"I Will Dare" is a song by American alternative rock band The Replacements, written by Paul Westerberg.

"I Will Dare" was written by Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg shortly after the band completed their Hootenanny album.

"[3] The song is based on a shuffle rhythm and features Paul Westerberg playing a mandolin.

[4] Buck recalled, "I was just sitting there, and Bob said something like, 'I can't play a solo on this fucking thing.'

[2] For the single release, "I Will Dare" was backed by cover recordings of T.Rex's "20th Century Boy" and Hank Williams' "Hey Good Lookin'."

The cover of "Hey Good Lookin'" was recorded at a club performance in Madison, Wisconsin.