I Need You (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill song)

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"I Need You"
Tim & Faith - I Need You.jpg
Single by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
from the album Let It Go
ReleasedApril 23, 2007
Genre Country
Length4:08
Label Curb
Songwriter(s)
  • David Lee
  • Tony Lane
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Last Dollar (Fly Away)"
(2007)
"I Need You"
(2007)
"If You're Reading This"
(2007)
Faith Hill singles chronology
"Stealing Kisses"
(2006)
"I Need You"
(2007)
"Lost"
(2007)

"I Need You" is a song written by David Lee and Tony Lane, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw and his wife, Faith Hill as a duet. It was released in April 2007 as the second single from the album, Let It Go . The song peaked at number 8 on the country charts in August 2007, partly due to competition with individual singles from Hill and McGraw ("Lost" and "If You're Reading This", respectively).

Contents

The duet was nominated twice at the 2008 Grammy Awards for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and Best Country Song.

Content

The song is a ballad, in which the two lovers describe what their love means to each other. They both state their need for each other.

Critical reception

Ken Tucker, of Billboard magazine in his review of the album, called the song "wonderfully different than the power ballads they usually do." [1]

Music video

The music video, which features an acoustic version of this song, was directed and produced by Sherman Halsey, and premiered on CMT on June 12, 2007.

Chart positions

"I Need You" debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of April 14, 2007.

Chart (2007)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 8
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 50
US Billboard Pop 100 64
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [4] 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 75

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 45

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Platinum1,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

Country music duo Steel Magnolia recorded a live version of the song, which is included in their 2010 extended play, Steel Magnolia — EP .

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