Honey I Dare You

"Honey I Dare You"
Single by Southern Pacific
from the album Zuma
B-side"Trail of Tears"
ReleasedJanuary 1989
GenreCountry
Length3:51
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)David Jenkins
Stu Cook
John McFee
Dave Gibson
Craig Karp
Producer(s)Southern Pacific, Jim Ed Norman
Southern Pacific singles chronology
"New Shade of Blue"
(1988)
"Honey I Dare You"
(1989)
"All is Lost"
(1989)

"Honey I Dare You" is a song recorded by American country music group Southern Pacific. It was released in January 1989 as the third single from the album Zuma. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by David Jenkins, Stu Cook, John McFee, Dave Gibson, and Craig Karp.

Content

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Band members David Jenkins, Stu Cook, and John McFee wrote the song with Nashville songwriters Dave Gibson and Craig Karp. The song is composed in the key of E major, with a modulation to F major in the last verse.[2]

Chart performance

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Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 5

Year-end charts

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Chart (1989) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 41
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 72

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 326.
  2. ^ "Pacific hits crest in country". The Tenneseean. February 5, 1989. pp. A7. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Southern Pacific Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.