I Need You (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill song)

"I Need You"
"I Need You"
Single by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
from the album Let It Go
Released	April 23, 2007
Genre	Country
Length	4:08
Label	Curb
Songwriter(s)	David Lee; Tony Lane;
Producer(s)	Byron Gallimore; Tim McGraw; Darran Smith;
Tim McGraw singles chronology
Faith Hill singles chronology

"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).

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


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ 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.

References

^ Billboard, March 31, 2007
^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
^ "American single certifications – Tim McGraw – I Need You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

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[1] Billboard, March 31, 2007

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Tim_McGraw-2] "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Tim_McGraw-3] "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcanadacountry_Tim_McGraw-4] "Tim McGraw Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.

[sc_Canada_Tim_McGraw-5] "Tim McGraw Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.

[6] "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

[United_StatesTim_McGrawI_Need_YousingleCertRef-7] "American single certifications – Tim McGraw – I Need You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

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v t e Tim McGraw singles
Singles discography
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Not a Moment Too Soon	"Indian Outlaw" "Don't Take the Girl" "Down on the Farm" "Not a Moment Too Soon" "Refried Dreams"
All I Want	"I Like It, I Love It" "Can't Be Really Gone" "All I Want Is a Life" "She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart" "Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It"
Everywhere	"It's Your Love" "Everywhere" "Just to See You Smile" "One of These Days" "Where the Green Grass Grows" "For a Little While"
A Place in the Sun	"Please Remember Me" "Something Like That" "My Best Friend" "Some Things Never Change" "My Next Thirty Years"
Set This Circus Down	"Grown Men Don't Cry" "Angry All the Time" "The Cowboy in Me" "Unbroken"
Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors	"Red Rag Top" "Tiny Dancer" "She's My Kind of Rain" "Real Good Man" "Watch the Wind Blow By"
Live Like You Were Dying	"Live Like You Were Dying" "Back When" "Drugs or Jesus" "Do You Want Fries with That" "My Old Friend"
Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2	"When the Stars Go Blue" "My Little Girl"
Let It Go	"Last Dollar (Fly Away)" "I Need You" "If You're Reading This" "Suspicions" "Kristofferson" "Let It Go" "Nothin' to Die For"
Southern Voice	"It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You" "Southern Voice" "Still"
Number One Hits	"Felt Good on My Lips"
Country Strong	"Me and Tennessee"
Emotional Traffic	"Better Than I Used to Be"
Two Lanes of Freedom	"Truck Yeah" "One of Those Nights" "Highway Don't Care" "Southern Girl"
Sundown Heaven Town	"Lookin' for That Girl" "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" "Shotgun Rider" "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools"
Damn Country Music	"Top of the World" "Humble and Kind" "How I'll Always Be"
The Rest of Our Life	"Speak to a Girl" "The Rest of Our Life"
Here on Earth	"Neon Church" "Thought About You" "I Called Mama" "Undivided" "7500 OBO"
Standing Room Only	"Standing Room Only"

v t e Faith Hill singles
Discography
Take Me as I Am	"Wild One" "Piece of My Heart" "But I Will" "Take Me as I Am"
It Matters to Me	"Let's Go to Vegas" "It Matters to Me" "Someone Else's Dream" "You Can't Lose Me" "I Can't Do That Anymore"
Faith	"This Kiss" "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" "Let Me Let Go" "Love Ain't Like That" "The Secret of Life"
Breathe	"Breathe" "The Way You Love Me" "Let's Make Love" "If My Heart Had Wings"
Cry	"Cry" "When the Lights Go Down" "You're Still Here"
Fireflies	"Mississippi Girl" "Like We Never Loved at All" "The Lucky One" "Sunshine and Summertime" "Stealing Kisses"
The Hits	"Lost" "Red Umbrella"
Joy to the World	"A Baby Changes Everything"
The Rest of Our Life	"Speak to a Girl" (with Tim McGraw) "The Rest of Our Life" (with Tim McGraw)
Collaborations	"It's Your Love" (with Tim McGraw) "I Need You" (with Tim McGraw) "Sing" (with Annie Lennox) "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" (with Tim McGraw) "Forever Country" (with Various artists)
Other songs	"There You'll Be" "Where Are You Christmas?" "Give In to Me" "Come Home" "American Heart" "Love Will Always Win"