Dare You to Be Happy

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"Dare You to Be Happy"
Dare You to Be Happy (single artwork).jpg
Single by Tina Arena
from the album Just Me
B-side "I Hope"
Released21 January 2002 (2002-01-21) [1]
Length4:14
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
  • Tina Arena
  • Peter John Vettese
Producer(s) Nile Rodgers
Tina Arena singles chronology
"Soul Mate #9"
(2001)
"Dare You to Be Happy"
(2002)
"Tu es toujours là"
(2002)

"Dare You to Be Happy" is a song by Australian singer Tina Arena. It was recorded for her fourth studio album, Just Me (2001), and was released as the second single on 21 January 2002. The single was a moderate success, peaking at number 43 in Australia. "Dare You to Be Happy" received high rotation on Channel [V] in early 2002. [2] A remixed version was later included on Arena's greatest hits album Greatest Hits 1994–2004 .

Contents

Music video

The video was released in January 2002 and sees Arena at a house party, playing air hockey, before leaving in a car with some friends to a games parlour.

Track listing

The single was released with four versions of "Dare You to Be Happy" and the non-album track, "I Hope".

Australian maxi-CD single [3]

  1. "Dare You to Be Happy" – 4:14
  2. "Dare You to Be Happy" (James Ash radio edit) – 4:10
  3. "Dare You to Be Happy" (Sgt Slick's "North Face" radio edit mix) – 3:51
  4. "Dare You to Be Happy" (Big Club vocal) – 6:10
  5. "I Hope" – 4:27

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 43

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References

  1. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 21st January 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 21 January 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. "Tina Arena".
  3. 1 2 "Tina Arena – Dare You to Be Happy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 26 April 2021.