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I Need (Maverick Sabre song)

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"I Need"
Single by Maverick Sabre
from the album Lonely Are the Brave
Released4 November 2011
Recorded2011
GenreR&B, soul
Length3:58
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Michael Stafford, Dan Radclyffe, Craig Merrin
Producer(s)Utters
Maverick Sabre singles chronology
"Let Me Go"
(2011)
"I Need"
(2011)
"No One"
(2012)

"I Need" is a song by Irish singer Maverick Sabre, from his debut studio album Lonely Are the Brave. It was released on 4 November 2011 as a digital download in the United Kingdom.

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "I Need" was first released onto YouTube on 16 September 2011 at a total length of four minutes and two seconds.[1] In the video, Stafford travels back to his native town of New Ross. The video features many locals of the town and places like 'Aladdins cave' and 'New Ross Crystal'.

Reception

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Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating:

Little more than strings, drums and an electric organ play out over Sabre's self-penned words about remembering the good ol' days. "I need blue skies/ I need them old times/ I need something good," he rap-sings is his inimitable twang on a gravelly chorus that burrows deeper into your brain with each listen. Don't worry mate, we have a sneaking suspicion that things will pick up again very soon. .[2]

Track listing

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Digital download[3]
No.TitleLength
1."I Need"3:58
2."I Need" (Acoustic)3:08
3."I Need" (Brookes Brothers Remix)5:00
4."I Need" (Cookie Monsta Remix)5:47
5."I Need" (Zed Bias Remix)3:50
6."I Need" (Zed Bias Remix) (featuring Donae'o)3:50
7."I Need" (Moto Blanco Remix)6:43

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] 100
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[5] 39
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 32
Scotland (OCC)[7] 24
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 18

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Gold 400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 4 November 2011 Digital download[3] Mercury Records

References

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  1. ^ Maverick Sabre - I Need. YouTube
  2. ^ Robert Copsey. "Maverick Sabre: 'I Need' - Single review". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk/.
  3. ^ a b I Need (Remixes) by Maverick Sabre
  4. ^ "Maverick Sabre – I Need" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. ^ "Maverick Sabre – I Need" (in French). Ultratip.
  6. ^ "Chart Track: Week 45, 2011". Irish Singles Chart.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. ^ "British single certifications – Maverick Sabre – I Need". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 July 2021.