Need You Now (Dean Lewis song)

"Need You Now"
Single by Dean Lewis
from the EP Same Kind of Different
Released	7 April 2017
Length	3:32
Label	Island Australia Universal Australia
Songwriter(s)	Dean Lewis Brad Mair Matt Weedon Theo Weedon Alkemi
Producer(s)	Mair John Castle Edd Holloway
Dean Lewis singles chronology
"Waves" (2016) "Need You Now" (2017) "Lose My Mind" (2017)
Music video
"Need You Now" on YouTube

"Need You Now" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Dean Lewis, released on 7 April 2017 by Island Records Australia and Universal Music Australia as the second single from his debut extended play Same Kind of Different (2017).

The song was certified gold in Australia in February 2018, before being certified Platinum in 2019.

An acoustic version was released on 30 June 2017. ^[1]

Music video

The music video for "Need You Now" was directed by Mick Jones ^[2] and released on 27 April 2017. ^[3] The video charts a man's inner demons, addiction problems and continual self-destruction. Lewis explained to MusicFeeds: "Instead of the video being a direct reflection of the lyrics, we came up with this dark idea of this guy who is keeping everything together on the surface but on weekends he loses himself. I have seen a lot of friends who have gone through that, so it's close to home for me." ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Need You Now"	3:32

Acoustic version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Need You Now"	3:23

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak Position
Australian Artists (ARIA) [5]	10

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [6]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [7]	Gold	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [8]	Silver	200,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF) [9]	Gold	4,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Release date	Format	Label
Australia	7 April 2017 [10]	Digital download streaming	Island Australia Universal Australia

References

1. "Need You Now (Acoustic) – Single by Dean Lewis on Apple Music". Apple Music . Retrieved 24 February 2021.
2. "Music video of the Day - Dean Lewis "Need You Now"". Music the AU Review. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
3. "Dean Lewis - Need You Now (Official Video)". YouTube. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
4. "PREMIERE: Dean Lewis Shares A "Dark Idea" In 'Need You Now' Music Video". Music Feeds. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
5. "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 17 May 2024.
7. "New Zealand single certifications – Dean Lewis – Need You Now". Radioscope. Retrieved 31 December 2024.Type Need You Now in the "Search:" field.
8. "British single certifications – Dean Lewis – Need You Now". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 6 January 2024.
9. "Dean Lewis – Need You Now" (in Swedish). Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
10. "Need You Now (single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 6 June 2017.