Dare

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Dare is a landmark 1981 synth-pop album by British band The Human League, widely credited with helping to define the sound and style of early 1980s electronic pop music.

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instanceOf studio album
synth-pop album
artist The Human League NERFINISHED
awardReceived Brit Award for Best British Album NERFINISHED
chartPosition UK Albums Chart number 1
US Billboard 200 top 20
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtDesigner Philip Adrian Wright NERFINISHED
featuresMember Ian Burden NERFINISHED
Jo Callis NERFINISHED
Joanne Catherall NERFINISHED
Philip Oakey NERFINISHED
Susan Ann Sulley NERFINISHED
followedBy Hysteria
genre electronic pop
new wave
synth-pop
hasPart Darkness
Do or Die NERFINISHED
Don’t You Want Me NERFINISHED
Get Carter NERFINISHED
I Am the Law NERFINISHED
Love Action (I Believe in Love) NERFINISHED
Open Your Heart NERFINISHED
Seconds
The Sound of the Crowd NERFINISHED
The Things That Dreams Are Made Of NERFINISHED
hasQuality landmark album
inception 1981
influenced 1980s synth-pop artists
mainstream electronic pop music
language English
mainSubject romantic relationships
urban life
notableWork Don’t You Want Me NERFINISHED
partOf The Human League discography NERFINISHED
performer The Human League NERFINISHED
placeOfRecording Genetic Studios NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
precededBy Travelogue NERFINISHED
producer Martin Rushent NERFINISHED
The Human League NERFINISHED
recordingPeriod 1980–1981
recordLabel A&M Records
Virgin Records
releaseDate 1981-10-16
significantEvent helped define early 1980s electronic pop sound

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