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“Dare” by Gorillaz

From the album Demon Days (2005)

“Dare” by Gorillaz appears on 40 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 2005 and 2026. It was first released in 2005 on the album Demon Days. Its best result is #1 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #48 alternative song of 2005, #1,177 alternative song of all time and #146 of the '00s.

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Gorillaz - DARE (Official Video)

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"Dare" was the second single from Gorillaz' 2005 album Demon Days, and it's the virtual band's most irresistible dance-floor come-on. Shaun Ryder, frontman of Happy Mondays and Black Grape, turns up with his gravelly growl, Rosie Wilson (also known as Roses Gabor) sings as the band's cartoon member Noodle, and Damon Albarn adds backing vocals.

The groove is a slinky, rubbery electro-funk strut, all bouncing bass and crisp, clipped beats, with Wilson's bright, breathy voice and Ryder's grizzled croak pulling against each other like a sweet-and-sour sauce. It's playful, a little strange and built to move.

Jason Cox, Danger Mouse, James Dring and Gorillaz produced it, Cox engineered, and Albarn, Brian Burton, Jamie Hewlett and Ryder share the writing credit. Parlophone put it out, and it gave Gorillaz their only UK number one in September 2005. Elsewhere it reached the top 10 in Iceland, Ireland, Poland and New Zealand, and 11 in Australia and Italy.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2005 63 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005 107
2005 22 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2005 91
2005 54 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 106
2005 85 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 101
2005 27 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2005 107
2005 87 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2005 89
2005 56 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 150
2005 5 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2005 103
2005 15 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2005 230
2005 5 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005 100
2005 120 ModernRock.com Online ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 400
2006 30 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 107
2006 1 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 106
2006 49 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 101
2006 7 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 100
2006 18 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 107
2006 33 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 101
2006 20 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 102
2006 31 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006 97
2006 81 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2006 88
2006 26 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2006 469 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 164 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 162 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 254 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 190 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 264 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 147 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 257 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 241 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 226 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 53 BBC Radio 6 Music BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years 100
2014 218 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 345 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2022 170 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 361 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2024 836 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2025 241 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893
2025 455 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2026 412 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: D.a.r.e..

Charting alongside it in 2005

Best songs of 2005 →
  1. 1Best of YouFoo Fighters
  2. 2Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz
  3. 3Beverly HillsWeezer
  4. 4The Hand That FeedsNine Inch Nails
  5. 5HolidayGreen Day
  6. 6Speed of SoundColdplay

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