"I Need You" is a song written by Dennis Matkosky and Ty Lacy and recorded by American country pop artist LeAnn Rimes. It was released on March 20, 2000, as a single from Jesus: Music from and Inspired by the Epic Mini-Series. The song spent 25 weeks on the US BillboardHot 100 and peaked at number 11, and it was also successful outside the US, reaching the top 20 in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. A music video was released in 2000.
Rimes donated her artist fees and royalties from this song to fund and build a therapeutic rehabilitation wing — the "LeAnn Rimes Adventure Gym" — at the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee (Remz).[14]
Although the single was released on July 25, 2000, it was only available as the commercial pop version. The country mix version of this song was not available until September 12, 2000, when Curb featured it on the multi-artist compilation album, "Wings of a Dove".[5]
"I Need You" is a Christian[3]pop song with a runtime of 3 minutes and 48 seconds.[6] It was written by Dennis Matkosky and Ty Lacy,[3] and is in the key of G major with Rimes' vocals spanning two octaves, from E3 to D5.[15]
Critical receptionedit
Entertainment Weekly music critic David Browne gave "I Need You" a "C+" grade and wrote, "This schlock-deluxe ballad finds Rimes in full-diva mode, swooning and growling like a Celine Dion impersonator on Your Big Break."[16] According to Carson James, Curb VP of Promotion, "I Need You" was used as the "primary vehicle for pre-promotion" of the "Jesus" mini-series (Country Corner, 2000) that aired on CBS in May 2000 and was the lead track featured on the album.[17] A review by Billboard stated, "Not since her pop breakthrough "How Do I Live" almost three years ago has [LeAnn] Rimes brought forth a song so naturally beautiful and well-suited to her rich, enveloping vocal style."[18]
Chart performanceedit
In the United States, the song spent 25 weeks on the BillboardHot 100 and peaked at number 11.[19] The song also reached number 8 on the BillboardCountry Songs chart,[20] as well as number 2 on the BillboardAdult Contemporary chart.[21] It received a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping over 500,000 copies domestically.[22] Internationally, "I Need You" peaked within the top 20 in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.[23][24][25][26]
Music videoedit
The music video for the song features Rimes singing solo in a minimally furnished, abandoned house. The first 2/3's of the video features Rimes in a tan and white shirt with tan leather pants while in the darkness lit by a spotlight that travels across the room in the background while different colored leaves are billowing about. There are close-up shots of her face as she's singing and various poses of her swaying, moving and dancing to the song. After the second verse the spotlight stops in her midsection and the scenes are flooded with light. Then her outfit changes to white but she and the music video continue as before. The video was directed by Joe Rey.[27] On July 22, 2014, as a promotion for her Dance Like You Don't Give a.... Greatest Hits Remixes (2014) album, Rimes released the Digital Dog remix of the music video.[28]
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^LeAnn Rimes (leannrimesofficial). "LeAnn Rimes - I Need You - DIGITAL DOG REMIX". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2015 – via YouTube.
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^"iTunes - Music - I Need You - Remixes by LeAnn Rimes". Itunes.apple.com. January 30, 2001. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
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^"I Need You #2: LeAnn Rimes: Music". Amazon. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
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^"Billboard Top 100 – 2000". Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
^ ab"The Year in Music 2000". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-98. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Google Books.
^"Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 48.
^"The Year in Music 2000: Hot Country Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-64. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Google Books.
^"The Year in Music 2000: Top Country Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-66. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Google Books.
^"Årslista Singlar, 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
^"The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
^"The Year in Music 2001: Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. December 29, 2001. p. YE-81. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
^"Most-Played AC Songs of 2002". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 10, no. 51. December 20, 2002. p. 19.
^"Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2296. March 17, 2000. p. 20.
^"CHR/Pop: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1347. April 21, 2000. p. 47. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^"Gavin Top 40/Rhythm Crossover: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2301. April 21, 2000. p. 10.
^"New Releases – For Week Starting March 19, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 17, 2001. p. 23. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^"Every Step of the Way | Anna Fegi | Album". MTV. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
^"Every Step Of The Way - Philippine Music CD: Anna Fegi: Music". Amazon. September 9, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
^"Kristy Starling: Kristy Starling: Music". Amazon. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
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External linksedit
LeAnn Rimes - I Need You (Official Music Video) on YouTube