Background
The single was released on 29 August 2005. On online music stores such as iTunes, the radio edit of the song was released on 20 June 2005. "DARE" was released to airplay in the United States in mid-October. On the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at number 87 on 3 January 2006, going on to reach #8 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart on 21 February 2006. Chris Evans stated at the 2006 Brit Awards said that the song was originally to be called "It's There", but was changed because Shaun Ryder's strong Mancunian accent made it sound like he was saying 'It's dare.' It also discusses the issues of childhood drug abuse prevention program, DARE. Roses Gabor takes over the role of "Noodle" from Miho Hatori, who provided the vocals for her on the first album. 2D provides backing vocals; however, to blend his vocals with Noodle's, his voice was toned down to be slightly covered up by Noodle. 2D's full vocalization can be heard on the D-Sides remix album. D-Sides features a demo version of "DARE" entitled "People". This version contains the same background beat while lacking the majority of the keyboards and effects in the final recording. Unlike the final version, it is completely sung by Damon Albarn (As 2D).
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