No Fear (Dej Loaf song)

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"No Fear"
Single by Dej Loaf
ReleasedJune 2017
Genre Pop, Disco [1]
Length2:52
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
[2]
Dej Loaf singles chronology
"In Living Color (Oh Na Na)"
(2016)		"No Fear"
(2017)

"No Fear" is a song by American rapper-songwriter DeJ Loaf. The song was released in June 2017, and became her fourth entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, on which it peaked at number 100. The single became Loaf's first top 10 hit on the Rhythmic Songs chart as a lead artist, and also placed within the top 50 on the year-end Billboard rankings of Rhythmic Songs and Hot R&B Songs.

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Composition

Within the song's lyrics, Loaf yearns for her "high-school sweetheart." [3]

The song was also noted for its more pop-oriented production. Rap-Up deemed its production "an upbeat bounce with pop sensibilities," [3] while Billboard called it the most pop-oriented song she has recorded thus far, also noting its disco influence. [1]

Critical reception

Billboard placed the song at number 94 on their ranking of the 100 Best Songs of 2017, praising "its instantly memorable chorus and sun-bleached disco-meets-hip-hop swagger" and noting that it was more of a pop song than her previous work. [1]

Music video

The music video's concept was created by Rubberband, and was shot in a California desert. Loaf commented in an interview with Hollywood Life that "I wanted to feel very free in the video and show that freedom." [4]

Commercial performance

Upon its release, the song attained some commercial success. It debuted and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 dated September 23, 2017, at number 100, becoming Loaf's fourth and most-recent entry to date on that chart. [5]

The song also entered many genre-specific charts. On the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, "No Fear" peaked at number 43 on the chart dated September 23, 2017. [6] On the Hot R&B Songs chart, the song became Loaf's first entry as a solo artist, eventually achieving a peak of number 13. [7] On the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, the song peaked at number 33, [8] while it peaked at number 5 on the Rhythmic Songs chart, becoming Loaf's highest-peaking entry on that chart as a lead artist, and her second-highest-peaking entry on the chart overall (behind Kid Ink's "Be Real," on which she was featured). [9]

On the year-end ranking of the 50 most popular rhythmic songs of 2017, "No Fear" placed at number 40. [10] The song also appeared on the year-end ranking of Hot R&B Songs, on which it placed at number 42. [11]

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  2. ↑ "ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song" . Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "New Music: DeJ Loaf - "No Fear"". Rap-Up. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Ginsberg, Gabriella. "DeJ Loaf Takes Us Behind 'No Fear' & Upcoming Album 'Liberated:' I'm 'Showing My Growth'". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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  6. ↑ "DeJ Loaf Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "DeJ Loaf Chart History: Hot R&B Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "DeJ Loaf Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "DeJ Loaf Chart History: Rhythmic Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Rhythmic Songs - Year-End: 2017". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Hot R&B Songs - Year-End: 2017". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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  13. ↑ "Dej Loaf Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Dej Loaf Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
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