"Nothing to Fear" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in October 1992 as the lead single from his twelfth studio album, God's Great Banana Skin.
Rea told John Pidgeon in 1992: "[It's] a song about a European guy welcoming Muslims, and the gist of the story is that if you show us we have nothing to fear, there's gonna be no problem.
Speaking of the decision to release the full nine-minute version to radio, Rea's manager Paul Lilly told Music & Media in 1992: "We felt the album should be given some weight by this strong track.
"[7] Mike Daly of The Age commented: "On "Nothing to Fear", Rea allows his guitar full rein, richly coloring this long, flamenco-flavored song with its literate attempt to bridge the gulf between Christian and Muslim society.
[9] Patrick Davitt of The Leader-Post wrote: "The Leonard Cohen-ish "Nothing to Fear" opens with a spacy, slightly distorted and bent guitar solo, over an eerie sustained synth note.