I Will Dare

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"I Will Dare" is a 1984 jangly, melodic alternative rock song by The Replacements that became one of their signature tracks and a defining anthem of the college rock era.

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I Will Dare canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Let It Be
artist The Replacements
chronologicallyFollows Hootenanny (album era)
linked to: Hootenanny
chronologicallyPrecedes Tim (album era)
composer Paul Westerberg
countryOfOrigin United States
describedAs defining anthem of the college rock era
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drums
guitar
mandolin
genre alternative rock
college rock
jangle pop
hasMainTheme romantic daring
youthful risk-taking
hasMusicalCharacteristic jangly guitars
melodic
upbeat tempo
hasNotableInstrumentalist Peter Buck
hasNotableRecognition considered one of The Replacements’ signature songs
widely regarded as a classic of 1980s college rock
hasSignatureStatusFor The Replacements
language English
lyricist Paul Westerberg
partOfAlbum Let It Be
performer The Replacements
producer Paul Westerberg
Peter Jesperson
Steve Fjelstad
recordedIn Minneapolis
recordLabel Twin/Tone Records
releaseDate 1984
side Side one
trackNumberOnAlbum 1
writer Paul Westerberg

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The Replacements notableSong I Will Dare
Paul Westerberg wroteSong I Will Dare
Paul Westerberg wroteSong I Will Dare
Let It Be hasPart I Will Dare