"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.

On 28 November 2016, it was announced that Steps would be performing at G-A-Y on New Year's Eve to celebrate twenty years since they formed in 1997, with the Official Charts Company speculating that the group would mark the anniversary with celebrations throughout 2017. On 6 March 2017, the group confirmed the release of a new single, album and tour to commemorate twenty years of Steps. They confirmed the title of the lead single to be "Scared of the Dark" and that it will precede the parent album, Tears on the Dancefloor, which will be released on 21 April 2017, and be supported by the accompanying Party on the Dancefloor Tour in November and December 2017. The single premiered on 9 March 2017 on The Ken Bruce Show on BBC Radio 2, and was released at midnight on the 10 March 2017 on iTunes, Spotify and Apple Music. Following the premiere, Bruce stated that the group are "on form". The group released an acoustic version of the song on iTunes on 13 April 2017.

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