I Dare You (Kelly Clarkson song)

"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.

"I Dare You"
Single by Kelly Clarkson
Language	English French German Hebrew Moroccan Arabic Spanish
Released	April 16, 2020
Recorded	2019
Length	3:36
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Jesse Shatkin Jeff Gitelman Natalie Hemby Laura Veltz Ben West
Producer(s)	Jesse Shatkin
Kelly Clarkson singles chronology
"Broken & Beautiful" (2019) "I Dare You" (2020) "Under The Mistletoe" (2020)
Zaz singles chronology
"On s'en remet jamai" (2019) "I Dare You (Appelle ton amour)" (2020)
Faouzia singles chronology
"Wake Me When It's Over" (2020) "I Dare You (كنتحداك)" (2020) "I Fly" (2020)
Blas Cantó singles chronology
"Mi luz" (2020) "I Dare You (Te Reto A Amar)" (2020) "Cúrame" (2021)
Glasperlenspiel singles chronology
"Royals & Kings" (2018) "I Dare You (Trau Dich)" (2020)
Maya Bouskilla singles chronology
"אני רואה אותך" (2019) "I Dare You (בוא נראה)" (2020)

Background and release

"I Dare You" was written by Jesse Shatkin and Gitty, Natalie Hemby, Laura Veltz and Ben West.[1] In her opening monologue on a February 2020 episode of her self-titled talk show, Clarkson revealed her plans to release the song.[2] 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,[3] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Critical reception

"I Dare You" has received widespread critical acclaim, with critics praising the unique six-language recording of the song and the various vocal performances, particularity of Clarkson, who recorded the song in all six languages.[5][6][7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jesse Shatkin, Jeff Gitelman, Natalie Hemby, Laura Veltz and Ben West, who are principal songwriters of the original version, and also credited as the composers for the translated versions. Commissioned translators of the original lyrics were credited as its lyricists:.

Single – Multi-language Duets[8]

No.	Title	Translator(s)	Length
1.	"I Dare You"		3:36
2.	"I Dare You (Appelle ton amour)" (featuring Zaz)	Doriand Isabelle Geffroy	3:38
3.	"I Dare You (كنتحداك)" (featuring Faouzia)	Faouzia Ouihya	3:36
4.	"I Dare You (Te Reto A Amar)" (featuring Blas Cantó)	Blas Cantó Daniel Ortega Emilio Mercader Daniel Hammond Pascual	3:36
5.	"I Dare You (Trau Dich)" (featuring Glasperlenspiel)	Max Embers Carolin Niemczyk	3:36
6.	"I Dare You (בוא נראה)" (featuring Maya Bouskilla)	Noam Horev	3:36

Single – Eden Prince Remix[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Dare You" (Eden Prince Remix)	2:58
2.	"I Dare You"	3:36

Single – Arkadi Remix[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Dare You" (Arkadi Remix)	3:25
2.	"I Dare You"	3:36

Personnel

Credits adapted from Spotify metadata.[8]

• 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)[11] 29 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[12] Appelle ton amour featuring Zaz 26 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 89 Canada AC (Billboard)[14] 23 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[15] 43 Germany Download (Official German Charts)[16] 56 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[17] 32 Israel (Media Forest)[18] בוא נראה featuring Maya Bouskilla 3[19] New Zealand Hot 40 Singles (RMNZ)[20] 38 Scotland (OCC)[21] 42 UK Download (OCC)[22] 47 US Billboard Hot 100[23] 86 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[24] 15 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[25] 14

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "I Dare You" Chart (2020) Position US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[26] 47 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[27] 48

Release history

List of releases of "I Dare You"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalog number	Ref.
Various	April 16, 2020	Multi-language Duets	Atlantic	075679821508	[8]
United States	April 20, 2020	Hot adult contemporary radio	Atlantic Elektra	N/A	[28]
Various	May 15, 2020	Eden Prince Remix	Atlantic	USAT22002360	[9]
	June 12, 2020	Arkadi Remix		USAT22002361	[10]

References

1. "I Dare You to Love (Kelly Clarkson ver.)". Warner Chappell Music. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
2. Wass, Mike (February 28, 2020). "Kelly Clarkson Is Releasing A New Single Called "I Dare You"". Idolator. Hive Media. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
3. Ben-Nun, Sagi (March 12, 2020). "רשמית: קלי קלרקסון הקליטה דואט עם מאיה בוסקילה בעברית" [Official: Kelly Clarkson recorded a duet with Maya Buskilla in Hebrew] (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
4. Kubota, Samantha (April 3, 2020). "Kelly Clarkson reveals new music coming later this month". The Today Show. NBCUniversal. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
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6. "Kelly Clarkson's 'I Dare You': Listen". Billboard. April 16, 2020.
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11. ARIA Chart Report, Australian Record Industry Association (published 2000), April 27, 2020, retrieved May 13, 2020
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16. "Offizielle Download Charts Single" (in German). Germany: GfK Entertainment charts/MTV Germany. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
17. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
18. "Kelly Clarkson feat. Maya Bouskilla – I Dare You Media Forest". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
19. "Media Forest – Charts". Media Forest. April 25, 2020. Archived from the original on April 26, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020. To access chart: select "Week Chart", "Israel", and "Groups – All" in parameters; click on the "Mix" tab to view consolidated airplay chart
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24. "Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
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