To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of Dare (and the 30th anniversary of the formation of the band), the modern-day Human League (Oakey, Sulley and Catherall from the original 1981 band line up) conducted a special Dare 2007 tour of the UK and Europe playing the original album live in full during November and December 2007. An updated version of the album's cover artwork, now with recent photographs of Sulley, Oakey and Catherall in the style of the original artwork, accompanied the advertising for the tour. [42] Matrix / Runout (B side runout - variant 18): V-219(3 scratched out)2 B-3 [unknown stamp] TOWN HOUSE Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge.

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The album was a massive commercial success, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart in its second week of release. The album's release was expected to be the climax of an enormously successful year for the band, but Virgin Record's Simon Draper decided he wanted an additional single from the album before the end of the year. [9] By Christmas 1981, Dare had gone platinum in the UK, and the Human League had a number-one album and number-one single concurrently on the UK charts. Dare would eventually remain on the UK Albums Chart for 71 weeks. [11] A remix album, called Love and Dancing, was released in July 1982. To prepare for the album's release (set for the end of October 1981), "Open Your Heart" was released - it went to number six in the UK. It was accompanied by a high-end promotional video. When the album was released, it was condemned by the Musicians' Union, who believed the new technology employed by the Human League was making traditional musicians redundant among other concerns; they would begin a "Keep It Live" campaign believing that bands like the Human League would be able to perform concerts at the touch of a button. [9] Scaping, Peter, ed. (1982). "The Top 200 LPs: January–December 1981". BPI Year Book 1982 (5thed.). London: The British Phonographic Industry Ltd. pp.50–53. ISBN 0-906154-03-0. After a break in 1988 for a multi-platinum selling greatest hits album, the group returned with Romantic? which was yet another move forward with their sound, the hit single “Heart Like A Wheel” saw the band reunite with Dare producer Martin Rushent. However, after a dozen years with the label, it was to be their last album for Virgin. The band continue to record, have hits and tour the world to this day……but that’s a story for another boxset.Dutch album certifications – The Human League – Dare" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter Dare in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1982 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

Dare has appeared on several lists of the greatest albums of all time. Sounds magazine ranked it the 81st best album of all time in 1986, and the 44th best album of the 1980s three years later. [33] [34] In 1990, Dare was listed by Rolling Stone as the 78th best album of the previous decade. [35] Q placed the record at number 69 on its 2000 list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever"; [20] the same magazine, in 2006, ranked Dare the 19th best album of the 1980s. [36] In 2006, British Hit Singles & Albums and NME organised a poll in which 40,000 people worldwide voted for the 100 best albums ever, with Dare placing at number 77. [37] Slant Magazine listed it in 2012 as the 86th best album of the 1980s. [38] In 2013, NME ranked the record 111th on its list of " The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". [39] Meanwhile, Uncut ranked Dare 132nd on its list of the 200 greatest albums of all time in 2015. [40] Paste placed Dare at number 34 on its 2016 list of the best new wave albums. [5] Top Selling Albums of 1982". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017 . Retrieved 23 February 2017.

American album certifications – Human League – Dare". Recording Industry Association of America. 14 July 1982. a b "The 50 Best New Wave Albums". Paste. 8 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017 . Retrieved 4 November 2020. I like it because the Mekons used to have a song called "Dan Dare". In fact, it was ripped off from a cover of Vogue about two and a half years ago. They had a whole series of covers which featured just one word like "Success", "Red" and "Dare". I shouldn't say that, should I? [10]

Offiziellecharts.de – The Human League – Dare" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 April 2020. Dare became critically acclaimed and has proved to be a genre-defining album, whose influence can be felt in many areas of pop music. [8] The album and its four singles were large successes, particularly " Don't You Want Me". The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Jones, Alan (1983). "The Top 100 UK Albums". Chart File Volume 2. London: Virgin Books. pp.82–83. ISBN 0-907080-73-1. Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian) . Retrieved 29 May 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Human League" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca". Top 100 Albums 82". RPM. Vol.37, no.19. 25 December 1982. p.19. ISSN 0315-5994. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.Best Album: 'Dare' The Human League". Smash Hits. Vol.3, no.26. London. 24 December 1981 – 6 January 1982. p.23. Dare (also released as Dare! in certain countries) is the third studio album by English synth-pop band the Human League, first released in the United Kingdom in October 1981 then subsequently in the US in mid-1982. [6] The album was recorded between March and September 1981 following the departure of founding members Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, and saw the band shift direction from their previous avant-garde electronic style toward a more pop-friendly, commercial sound led by frontman Philip Oakey. [7] Dare (album sleeve). The Human League. Virgin Records. 1981. V2192. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)