I Need to Know (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)
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For the Marc Anthony song, see I Need to Know (Marc Anthony song).
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| Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | ||||
| from the album You're Gonna Get It! | ||||
| B-side | "No Second Thoughts" | |||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | Shelter Studios, Hollywood, late 1977 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:26 | |||
| Label | Shelter | |||
| Writer(s) | Tom Petty | |||
| Producer | Denny Cordell, Noah Shark, Tom Petty | |||
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology | ||||
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"I Need to Know" is the title of a song written and recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in 1978 as the second single from their second album You're Gonna Get It!. It peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1978.[1]
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[edit] Cover versions
Stevie Nicks (of Fleetwood Mac) has been covering "I Need to Know" live in concert since 1981.
In 1981 the Swedish band Gyllene Tider recorded a version of the song with Swedish lyics, written by singer Per Gessle (the male half of Roxette), named "Vill ha ett svar!"
Poison recorded a cover of the song for their 2007 album Poison'd!.
[edit] All appearances
- You're Gonna Get It!
- Pack Up The Plantation: Live!
- Greatest Hits
- Playback
- Anthology: Through The Years
- The Live Anthology
- This song is part of the soundtrack in Rock Band 3.[2]
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 41 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 46 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Joel Whitburn, Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2010, Record Research, 2011.
- ^ http://ps3.ign.com/articles/111/1114861p1.html
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