I Need a Man (Eurythmics song)

"I Need a Man"
Single by Eurythmics
from the album Savage
B-side"I Need You" (Europe, Australia, New Zealand)
"Heaven" (North America)
Released28 March 1988[1]
RecordedMay 1987
GenreRock[2][3]
Length
  • 4:06 (single version)
  • 4:21 (album version)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David A. Stewart
Eurythmics singles chronology
"Shame"
(1987) 		"I Need a Man"
(1988) 		"You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"
(1988)
Music video
"I Need a Man" on YouTube

"I Need a Man" is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. Taken from their sixth album, Savage (1987), the song was released in May 1988 by RCA Records as the third single in the UK and the first single in the United States.

The track is a pop/rock number with an aggressive, commanding vocal performance by Lennox, in which she explains all of the things she does not want in a man ("...and he don't wear a dress!"). The music video was the second part of a series directed by Sophie Muller. Part one, for the song "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)", ended with Lennox's character leaving her home after transforming herself from a neurotic housewife into a disco vixen à la Marilyn Monroe. Here, the character ends up performing "I Need a Man" in a dimly-lit nightclub.

Chart performance

"I Need a Man" climbed to number twenty-six in the UK singles chart. The first single released from Savage in the U.S., the song peaked at number forty-six on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was paired as a double A-side with "Beethoven" on the American 12 inch single and hit number six on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Critical reception

American magazine Cash Box said that "Lennox delivers a sexy, sassy, soulful performance."[4] Neil Taylor from NME commented, "The stop/start nature of the guitar in this record sounds like an early-'70s Stones rip off, the result perhaps of Dave Stewart's mingling with famous mates. Is it my turn? asks Annie Lennox at the start of this and then drags us through a collage of lyrics sang to the same beat as the Rowing Boat song. The song is as competent as you would expect from one of the world's most accomplished bands, but it does suggest that the Eurythmics' glory might be fading."[5]

James Hamilton from Record Mirror wrote in his dance column, "Dreadfully disappointing late period Rolling Stones-style 126bpm snarling empty strutter — a shame they seem so completely to have lost their earlier consistent touch these days".[6] Ro Newton from Smash Hits said, "Annie Lennox sounds like a desperate woman as she grunts and growls her way through this "raunchy" number which basically says that she (ahem) would like some male company for the night, thank you very much."[7]

Track listings

  • 7": RCA (UK, GER, AUS)
  1. "I Need a Man" (LP Version) – 4:23
  2. "I Need You" (LP Version) – 3:22
  • 7": RCA (CAN, US)
  1. "I Need a Man" (7" Edit) – 4:06
  2. "Heaven" (LP Version) – 3:27
  • 10": RCA (UK)
  1. "I Need a Man" (Live Version)* – 4:35
  2. "I Need a Man" (LP Version) – 4:23
  3. "I Need You" (LP Version) – 3:22

Note: Live version was recorded at Corbin Hall, 1988

  • 12": RCA (UK, GER, AUS)
  1. "I Need a Man" (Macho Mix) – 6:01
  2. "I Need a Man" (LP Version) – 4:23
  3. "I Need You" (LP Version) – 3:22
  • 12": RCA (US)
  1. "I Need a Man" (Macho Mix) – 6:01
  2. "I Need a Man" (7" Edit) – 4:06
  3. "Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)" (Dance Mix) – 4:42
  4. "Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)" (7" Edit) – 3:47
  • CD single: RCA (UK)
  1. "I Need a Man" (LP Version) – 4:23
  2. "Missionary Man" (Live Version)* – 5:18
  3. "I Need You" (LP Version) – 3:52
  4. "I Need a Man" (Macho Mix) – 6:01

Note: Live version was recorded in Sydney, 1987 and also appears on Live 1983-1989

  • Promo CD single: RCA (US)
  1. "I Need a Man" (7" Edit) – 4:06

Charts

Chart performance for "I Need a Man"
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 78
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 35
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[11] 84
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 46
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[16]
with "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)" 		6
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[17]
with "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)" 		13
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[18] 32
US Cash Box Top 100[19] 62

References

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (26 March 1988). "News Continued: Annie Needs a Man". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Eurythmics - Greatest Hits (1991) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). "Eurythmics". Spin Alternative Record Guide. New York: Vintage Books. pp. 135–136. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  4. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 12 December 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ Taylor, Neil (2 April 1988). "Singles". NME. p. 12. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ Hamilton, James (9 April 1988). "DJ Directory". Record Mirror. p. 37. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  7. ^ Newton, Ro (9 March 1988). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 51. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 105. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Eurythmics – I Need a Man" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0935." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 17. 23 April 1988. p. 24. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Need a Man". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Eurythmics – I Need a Man". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Eurythmics: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Eurythmics Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Eurythmics Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Eurythmics Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Eurythmics Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending February 6, 1988". Cash Box. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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