THE FEAR
by LILY ALLEN


Lily Allen held a cracked mirror up to fame on her second UK Number 1 single, The Fear.

The first single from Lily's accomplished second album It's Not Me, It's You, The Fame finds it feet in a fevered satire of 2009 culture, imagining British society as a place where everyone is out for whatever they can get, no matter the consequences.

"Life is about film star, and less about mothers," she says in one of the song's most hilarious lines. "It's all about fast cars and cussing each other."

Written by Lily and the song's producer, Greg Kurstin, it's still a timely reminder that she remains one of our greatest chroniclers of social commentary. 

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Official Charts logo Official Singles Chart

Chart facts

  • Peak position1
  • LabelREGAL RECORDINGS
  • Catalogue numberREG150CD
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 4No1
  2. 6Top 10
  3. 12Top 20
  4. 16Top 40
  5. 20Top 75
  6. 22Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

21 weeks - 07/02/2009 to 27/06/2009

1 week - 27/02/2010

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Chart facts

  • Peak position1
  • LabelEMI
  • Catalogue numberMIUCT6292
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 4No1
  2. 6Top 10
  3. 12Top 20
  4. 16Top 40
  5. 20Top 75
  6. 22Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

21 weeks - 07/02/2009 to 27/06/2009

1 week - 27/02/2010

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Chart facts

  • Peak position1
  • LabelREGAL RECORDINGS
  • Catalogue numberREG150CD
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 1No1
  2. 3Top 10
  3. 5Top 20
  4. 10Top 40
  5. 17Top 75
  6. 27Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

22 weeks - 07/02/2009 to 04/07/2009

2 weeks - 25/07/2009 to 01/08/2009

1 week - 22/08/2009

1 week - 06/03/2010

1 week - 11/02/2012

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End of Year Singles Chart

Chart facts

  • Peak position14
  • LabelREGAL RECORDINGS
  • Catalogue numberREG150CD
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 0No1
  2. 0Top 10
  3. 1Top 20
  4. 1Top 40
  5. 1Top 75
  6. 1Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

1 week - 09/01/2010

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