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Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Human League". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp.186–187. ISBN 0-679-75574-8. According to the book Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, renowned music critic Lester Bangs died of an accidental drug overdose while listening to Dare. [19] Awards [ edit ] Best Album: 'Dare' The Human League". Smash Hits. Vol.3, no.26. London. 24 December 1981 – 6 January 1982. p.23.

The first release from the now complete new team came in July 1981, "Love Action (I Believe in Love)", which peaked at number three in the UK. By September 1981, the album was finished and provisionally entitled Dare, after a Vogue magazine cover (U.K., April 1979, Gia Carangi). Oakey explained the story behind the album name at the time: Human League". virgin40.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014 . Retrieved 15 December 2016. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Easlea, Daryl (June 2012). "Dare/Fascination | The Human League". Record Collector. No.402. London. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016 . Retrieved 27 July 2016.

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Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian) . Retrieved 29 May 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Human League" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca". Christgau, Robert (13 April 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015 . Retrieved 3 June 2016. To prepare for the album's release (set for the end of October 1981), "Open Your Heart" was released - it went to number six in the UK. It was accompanied by a high-end promotional video. When the album was released, it was condemned by the Musicians' Union, who believed the new technology employed by the Human League was making traditional musicians redundant among other concerns; they would begin a "Keep It Live" campaign believing that bands like the Human League would be able to perform concerts at the touch of a button. [9] Two years later, the band would experiment even further by mostly recording the album Crash with the production team of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. The gamble paid off, and it returned The Human League to the top of the US charts with the song “Human”.

Dare (album sleeve). The Human League. Virgin Records. 1981. V2192. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Jones, Alan; Lazell, Barry; Rees, Dafydd (1982). "The Top 200 Albums (UK)". Chart File 1982. London: Virgin Books. pp.78–81. ISBN 0-907080-49-9. Dare has appeared on several lists of the greatest albums of all time. Sounds magazine ranked it the 81st best album of all time in 1986, and the 44th best album of the 1980s three years later. [33] [34] In 1990, Dare was listed by Rolling Stone as the 78th best album of the previous decade. [35] Q placed the record at number 69 on its 2000 list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever"; [20] the same magazine, in 2006, ranked Dare the 19th best album of the 1980s. [36] In 2006, British Hit Singles & Albums and NME organised a poll in which 40,000 people worldwide voted for the 100 best albums ever, with Dare placing at number 77. [37] Slant Magazine listed it in 2012 as the 86th best album of the 1980s. [38] In 2013, NME ranked the record 111th on its list of " The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". [39] Meanwhile, Uncut ranked Dare 132nd on its list of the 200 greatest albums of all time in 2015. [40] Paste placed Dare at number 34 on its 2016 list of the best new wave albums. [5] Scaping, Peter, ed. (1982). "The Top 200 LPs: January–December 1981". BPI Year Book 1982 (5thed.). London: The British Phonographic Industry Ltd. pp.50–53. ISBN 0-906154-03-0.Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5. Barker, Emily (25 October 2013). "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time: 200–101". NME. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017 . Retrieved 22 October 2021. This section's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. ( June 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) The Human League Live". susanne-sulley.net. Archived from the original on 26 August 2007 . Retrieved 4 November 2020.

Offiziellecharts.de – The Human League – Dare" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 April 2020. Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Jones, Alan (1983). "The Top 100 UK Albums". Chart File Volume 2. London: Virgin Books. pp.82–83. ISBN 0-907080-73-1. Platinum and Gold Singles 1982". Kent Music Report. No.453. 28 February 1983 . Retrieved 10 November 2021– via Imgur.The album was a massive commercial success, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart in its second week of release. The album's release was expected to be the climax of an enormously successful year for the band, but Virgin Record's Simon Draper decided he wanted an additional single from the album before the end of the year. [9] By Christmas 1981, Dare had gone platinum in the UK, and the Human League had a number-one album and number-one single concurrently on the UK charts. Dare would eventually remain on the UK Albums Chart for 71 weeks. [11] A remix album, called Love and Dancing, was released in July 1982.

Bell, Nigel (November 2002). "Human League – Dare (21st Anniversary)". BBCi. Archived from the original on 20 February 2003 . Retrieved 22 September 2022.Matrix / Runout (B side runout - variant 18): V-219(3 scratched out)2 B-3 [unknown stamp] TOWN HOUSE