Album · 1981
Dare
Dare is a 1981 new wave album by The Human League. It runs 10 tracks across 41 minutes.
New Wave · Dance-Pop · New Romantic
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- 91 /100
- 9 critics
- 10
- Tracks
- 41 min
- Runtime
- 126 bpm
- Tempo
- C major
- Key
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- AllMusic5/5
- BBC Online5/5
- Muzik5/5
- Record Collector5/5
- Uncut10/10
- Pitchfork9.1/10
- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
- Mojo4/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5
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Dare album cover
The Dare cover was designed by Adrian, Ken, Ken Ansell, Philip, Philip Adrian Wright and Philip Oakey and photographed by Brian Aris.
- Design
- Adrian, Ken, Ken Ansell, Philip, Philip Adrian Wright, Philip Oakey
- Photography
- Brian Aris
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10 tracks · 41 min
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Dare (released as Dare! in the U.S.) is the third studio album from British synthpop band The Human League. The album was recorded between March and September 1981 and first released in the UK on 20 October 1981, then subsequently in the U.S. in mid-1982. The style of the album is the result of the rapid evolution of The Human League from experimental avant-garde electronic group into a commercial pop group under Philip Oakey's creative direction following the departure of fellow founding members Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh. Dare became critically acclaimed and has proved to be a genre-defining album, whose influence can be felt in many areas of pop music today. The album and its four singles were hugely successful commercially, with the album reaching #1 in the UK and being certified Triple Platinum by the BPI.
In brief
- When was Dare released?
- Dare was released in 1981.
- How many tracks are on Dare?
- Dare has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 41 minutes.
- What genre is Dare?
- Dare is catalogued under New Wave, Dance-Pop, New Romantic.
- What BPM is Dare?
- Dare runs at a median tempo of 126 BPM across its tracks, most often in C major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Dare?
- Listeners of Dare also rate Songs From the Big Chair by Tears for Fears, Rio by Duran Duran, This Last Night in Sodom by Soft Cell.
Dare at a glance
- Labels
- Virgin Records, A&M Records
- Produced by
- Martin Rushent
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