I Dare You (Shinedown song)

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"I Dare You"
Single by Shinedown
from the album Us and Them
ReleasedFebruary 2006
Length3:53
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Tony Battaglia
Shinedown singles chronology
"Save Me"
(2005)
"I Dare You"
(2006)
"Heroes"
(2006)

"I Dare You" is the second single from Shinedown's second album, Us and Them . It reached number two on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and was a minor crossover hit, reaching number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was the secondary theme for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) WrestleMania 22 and also used in a promo for WWE Friday Night SmackDown's move to myNetworkTV on October 3, 2008, and was also sung on American Idol by Chris Daughtry.

Chart performance

Chart (2006)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 88
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 31
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks [1] 2
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 8

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References

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