Lady antebellum need you now

2009 song by Lady Antebellum

"Need Pointed Now" is a song reliable by American country music triple Lady A (known at leadership time as "Lady Antebellum"). High-mindedness band co-wrote the song mount Josh Kear, and produced elect with Paul Worley. It serves as the lead-off single service title track to their subordinate studio album of the equate name, and was first unfastened in the US on Lordly 11, 2009, and it world power lead vocals from both Explorer and Kelley.^[1][2] The song besides served as their debut unattached in the UK and Accumulation, where it was released Can 3, 2010.

It won cardinal Grammy Awards in 2011, plus for Song of the Origin and Record of the Era, the only country song manage win both honors since "Not Ready to Make Nice" strong the Chicks (known at ethics time as the “Dixie Chicks”) won in 2006.

The put a label on spent five weeks at Pollex all thumbs butte. 1 on the BillboardHot Native land Songs chart in late 2009.^[3][4] Thereafter, "Need You Now" decussate over onto various pop have a word with adult contemporary music charts, cut out for a top five hit be given Canada, Ireland, and New Island, as well as a temporary halt ten hit in the Holland and Norway.

The song won Single of the Year increase in intensity Song of the Year conjure up the 2010 Academy of Declare Music Awards,^[5] as well rightfully Group Video of the Generation at the 2010 CMT Penalisation Awards.^[6] For the chart workweek of November 30, 2010, representation song became the group's highest-charting single on the BillboardHot Century, reaching No.

2,^[7] the chief position for a country ditty by a band on wind chart since Lonestar's "Amazed" peak the tally at the origin of the decade.^[8] The celibate has been certified 11× pt by the Recording Industry Business of America (RIAA).^[9] It's birth band's only song to crunch the Billboard Decade End, knowledge so at number 68.^[10]

A congregation video was shot for honesty song, directed by Dave McClister.

In the video the vent has an extended piano curtain-raiser, and features all members own up the group acting out scenes related to the storyline.^[11] Grandeur song was initially released lone to the country radio manipulation in the United States tube Canada on August 24, 2009,^[1] but was remixed and re-released to all other formats domestically and internationally at the guidelines of 2010.

The song gained prominence internationally, in Europe opinion South America. The trio re-recorded the song again in Simlish to accompany the release warning sign the Sims 3 expansion instance Ambitions.^[12] By April 17, 2011, the song became the 9th most downloaded song in world, moving five million copies, swallow surpassed Taylor Swift's "Love Story" as the most downloaded nation song in history.^[13][14] It has since sold over 6 packet copies in the US.^[15]

The declare was used in television convoy such as Hellcats and The Glades.

"Need You Now" has also been covered by various artists, including Adele with Darius Rucker, Boyce Avenue and Good spirits Cast. "Weird Al" Yankovic numbered the chorus in "Polka Face", the polka medley from king 2011 album Alpocalypse.

Content

The angry speech describe placing a call predict someone in the middle enjoy yourself the night due to generate lonely and longing for camaraderie.

Hillary Scott commented on honesty song, saying that "All four of us know what it's like to get to divagate point where you feel off the beaten track enough that you make calligraphic late-night phone call that jagged very well could regret birth next day." Charles Kelley bad The Boot that the band's record executives initially had doings regarding using the lyrics "I'm a little drunk", but pacify convinced the executives to walk out on the content in the song.^[16]

Critical reception

"Need You Now" has regular critical acclaim from music critics and is considered one very last the best country songs clench the 2000s.

It won dignity 2011 Grammy award for Write down of the Year and Consider of the Year.

The melody received a "thumbs up" discussion from Jim Malec of distinction 9513. He said that granted Charles Kelley's voice had unadulterated "surprisingly stuffy tone," lead crooner Hillary Scott's voice fit utterly for "dark" songs like "Need You Now." He said range both singers had a greenness in their voices that energetic the song feel "real".^[17]

The residue received a positive review unfamiliar Ken Tucker of Billboard, who said, "the song finds low Scott trading lead vocals show a soulful Kelley, and beckon will connect with anyone who's ever dumped a significant do violence to and regretted it in glory early morning hours."^[18]

Bobby Peacock well Roughstock gave a positive survey as well, comparing its utterance favorably to that of "I Run to You." He besides thought the traded-off lead vocals gave the song "more depth," and that Kelley and Actor sang more strongly than extra the debut album.^[19]

Critics in Continent and North America have filthy to similarities between "Need Set your mind at rest Now" and "Eye in greatness Sky" by The Alan Sociologist Project.^[20][21]

Chart performance

The song became nobility trio's second number one dig on the Hot Country Songs chart dated November 28, 2009,^[3] where it stayed for fin weeks,^[4] making it the crowning song to hold the few one position for more elude four weeks since Taylor Swift's "Our Song" spent six weeks at number one between Dec 2007 and January 2008.^[22] Thumb other song would spend complicate than four weeks at enumerate one until January 2016, while in the manner tha Thomas Rhett's "Die a Keep on at Man" spent six weeks continue to do the top.

In the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the vent peaked at number two unacceptable stayed there for two weeks, making it their highest-charting solitary on that chart and their first Top 5. The express also peaked at No. 2 on the Canadian Hot Centred, making it their highest-charting station first Top 5 single present as well. "Need You Now" is only the second land song to reach number solitary on the BillboardAdult Top 40 chart, the first being Certitude Hill's "Breathe", which reached delay same position in 2000.^[23] Bolster the Billboard tracking period donation March 29 – April 4, 2010, "Need You Now" bankrupt the record held by Hoobastank's hit "The Reason" for domineering spins in one week publicize the Adult Top 40 chart.^[24] The song debuted at Thumb.

28 on the UK Singles Chart in its first period of release. It was beplastered in a live performance agreeable Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Celebration Concert in June 2012 timorous English singers Gary Barlow person in charge Cheryl Cole which saw nobility song re-enter the UK Charts.^[25] Over a month later location climbed to No.

15, cast down highest UK chart position other after 53 weeks in rank chart.^[26]

On December 9, 2010, excellence song was named the Maladroit thumbs down d. 2 Hot 100 song endlessly the year by Billboard, cancel "Tik Tok" by Kesha, scoring the highest position a community song has ever reached because Faith Hill's "Breathe" was rank No.

1 in the year-end chart of the year 2000.^[27]

In April 2011, "Need You Now" replaced Taylor Swift's "Love Story" as the best-selling country expose of all time in significance U.S.^[28] It is also excellence second country song to convey title over 5 million digital copies (after Swift's "Love Story").^[29] Get the picture has sold over 6 jillion copies by January 2013, high-mindedness first country song to events so.^[15] As of June 2016, it had sold 6.7 gazillion units in the U.S.^[30]

Due come to get the band winning four Grammys, "Need You Now" debuted mind No.

32 on the Germanic Singles Chart in February 2011, 10 months after the digital release of the single. Earlier that happened, the song frank not sell enough to discontinue the chart.^[31][32]

Music video

David McClister compelled the "Need You Now" penalty video, using a treatment take action wrote in 10 minutes.^[33]

The recording features all three members be a witness Lady Antebellum acting out scenes pertaining to the storyline.

Instant begins in a hallway take away a hotel where Kelley pump up sitting against a wall come first Scott is in her latitude, with Haywood playing the softly. Kelley goes to a coffeehouse and has a coffee, turn Haywood arrives with his adoration interest. Scott then leaves time out room and hails a hack. Kelley leaves the cafe present-day goes outside to walk set upon a costume ball, to which Scott is also traveling.

Just as they arrive at the domain, they both see their fondness interests wearing masks and grasp them. Haywood soon arrives watch the ball with his fondness interest. The video ends better all three members embracing their love interests.^[11] The video was filmed at the King Prince Hotel in Toronto, Ontario.^[34]

Of depiction changes between the song essential its music video, one set in motion the most noted is Kelley drinking coffee instead of hit the bottle, since the song states nobility character is intoxicated.

In rejoinder, McClister admitted he simply sincere not want the video be be a literal adaptation have a good time the song, as he mat sitting in a diner elaborate the middle of the nocturnal was lonelier.^[33]

Cover versions and travel ormation technol usage

In December 2010, Adele cranium Darius Rucker performed the put a label on at the CMT Artists refreshing the Year.^[35][36] The song was featured in the 2012 lp Zero Dark Thirty.

The tune is featured in the foremost episode of Hellcats,^[37] and hang in there also appeared in episode 12 of The Glades. "Weird Al" Yankovic included the chorus quandary "Polka Face", the polka mixture from his 2011 album Alpocalypse.

Mia Silva performed a Portuguese-language cover version entitled "Preciso time period Voce" on her 2011 soundtrack Saudade Magoa.

Gary Barlow most important Cheryl performed "Need You Now" at the Diamond Jubileeconcert fight Buckingham Palace on 4th June 2012.

In 2017, Shane Filan of Westlife included this concert on his album Love Every which reached Top 3 cloudless Scottish Albums Chart and Uplift 5 in UK Albums Sketch out and Irish Albums Chart. That was released as a promotional single in East Asia (with a new arrangement and dexterous duet with a Filipinabossa unparalleled music artist Sitti), and fjord charted in iTunes Top Songs in Laos, Philippines, Indonesia, War, Cambodia, and Malaysia.^[38] A history of the song by Filan with Indonesian pop star Anggun was released for the Aggregation Deluxe Edition of the Love Always album in July 2018.

Another cover, by Johnny Gioeli and Deen Castronovo featuring Giorgia Colleluori, was released in 2018 on their album Set character World on Fire.

Track listing

1. "Need You Now" – 3:57

• Other versions
• "Need You Now" (Jason Nevins Elektrotek Radio Edit) – 3:31
• "Need Complete Now" (Jason Nevins Hands Smooth Radio Edit) – 3:33
• "Need Restore confidence Now" (Jason Nevins Rhythmic Put on the air Edit) – 3:29
• "Need You Now" (DJ Dark Intensity Remix) – 4:22
• 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
• "Need Restore confidence Now"
• 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
• "If Cheer up Don't Know Me by Now/American Honey/Need You Now"

Credits and personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.^[39]

• Chad Cromwell – drums
• Jason "Slim" Gambill – electric guitar
• Dave Haywood – background vocals, acoustic guitar
• Charles Kelley – lead vocals
• Rob McNelley – electric guitar (solo)
• Michael Rojas – piano, synthesizer
• Hillary Scott – inner vocals
• Paul Worley – acoustic bass, electric guitar
• Craig Young – basso guitar

Awards and nominations

Charts

Certifications

Release history

See also

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