DARE

About this song

Released on August 29, 2005, "Dare" was the second single from Demon Days and features guest vocals from Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays. The song's title came about because Ryder's thick Mancunian accent made him unable to say "It's There", the song's original title, so it was changed to "DARE". The music video mainly features Noodle dancing in her room with Shaun Ryder's head hooked up with wires and tubes in her closet.

What it's about

Sung by Noodle rather than 2-D, the song tells 2-D that if he is so distraught over the state of the world, he should take action instead of just whining about it.

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Fun facts

• Samples “Christmas Rappin' by Kurtis Blow” and “Revolution 909 by Daft Punk”.
• Sampled in 9 other songs, like “MAD RAT NIRVANA by Chongo”.
• Covered 2 times, including “DARE by Vanilla Beans (Ft. RAM RIDER)”.
• Written by Danger Mouse, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.
• Produced by Jason Cox, James Dring and Danger Mouse.