If You Needed Somebody

"If You Needed Somebody"
Single by Bad Company
from the album Holy Water
Released	November 1990 [1]
Length	4:21
Label	Atco
Songwriter(s)	Brian Howe Terry Thomas
Producer(s)	Terry Thomas
Bad Company singles chronology
"Holy Water" (1990) "If You Needed Somebody" (1990) "Walk Through Fire" (1991)

"If You Needed Somebody" is a song by Bad Company, released in 1990 as the second single from their album Holy Water. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

The power ballad ^[6] was the band's first top 40 hit since 1979's "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy", peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance

Chart (1990-91)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [7]	16
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks [7]	2
Canada RPM Top 100	51

References

1. "Great Rock Discography". p. 35.
2. Stockdale, Charles; Andrews, Colman; Harrington, John (March 13, 2020). "The Biggest Comebacks in Music History". 24/7 Wall St. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
3. Giles, Jeff (July 11, 2015). "Why Bad Company Struggled Through the Platinum-Selling 'Holy Water'". Ultimate Classic Rock . Retrieved September 15, 2020.
4. Bukszpan, Daniel (2003). The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal. Barnes & Noble Publishing. p. 27. ISBN   9780760742181 . Retrieved September 15, 2020– via Google Books.
5. Moskowitz, David (November 10, 2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time. ABC-Clio. p. 30. ISBN   9781440803406 . Retrieved September 15, 2020– via Google Books.
6. "Bad Company Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
7. "If You Needed Somebody (US)". Music VF. Retrieved September 15, 2020.