Internationally, "I Need You" peaked within the top 20 in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It received a Gold sales certification from the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping over 500,000 copies domestically. The song also reached number 8 on the Billboard Country Songs chart, as well as number 2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. In the United States, the song spent 25 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 11. A review by Billboard stated, "Not since her pop breakthrough " How Do I Live" almost three years ago has Rimes brought forth a song so naturally beautiful and well-suited to her rich, enveloping vocal style." Chart performance Critical reception Įntertainment Weekly music critic, David Browne, gave it a "C Plus" and states, "This schlock-deluxe ballad finds Rimes in full-diva mode, swooning and growling like a Celine Dion impersonator on Your Big Break." According to Carson James, Curb VP of Promotion, "I Need You" was used as the "primary vehicle for pre-promotion" of the "Jesus" mini-series (Country Corner, 2000) that aired on CBS in May 2000 and was the lead track featured on the album. The song is written by Dennis Matkosky and Ty Lacy and is in the key of G major with Rimes' vocals spanning two octaves, from E 3 to D 5. "I Need You" is a Christian pop song of 3 minutes and 48 seconds. Problems playing this file? See media help. The country mix version of this song was not available until September 12, 2000, when Curb featured it on the multi-artist compilation album, "Wings of a Dove". Īlthough the single was released on July 25, 2000, it was only available as the commercial pop version. Rimes donated her artist fees and royalties from this song to fund and build a therapeutic rehabilitation wing - the "LeAnn Rimes Adventure Gym" - at the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee (Remz). On February 3, 2015, it was included on her All-Time Greatest Hits album. A new remix by Digital Dog was featured on Rimes' 2014 greatest hits album, Dance Like You Don't Give a. The song was included on her Best of album in 2004 and the Dave Aude Radio Edit was included on the remix edition. Also in 2003, the song was included on CMT Most Wanted Volume 1. The song was re-issued in 2002 by her label, Curb Records, in the album, I Need You, along with the Graham Stack Radio Edit, and included on her 2003 Greatest Hits album. "I Need You" was released as a single from Jesus: Music from & Inspired by the Epic Mini-Series on March 20, 2000, to adult contemporary and hot adult contemporary radio, and it was released to retail on July 25, 2000.
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