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"
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]