Scared of the Dark

This article is about a song by British group, Steps. For other uses, see Scared of the Dark (disambiguation).

"Scared of the Dark"
A single cover with two men and three women around a silver, glittering disco ball
Single by Steps
from the album Tears on the Dancefloor
Released10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)
GenreDisco
Length3:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • The Alias
  • Carl Ryden
Steps singles chronology
"Light Up the World"
(2012) 		"Scared of the Dark"
(2017) 		"Story of a Heart"
(2017)
Music video
"Scared of the Dark" on YouTube

"Scared of the Dark" is a song recorded by British group Steps for their fifth studio album, Tears on the Dancefloor (2017). On 6 March 2017, the group announced their twentieth anniversary celebrations in the form of a new single, album and accompanying tour. "Scared of the Dark" premiered on The Ken Bruce Show on BBC Radio 2 on 9 March, and was released as the lead single from the album the following day. It is a disco song written by Carl Ryden and Fiona Bevan and performed mostly by band members Claire Richards and Faye Tozer. It garnered rave reviews from music critics, many of whom praised Steps for deliberately not conforming to current musical trends and for sticking to their original sound but with a modern feel. Within twelve hours of release, it reached number one on the iTunes Store in the United Kingdom, and debuted at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.