Dare (or 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.[2] 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 1981 the Human League considered themselves a "song based group"; this was a deliberate distinction differentiating the band from other electronic artists who specialized in principally instrumental work.[6] The writing style of the lyrics is deliberately obscure; Oakey says this is because he wanted the band's lyrics to provoke thought and get people talking about their songs. Often the meanings behind the songs have only been disclosed by Oakey in various interviews given since the albums release. An important point is that the album essentially evolved during 1981 and wasn't written from a single conceptual starting point.[7]
The original album comprised ten tracks (others were added on re-releases):
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The track list on the original album
"The Things That Dreams Are Made Of" (Oakey, Wright) -- 4:14
"Open Your Heart" (Callis, Oakey) -- 3:53
"The Sound of the Crowd" (Burden, Oakey) -- 3:56
"Darkness" (Callis, Wright) -- 3:56
"Do or Die" (Burden, Oakey) -- 5:25
"Get Carter" (Budd) -- 1:02
"I Am the Law" (Oakey, Wright) -- 4:09
"Seconds" (Callis, Oakey, Wright) -- 4:58
"Love Action (I Believe in Love)" (Burden, Oakey) -- 4:58
"Don't You Want Me" (Callis, Oakey, Wright) -- 3:56
You were working as a waitress In a cocktail bar When I met you I picked you out I shook you up And turned you around Turned you into someone new Now five years later on you've got the world at your feet Success has been so easy for you But don't forget It's me who put you where you are now And I can put you back down too
Don't, don't you want me You know I can't believe it When I hear that you won't see me Don't, don't you want me You know I don't believe you When you say that you don't need me It's much too late to find You think you've changed your mind You'd better change it back Or we will both be sorry
Don't you want me, baby Don't you want me, oh Don't you want me, baby Don't you want me, oh
I was working as a waitress In a cocktail bar That much is true But even then I knew I'd find A much better place Either with or without you The five years we have had Have been such good times I still love you But now I think it's time I lived my life on my own I guess it's just what I must do
Don't, don't you want me You know I can't believe it When I hear that you won't see me Don't, don't you want me You know I don't believe you When you say that you don't need me It's much too late to find You think you've changed your mind You'd better change it back Or we will both be sorry
Don't you want me, baby Don't you want me, oh Don't you want me, baby Don't you want me, oh
Don't you want me, baby Don't you want me, oh Don't you