“I Dare You” is the second premiered song from The xx’s third album I See You. It premiered on Saturday Night Live on November 20th, 2016 and explains the feelings of dealing with strong infatuation and therefore contrasts as well as matches the previously released “On Hold,” which dealt with extend...
[Verse 1: Oliver Sim]
I'm in love with it
Intoxicated
I'm in rapture
From the inside I can feel that you want to
Wake up high on it
Feel it suspending
I'm enamoured
Way up in the sky I can see that you want to
[Pre-Chorus: Romy Madley Croft]
I've been a romantic for so long
All I've ever heard are love songs
[Chorus: Oliver Sim & Romy Madley Croft]
Singing oh-oh-oh
Go on, I dare you
Oh-oh-oh
I dare you
[Verse 2: Romy Madley Croft & Oliver Sim]
I get chills
Heart's rate multiplies
I'm on a different kind of high
A rush of blood is not enough
I need my feelings set on fire
Now I'm deep in it, infatuated
Strong attraction
Side by side, and I know that you want to
[Pre-Chorus: Romy Madley Croft]
I've been a romantic for so long
All I've ever heard are love songs
[Chorus: Oliver Sim & Romy Madley Croft]
Singing oh-oh-oh
Go on, I dare you
Oh-oh-oh
I dare you
[Bridge: Romy Madley Croft & together]
I can hear it now like I heard it then
I can hear it now like I heard it then
I can hear it now like I heard it then
I can hear it now like I heard it then
[Chorus: Oliver Sim & Romy Madley Croft]
Singing oh-oh-oh
Go on, I dare you
Oh-oh-oh
I dare you
Oh-oh-oh
Go on, I dare you
Oh-oh-oh
I dare you
I Dare You was written by Jamie xx & Romy & Oliver Sim.
I Dare You was produced by Rodaidh McDonald & Jamie xx.
The xx released I Dare You on Fri Jan 13 2017.
Oliver Sim to the Grammy Awards:
That song really took form in Iceland, in Reykjavík. During that time we were just listening to pop radio, so much pop radio and remixes. … It turned your ballad into a pop song. I think it’s the poppiest song we’ve ever written.