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Funny Little Fears
Studio album by
Damiano David
Released16 May 2025 (2025-05-16)
Genre
Length48:42
Label
Producer
Singles from Funny Little Fears
  1. "Silverlines"
    Released: 27 September 2024
  2. "Born with a Broken Heart"
    Released: 25 October 2024
  3. "Next Summer"
    Released: 28 February 2025
  4. "Zombie Lady"
    Released: 16 May 2025[3]
  5. "The First Time"
    Released: 4 June 2025[4]

Funny Little Fears (stylized as FUNNY little FEARS) is the debut studio album by the Italian singer and songwriter Damiano David, released through Sony Music Italy and Arista Records on 16 May 2025. It marked his first work besides his career as the lead vocalist of the rock band Måneskin. The album was preceded by the release of three singles—"Silverlines", "Born with a Broken Heart", and "Next Summer"—between September 2024 and February 2025, while "Zombie Lady" was issued the same day as the album and "The First Time" followed in June 2025. The singers Suki Waterhouse and D4vd appear as featured artists. To promote Funny Little Fears, David will embark on his first solo concert tour in 2025.

Background and composition

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In 2024, Damiano David stated that he had written over seventy songs in Hollywood, Los Angeles following the end of a romantic relationship in 2023.[5][6] The album consists of fourteen tracks written and composed by David himself with numerous songwriters, including Ferras, Labrinth and Noah Cyrus.[7][8] In an interview with Rockol, the artist said about the production and writing of the album:[9]

"Fears have always been a tremendous block in my life, something I have been so ashamed of that I have isolated myself. This album gave me the opportunity to make these fears a beautiful thing, an additional opportunity to make music and connect with people. [...] Here the need came from a strong feeling of feeling wrong, of not being able to read and correct myself. Music is about throwing thoughts on a paper, then when I reread, it's like I'm a third person and I have a clearer view of everything. The album was a way for me to understand the reason and the fears when I put myself in my brain. It was therapeutic. [...] All the production comes from collaborations. It's part of the art to recognise when a piece speaks to you, when you have the feeling that someone is telling your story. For me, music is a game and collaborating with others is an added value."

Release and promotion

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"Silverlines" was released on 27 September 2024 as the lead single from the album and David's debut solo song.[10] Produced by Labrinth, it was released alongside a music video directed by Nono + Rodrigo.[11] The album's second single, "Born with a Broken Heart", premiered on 25 October 2024 with an accompanying Aerin Moreno-directed video.[12] "Next Summer", the third single, was released on 28 February 2025; its accompanying music video sees David portraying an inmate in an Italian prison.[13][14]

David announced Funny Little Fears on social media on 11 March 2025.[15] He also shared its cover artwork and track listing.[15] The album is set to be released on 16 May 2025 by Sony Music Italy and Arista Records.[16] It will be issued digitally as well as to CD and vinyl LP formats.[17] In promotion of Funny Little Fears, David will embark on his first solo concert tour.[18][19] Consisting of 34 dates, it will pass through Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.[20] It is set to begin in Warsaw, Poland, on 11 September 2025, and conclude in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, on 16 December 2025.[17]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[21]
Kerrang![22]
NME[23]
Rockol7/10[24]
The Irish Times[25]

The album received generally positive reviews from international music critics, which praised its production and lyric writing.[23]

Kerrang! remarked, "Nothing wrong with that and nothing wrong with FUNNY little FEARS, but its success will depend on whether existing fans are as free-thinking as this talented artist clearly is," rating the album three out of five.[22] In a positive review, Ed Power of The Irish Times stated that although "the world was not crying out for a solo project", the album is "a beautifully overwrought collection that is full of twinkling Eurobeats" in which "David isn’t doing Måneskin 2.0. Instead he's hell-bent on bringing the listener to pop heaven".[25]

Italian music critics gave mixed reviews to the album, with some supporting David's direction into pop,[26][24] and others criticising the production and songwriting; some regarded him as an "Italian Harry Styles".[27][28][29]

Track listing

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Funny Little Fears track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Voices"
  • Hill
  • Witte
3:33
2."Next Summer"
2:45
3."Zombie Lady"
  • David
  • Hudson
  • Schick
  • J. Evigan
  • Tighe
3:09
4."The Bruise" (featuring Suki Waterhouse)
3:35
5."Sick of Myself"
  • David
  • Jackson Rau
3:37
6."Angel"
  • Daly
  • C. McDonough
  • Daly
  • R. McDonough
2:42
7."Tango"
  • David
  • Hudson
  • Schick
  • J. Evigan
3:12
8."Born with a Broken Heart"
  • David
  • Hudson
  • Schick
  • J. Evigan
3:28
9."Tangerine" (featuring d4vd)
  • Hill
  • Witte
3:22
10."Mars"
  • David
  • Schick
  • J. Evigan
  • Pablo Bowman
5:01
11."The First Time"
  • David
  • Hudson
  • Schick
  • J. Evigan
  • Rau
  • C. McDonough
  • R. McDonough
  • C. McDonough
  • R. McDonough
  • J. Evigan[p]
  • Schick[p]
  • Rau
3:39
12."Perfect Life"
  • David
  • Rau
3:31
13."Silverlines"
Labrinth3:17
14."Solitude (No One Understands Me)"
  • David
  • Hudson
  • Schick
  • J. Evigan
  • Rau
  • C. McDonough
  • R. McDonough
  • J. Evigan[p]
  • Schick[p]
  • Rau
  • C. McDonough
  • R. McDonough
4:04
Total length:48:42
Funny Little Fears Japanese CD edition track listing
No.TitleLength
15."Voices" (live in New York) 

Notes

  • ^[p] signifies a primary and vocal producer.
  • ^[v] signifies a vocal producer.
  • "Silverlines" is not included on vinyl pressings of the album.[30]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[30]

Musicians

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  • Damiano David – lead vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14)
  • Tommy King – piano (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11); drums, keyboards (1)
  • Rob Moose – strings (tracks 1, 2, 8, 10)
  • John Hill – drums, programming, keyboards, acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 9); drum programming (9)
  • Sammy Witte – programming, keyboards (tracks 1, 9); piano (1)
  • Cleo Tighe – backing vocals (track 1)
  • Daniel Aged – bass (track 1)
  • Evan Jackson – horns (track 1)
  • Jason Evigan – keyboards, electric guitars, programming (tracks 2–4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14); acoustic guitars (2–4, 7, 8, 10, 11), backing vocals (2, 4, 8, 11, 14), drums (4, 14)
  • Mark Schick – keyboards, electric guitars, programming (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14); acoustic guitars (2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11), backing vocals (2, 8, 11, 14), bass (14), piano (14)
  • Joey Waronker – drums (tracks 2, 7, 8, 10, 11)
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass (tracks 2, 7, 8, 10, 11)
  • Michael Romero – brass horns (tracks 2, 8, 10)
  • Sarah Hudson – backing vocals (tracks 2, 8, 11, 14)
  • Dove Cameron – backing vocals (track 3)
  • Mike Elizondo – bass (track 4)
  • Alna Hofmeyr – backing vocals (4)
  • Jackson Rau – backing vocals (tracks 5, 11, 12); drums, programming, guitars, keyboards (5, 12); piano (5, 14) bass (12)
  • Connor McDonough – keyboards (tracks 6, 14); drums, piano, guitars, additional vocals (6); programming, backing vocals (11, 14)
  • Riley McDonough – guitars, additional vocals (track 6); backing vocals (11, 14), acoustic guitars (14)
  • Ryan Daly – drums, piano, keyboards, guitars, additional vocals (track 6)
  • Ryan Winkler – bass (track 6)
  • Anders Mouridsen – bass, electric guitar, slide guitar, pedal steel (track 9)
  • Grace Kelly – saxophone (track 11)

Technical

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  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 8)
  • Mitch McCarthy – mixing (tracks 3, 7, 9, 11)
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing (tracks 4, 10)
  • Nathan Dantzler – mastering (tracks 2–5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14)
  • Jon Yeston – engineering (tracks 1, 9)
  • Sammy Witte – engineering (tracks 1, 9)
  • Jackson Rau – engineering (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 10–12, 14)
  • Jeremy Hatcher – engineering (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11)
  • Mark Schick – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7, 8, 10–12, 14)
  • Jason Evigan – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14)
  • Connor McDonough – engineering (tracks 6, 11, 14)
  • Ryan Daly – engineering (track 6)
  • Riley McDonough – engineering (track 6)
  • Walker Steele – engineering assistance (track 9)

Visuals

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  • Damiano David – creative direction
  • Fabrizio Ferraguzzo – creative direction
  • Alessandro Fabrizio – creative direction
  • Damon Baker – photography
  • Davide Rossi Doria – cover design, back design
  • Michele Potenza – styling
  • Marco Steri – hairstyling

Charts

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