love Is Selfish", and uploaded the music video for "Fear of the Dawn" on YouTube the same day.[19] On March 3, 2022, White released the song "Hi-De-Ho" (which features rapper Q-Tip, formerly of hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest) as the second standalone single from Fear of the Dawn.[20] Finally on April 7, 2022, White released "What's the Trick?" as one last surprise single the day before the album was released.[21]

Fear of the Dawn was released on April 8, 2022.[22]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Jack White, except where noted.

Fear of the Dawn track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Taking Me Back" 3:59
2."Fear of the Dawn" 2:02
3."The White Raven" 2:43
4."Hi-De-Ho" (featuring Q-Tip)
3:56
5."Eosophobia" 3:41
6."Into the Twilight"
4:41
7."Dusk" 0:30
8."What's the Trick?" 3:34
9."That Was Then (This Is Now)" 3:10
10."Eosophobia (Reprise)" 3:12
11."Morning, Noon and Night" 4:45
12."Shedding My Velvet" 3:41
Total length:39:54

Sample credits

Personnel

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Primary artist

  • Jack White – vocals (tracks 1–6, 8–12), drums (tracks 1–4, 8, 12), guitar (tracks 1–3, 5–11), bass (tracks 1–3, 8, 12), synthesizers (tracks 1–4, 6), percussion (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 9, 11), theremin (tracks 2, 3), lead electric guitar (track 4), lead acoustic guitar (track 4), samples (track 6), piano (tracks 6, 12), electric guitar (track 12), vibraphone (track 12), acoustic guitar (track 12)

Charts

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Chart performance for Fear of the Dawn
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 25
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26] 18
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[27] 10
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[28] 40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[29] 11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[30] 34
French Albums (SNEP)[31] 16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[32] 6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[33] 27
Irish Albums (IRMA)[34] 27
Italian Albums (FIMI)[35] 76
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[36] 36
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[37] 35
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[38] 12
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[39] 48
Scottish Albums (OCC)[40] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[41] 57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[43] 3
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[44] 2
US Billboard 200[45] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[46] 2
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[47] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[48] 1

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