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Something I Need

"Something I Need" is a song recorded by American pop rock band OneRepublic. It was released on August 25, 2013, through Mosley Music and Interscope Records as the third single from their third studio album, Native (2013). The song was written and produced by Ryan Tedder and Benny Blanco. It peaked at number six in Australia, where it has been certified 3× Platinum, and number four in New Zealand, where it has been certified Gold.

"Something I Need"

August 25, 2013

2012

4:01

  • Ryan Tedder
  • Benny Blanco

Background[edit]

On August 23, 2013, in a response to a question from an Australian fan on Twitter, OneRepublic revealed that "Something I Need" would be the next single released from Native.[1] The track debuted on Australian radio on August 25 and premiered on U.S. radio in mid-September.

Chart performance[edit]

The song peaked at number six in Australia,[2] where it has been certified 3× Platinum for sales of over 210,000.[2] In New Zealand, it charted at number four[3] and has been certified Gold after selling 7,500 copies.[4] The song has also charted at number one in Poland, number five in Austria, number 72 in Germany and number 21 in Switzerland.

Music video[edit]

The official music video was filmed in September 2013 and was directed by Cameron Duddy. Speaking about the video via their Twitter page, OneRepublic said: "The video for 'Something I Need' will hands down be the craziest video we've done. And funniest. And hopefully best. Time for a risk."[5] The music video was released on October 7, 2013. In the video, a man is repeatedly attacked by a dog in slow motion, preventing him from asking his crush out.[6]

Recorded at Black Rock Studio, , Greece

Santorini

Additional recordings at Lotzah Matzah Studios, , New York; Patriot Studios, Denver, Colorado; Downtown Studios, New York City, New York, and Audiophile Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana

New York City

Mixed at MixStar Studios,

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

"Something I Need"

December 14, 2014

3:46

  • Ryan Tedder
  • Benny Blanco

Ben Haenow – lead vocals, backing vocals

– songwriting

Ryan Tedder

– songwriting

Benny Blanco

– guitar, keyboards, producer, programming, backing vocals

John Ryan

DIVA Singers – choir

Ash Howes – mixer

Matt Brind – strings arrangement

Mat Bartram – recording

Ronan Phelan – assistant engineer

Isobel Griffiths – contractor

Dick Beetham – mastering