I Need a Man (Eurythmics song)

"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 album Savage, the song was released as the third single in the UK and the first single in the United States.

"I Need a Man"
Single by Eurythmics
from the album Savage
ReleasedMarch 1988
RecordedMay 1987
GenrePop rock, electronic rock
Length4:21
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart,
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

The track is a pop/rock number with aggressive, commanding vocal work from Lennox, who lyrically 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 dowdy housewife into a disco vixen à la Marilyn Monroe. Here, the character ends up performing "I Need a Man" in a dimly-lit nightclub.

"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.

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
  • 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
  • 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 (1988) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 78
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 35
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 14
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[4] 84
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 46
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9]
With "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)"		 6
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[10]
With "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)"		 13
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 32
US Cash Box Top 100[12] 62

References
  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 105. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. "Ultratop.be – Eurythmics – I Need a Man" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0935." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5 no. 17. 23 April 1988. p. 24. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via World Radio History.
  5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Need a Man". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  6. "Charts.nz – Eurythmics – I Need a Man". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  7. "Eurythmics: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  8. "Eurythmics Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  9. "Eurythmics Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  10. "Eurythmics Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  11. "Eurythmics Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  12. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending February 6, 1988". Cash Box. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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