"I Need Your Loving" is a song by English synth-pop band the Human League, released as the second single from their fifth studio album, Crash (1986). The song was written by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, David Eiland, Langston Richey, Danny Williams and Herman Davis (a.k.a. Randy Ran).
| "I Need Your Loving" | ||||
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| Single by the Human League | ||||
| from the album Crash | ||||
| Released | 10 November 1986[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Flyte Time (Minneapolis, Minnesota) | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | |||
| The Human League singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editAs were many other tracks from the album, "I Need Your Loving" was aimed towards the US market, where the first single from Crash, "Human", had reached number one. The single was recorded at the Flyte Time studios Minneapolis under the production of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis while the Human League had been in residence from February until April 1986. In the UK it was promoted with a cheaply and badly filmed music video and it became the band's worst showing in the UK charts ever, only reaching number 72. The song was savaged by critics at the time and has now been largely disowned by the band since.[2][3]
Music video
editThe video for "I Need Your Loving" was recorded on a very limited budget compared to previous Human League videos. It was directed by Andy Morahan, who had done the previous video for "Human". In many ways the video is a rehash of the video for "The Lebanon", being filmed at a fake concert/studio appearance to an audience of extras. The camera swings wildly around the band as they play the song, and continually focuses in and out in time with the music.
Track listing
edit- 7" vinyl (Virgin VS900)
- "I Need Your Loving" – 3:43
- "I Need Your Loving (Instrumental Version)" – 3:40
- 12" vinyl (Virgin VS900-12)
- "I Need Your Loving (Extended Version)" – 7:12
- "I Need Your Loving (Acapella Version)" – 3:40
- "I Need Your Loving (Dub Version)" – 6:40
- "I Need Your Loving (Instrumental Version)" – 3:40
Charts
edit| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| U.K. Singles Chart[4] | 72 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 44 |
| U.S. Cashbox Top 100 | 40 |
| U.S. Hot Black Singles[6] | 52 |
References
edit- ^ Smith, Robin (8 November 1986). "Index". Record Mirror. p. 3. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ "MADE IN SHEFFIELD". The-black-hit-of-space.dk. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "澳门葡京电玩赌城_飞禽走兽游戏充值_国际现金网-茶叶公司17838". League-online.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Artist Chart History - The Human League". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 399.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 266.