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{{Infobox album
| name       = Angstlos / Fearless
| type       = Studio
| artist     = [[Nina Hagen]]
| cover      = Nina_Hagen_Fearless.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|1983|08|19}} / {{Start date|1983|11}}
| recorded   = 1982
| venue      =
| studio     = {{Collapsible list|title=Various
{{plainlist|
* [[Musicland Studios|Musicland West Studios]]<br/>(Munich, Germany)
* [[Sunset Sound Recorders|Sunset Sound]]
* Oasis Recording Studios
* [[The Sound Factory|Sunset Sound Factory]]
* Georgios Spaceschiff<br/>(Los Angeles, California)
}}}}
| genre      = {{flatlist|
* [[Dance-pop]]
* [[disco]]
}}
| length     = {{plainlist|
* {{Duration|m=41|s=37}} <small>(US Version)</small>
* {{Duration|m=37|s=01}} <small>(German Version)</small>
}}
| label      = [[Columbia Records|CBS]]
| producer   = {{flatlist|
* [[Giorgio Moroder]]
* [[Keith Forsey]]
}}
| prev_title = [[NunSexMonkRock]]
| prev_year  = 1982
| next_title = [[Nina Hagen in Ekstasy|In Ekstasy / In Ekstase]]
| next_year  = 1985
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Angstlos / Fearless
| type        = Studio
| single1     = Zarah
| single1date = 1983
| single2     = [[New York / N.Y.|New York New York]]
| single2date = 1983
| single3     = The Change
| single3date = 1984
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|last=Carpenter|first=Bil|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/fearless-mw0000318352|title=Fearless - Nina Hagen|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|access-date=October 3, 2011}}</ref>
| rev2      =
| rev2Score =
}}
'''''Angstlos''''' is the second solo (and fourth overall) studio album by German singer [[Nina Hagen]]. It was released on August 19th 1983 by [[Columbia Records|CBS Records]]. The English version of the album entitled '''''Fearless''''' was released in November 1983. Produced by [[Giorgio Moroder]] and [[Keith Forsey]], the album was a major musical departure from her previous mostly [[New wave music|new wave]] material. Unlike her [[Experimental rock|experimental]] album ''[[NunSexMonkRock]]'' (1982), ''Fearless'' is a [[dance-pop]] album with influence of [[disco]]. It also incorporates other genres such as [[Hip hop music|hip hop]].
Upon its release, ''Fearless'' received generally mixed reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]]. While some praised her new musical direction, others were critical towards her newly adopted disco sound. Commercially, the album noted a moderate success. It was Hagen's second album to chart in the United States, where it peaked at number 151 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. In Germany, it reached number twenty-four and also charted in other countries, such as Austria, Netherlands, and New Zealand.
Two singles from the album were released. The lead single "[[New York / N.Y.|New York New York]]" was successful in American dance charts, peaking at number nine on the [[Dance Club Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs]]. "Zarah", a cover of [[Zarah Leander]]'s song "[[Ich weiss, es wird einmal ein Wunder geschehen]]", was released as the album's second single. It was also successful in the United States where it peaked at number forty-five on the Dance Club Songs chart.
The album is also notable for the song "What It Is", which was written by [[Flea (musician)|Flea]] and [[Anthony Kiedis]] of the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]. The song was released nearly a year before the band released their [[The Red Hot Chili Peppers (album)|1984 debut album]]. The Chili Peppers also recorded a demo version of the song around the same time as Hagen recorded her version and it can be found on their 1994 ''[[Out in L.A.]]'' album.
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| total_length    = 41:37
| headline        = ''Fearless''
| title1          = [[New York / N.Y.|New York New York]]
| writer1         = {{flat list|
* Nina Hagen
* Steve Schiff
* Karl Rucker
}}
| length1         = 5:16
| title2          = My Sensation
| writer2         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* Schiff
}}
| length2         = 4:04
| title3          = Flying Saucers
| writer3         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* Rucker
}}
| length3         = 3:11
| title4          = I Love Paul
| writer4         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* Rucker
}}
| length4         = 3:50
| title5          = The Change
| writer5         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* Rucker
}}
| length5         = 4:40
| title6          = Silent Love
| writer6         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* Schiff
}}
| length6         = 4:07
| title7          = What It Is
| writer7         = {{flat list|
* [[Flea (musician)|Michael Balzary]]
* [[Anthony Kiedis]]
}}
| length7         = 4:18
| title8          = T.V. Snooze
| writer8         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* Schiff
* Michael Dorian
}}
| length8         = 3:58
| title9          = Springtime in Paris
| writer9         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* Schiff
}}
| length9         = 3:35
| title10          = Zarah
| writer10         = {{flat list|
* [[Michael Jary]]
* [[Bruno Balz]]
}}
| length10         = 4:38
}}
{{Track listing
| total_length    = 37:01
| headline        = ''Angstlos''
| title1          = [[New York / N.Y.]]
| writer1         = {{flat list|
* Nina Hagen
* Steve Schiff
* Karl Rucker
}}
| length1         = 4:59
| title2          = Was es ist
| writer2         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* [[Flea (musician)|Michael Balzary]]
* [[Anthony Kiedis]]
}}
| length2         = 4:19
| title3          = Lorelei
| writer3         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* Rucker
* Juliana Grigorova
}}
| length3         = 2:35
| title4          = Zarah ([[Ich weiss, es wird einmal ein Wunder geschehen]])
| writer4         = {{flat list|
* [[Michael Jary]]
* [[Bruno Balz]]
* Hagen
}}
| length4         = 5:02
| title5          = Frühling in Paris
| writer5         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* Schiff
}}
| length5         = 3:35
| title6          = I Love Paul
| writer6         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* Rucker
}}
| length6         = 3:50
| title7          = My Sensation
| writer7         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* Schiff
}}
| length7         = 4:03
| title8          = Newsflash
| writer8         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* Schiff
* Michael Dorian
}}
| length8         = 3:58
| title9          = The Change
| writer9         = {{flat list|
* Hagen
* Rucker
}}
| length9         = 4:40
}}
==Personnel==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* Nina Hagen – vocals
* [[Giorgio Moroder]] – production
* [[Keith Forsey]] – production
* Karl Rucker – bass, keyboards, arrangements
* Steve Schiff – guitar, keyboards, arrangements
* [[Richie Zito]] – guitar
* [[Arthur Barrow]] – keyboards
* [[John Philip Shenale]] – keyboards
* Gary Herbig – horns
* [[Carmen Twillie (actress)|Carmen Twillie]] – backing vocals
* Clydene Jackson – backing vocals
* Julia Waters – backing vocals
* Maxine Waters – backing vocals
{{col-2}}
* John Gilston – Simmons drum programming
* [[Vlado Meller]] – mastering
* Brian Reeves – engineer
* David Concors – engineer
* Richard McKernan – engineer
* Glenn Feit – engineer
* Marva Marrow – photography
* Juliana Grigorova – photography
{{col-end}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1984)
!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Austria|11|artist=Nina Hagen|album=Angstlos|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 9, 2016|refname="aut"}}
|-
{{album chart|Canada|68|artist=Nina Hagen|album=Fearless|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 14, 2021|refname="can"|chartid=3122}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|24|artist=Nina Hagen|album=Angstlos|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 9, 2016|refname="ger"|id=8781}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|40|artist=Nina Hagen|album=Angstlos|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 9, 2016|refname="dut"}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|47|artist=Nina Hagen|album=Fearless|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 9, 2016|refname="nz"}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|151|artist=Nina Hagen|album=Fearless|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 9, 2016|refname="bb200"}}
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000318352|pure_url=yes}} ''Fearless''] at [[AllMusic]]
* {{Discogs master|type=album|41716|Fearless}}
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