"I Dare You" is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson. Produced and written by Jesse Shatkin, with additional writing by Natalie Hemby, Laura Veltz, Ben West, and Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, it was released as a stand-alone single by Atlantic Records on April 16, 2020. Unlike her previous records, its single release includes multiple versions of the song recorded in several languages as a duet featuring various recording artists—such as French singer Zaz, Canadian-Moroccan singer Faouzia for the Moroccan Arabic version, Spanish singer Blas Cantó, German musical duo Glasperlenspiel, Israeli singer Maya Bouskilla for the Hebrew version, and the American Deaf West Theatre for the American Sign Language version. The Hebrew version reached number one in Israel.
Background and release "I Dare You" was written by Jesse Shatkin and Gitty, Natalie Hemby, Laura Veltz and Ben West. In her opening monologue on a February 2020 episode of her self-titled talk show, Clarkson revealed her plans to release the song. Israeli singer Maya Bouskilla also announced that she was invited by Warner Music Group (Atlantic Records's parent label) to record the song as a duet with Clarkson as part of a single release featuring select recording artists from all over the world, which included French singer Zaz, Canadian-Moroccan singer Faouzia, Spanish singer Blas Cantó, and German musical duo Glasperlenspiel. She also announced plans to film the single's debut live performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show on March 24, its original intended date of release, but was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 3, 2020, Clarkson announced the single's release date as April 16, 2020, accompanied by a special episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show the same day.
Critical reception "I Dare You" has received positive reception, with critics praising the unique six-language recording of the song and the various vocal performances, particularly of Clarkson, who recorded the song in all six languages.https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/kelly-clarkson-i-dare-you-song.htmlhttps://people.com/music/kelly-clarkson-new-song-i-dare-you/
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from Spotify metadata.
Vocals – Kelly Clarkson Featured vocals – Zaz (Appelle ton amour version) Featured vocals – Faouzia (كنتحداك version) Featured vocals – Blas Cantó (Te Reto A Amar version) Featured vocals – Glasperlenspiel (Trau Dich version) Featured vocals – Maya Bouskilla (בוא נראה version) Background Vocals – Harlœ Background vocals – Natalie Hemby Guitar – Benji Lysaght Mastering – Chris Gehringer Guitar – Erick Serna Engineer – Jasmine Chen Guitar – Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman Bass, drums, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, engineering, production, percussion, synthesizer – Jesse Shatkin Mixing engineering – John Hanes Drums, strings – Sam Dent Engineer – Sam Dent Mixer – Serban Ghenea Piano – Tommy King Recording coordinator – Yakov Lamay (בוא נראה version)
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart performance for "I Dare You" Chart (2020) Peak position Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA) 29 Germany Download (Official German Charts) 56 Israel Domestic Airplay (Media Forest) 1 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 38
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "I Dare You" Chart (2020) Position US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 47 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 48
Release history + List of releases of "I Dare You" Region Date Format Label Catalog number Various April 16, 2020 Multi-language Duets Atlantic 075679821508 United States April 20, 2020 Hot adult contemporary radio Atlantic Elektra Various May 15, 2020 Eden Prince Remix Atlantic USAT22002360 June 12, 2020 Arkadi Remix USAT22002361
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