Fear Inoculum (song)

"Fear Inoculum"
Single by Tool
from the album Fear Inoculum
ReleasedAugust 7, 2019
Recorded2018
GenreProgressive metal[1]
Length10:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Joe Barresi
Tool singles chronology
"Jambi"
(2007)
"Fear Inoculum"
(2019)
"Pneuma"
(2020)

"Fear Inoculum" is a song by American rock band Tool. The song was released as the title track and lead single from their fifth studio album Fear Inoculum. It was released on August 7, 2019, the first new Tool song since the release of their previous album 10,000 Days.[3] Upon its debut on the Billboard Hot 100, "Fear Inoculum" broke the Guinness World Record for the longest song ever to chart on the Hot 100, overtaking David Bowie's "Blackstar", until André 3000 broke the record again in 2023 with "I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a 'Rap' Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time".[4][5]

  1. ^ "6 Best New Songs Right Now". Revolver. August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Shoemaker, Whitney. "Tool Catalog Finally Hits Streaming Platforms Ahead of New Album". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ DiVita, Joe. "Tool Release First New Song in 13 Years 'Fear Inoculum'". Loudwire.
  4. ^ World Records
  5. ^ Trust, Gary (November 28, 2023). "André 3000 Breaks Hot 100 Record With 12-Minute, 20-Second Hit From New Album". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2023.