Something I Need

"Something I Need"
Single by OneRepublic
from the album Native
Released	August 25, 2013
Recorded	2012
Genre	Pop, gospel
Length	4:01
Label	Mosley Interscope
Writer(s)	Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco
Producer(s)	Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco
OneRepublic singles chronology
"Counting Stars" (2013) "Something I Need" (2013) "Love Runs Out" (2014)

"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 fourth 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.

In 2014, the song was covered by Ben Haenow, winner of the eleventh series of The X Factor. His version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

On August 23, 2013, in a response to a question from an Australia fan on Twitter, OneRepublic revealed that "Something I Need" would be the next single released from Native.^[1] The track impacted Australian radio on August 25 and premiered on U.S. radio in mid-September.^[2]

Chart performance

The song peaked at number six in Australia,^[3] where it has been certified 3x Platinum for sales of over 210,000.^[3] In New Zealand, it charted at number four^[4] and has been certified Gold after selling 7,500 copies.^[5] 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

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."^[6] 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.^[7]

Credits and personnel

Recording^[8]

• Recorded at Black Rock Studio, Santorini, Greece
• Additional recordings at Lotzah Matzah Studios, New York City, New York; Patriot Studios, Denver, Colorado; Downtown Studios, New York City, New York, and Audiophile Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Mixed at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

Personnel^[8]

• Ryan Tedder – songwriter, producer, instrumentation, programming, engineer
• Benny Blanco – songwriter, producer, instrumentation, programming, backing vocals
• Serban Ghenea – mixer
• John Hanes – engineered for mix
• Phil Seaford – assistant engineered for mix
• Smith Carlson – engineer
• Chris Sclafani – engineer, backing vocals
• Scott "Yarmov" Yarmovsky – assistant engineer, backing vocals
• OneRepublic – backing vocals
• Danielle Edinburgh Wilson – backing vocals
• Margaret-Anne Davis – backing vocals
• Toni Skidmore – backing vocals
• Jermon Wilson – backing vocals
• Ryan's friends and family after a night of drinking – backing vocals
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Will Quinnell – mastering

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2013) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 6 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 5 Germany (Media Control Charts)[10] 74 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 4 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 20)[11] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 21 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 78

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Poland (ZPAV)[14] 49 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA)[15] 3× Platinum 210,000^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] Platinum 15,000* *sales figures based on certification alone

Ben Haenow version

"Something I Need"
Single by Ben Haenow
Released	14 December 2014
Format	CD single digital download
Recorded	2014; Sarm West Studios (London, England)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:46
Label	Syco
Writer(s)	Ryan Tedder Benny Blanco
Producer(s)	John Ryan
Ben Haenow chronology "Something I Need" (2014)

In December 2014, Ben Haenow, winner of the eleventh series of The X Factor, released a cover version of "Something I Need" as his winner's single after he won. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 14 December, with a physical equivalent being released three days later. "Something I Need" was produced by American singer-songwriter John Ryan, who has previously worked with One Direction.^[17] All proceeds from the single will go to the children's charity organization Together for Short Lives.^[18]

The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, making it the Christmas number one.

Background

On December 12, 2014, the winner's singles for each of the three finalists of eleventh series of The X Factor were revealed. Haenow and Fleur East would record "Something I Need", whilst Andrea Faustini would record Whitney Houston's "I Didn't Know My Own Strength".^[19] On December 14, Haenow and eventual runner-up East both performed the song live on The X Factor final.^[20]

Live performances

Haenow performed the song on The X Factor live final results show, just after being announced as the winner. He also performed it on Text Santa.^[21]

On January 21, 2015, Haenow performed the song at the 20th National Television Awards.^[22]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number two in the Republic of Ireland, beaten to the top spot by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" (which ironically received an early release because it was performed on The X Factor by eventual runner-up Fleur East).^[23] It became the first X Factor winner's single to miss the number one spot in Ireland since Steve Brookstein's "Against All Odds" in 2004. In the UK, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the 2014 Christmas number one.^[24] The song sold 214,000 copies in its first week, becoming the second-fastest selling single of 2014 (behind Band Aid 30's "Do They Know It's Christmas?").^[18] It was also the year's 58th best-selling song.^[25]

Track listing

Digital download[26]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Something I Need"	Ryan Tedder Benny Blanco	John Ryan	3:46

CD single[27]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Something I Need"	Tedder Blanco	Ryan	3:46
2.	"Jealous Guy" (Live The X Factor Performance)	John Lennon Yoko Ono Phil Spector	Julian Bunetta	2:11
3.	"Highway to Hell" (Live The X Factor Performance)	Bon Scott Angus Young Malcolm Young	Bunetta	2:10
4.	"Man in the Mirror" (Live The X Factor Performance)	Siedah Garrett Glen Ballard	Bunetta	2:11

Credits and personnel

• Ryan Tedder – songwriting
• Benny Blanco – songwriting
• John Ryan – guitar, keyboards, producer, programming, backing vocals
• Ben Haenow – lead vocals, backing vocals
• DIVA Singers – choir
• Ash Howes – mixer
• Matt Brind – strings arrangement
• Mat Bartram – recording
• Ronan Phelan – assistant engineer
• Isobel Griffiths – contractor
• Dick Beetham – mastering

Credits adapted from CD single.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[28] 2 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[29] 1 South Africa (EMA)[30] 3 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 1 Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 58

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Gold 400,000 *sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone sales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom[26]	14 December 2014	Digital download	Syco
Ireland[32]
United Kingdom	17 December 2014[33]	CD single

References

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Skyscraper" by Sam Bailey	The X Factor winner's single (Ben Haenow version) 2014	Succeeded by N/A

OneRepublic Ryan Tedder Zach Filkins Drew Brown Eddie Fisher Brent Kutzle Jerrod Bettis Tim Myers Studio albums and singles Dreaming Out Loud (2007) "Apologize" "Stop and Stare" "Say (All I Need)" "Come Home" Waking Up (2009) "All the Right Moves" "Secrets" "Marchin On" "Good Life" Native (2013) "Feel Again" "If I Lose Myself" "Counting Stars" "Something I Need" "Love Runs Out" "I Lived" Related Discography Mosley Music Group Native Tour List of awards and nominations

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