I Need You (track)
by The Beatles
I Need You appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- Help! (track #4) (this album) (1965)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #63) (compilation) (1988)
- The Beatles In Mono (track #59) (compilation) (2009)
- Mono Collection (track #59) (compilation) (1982)
- The Beatles (track #59) (compilation) (2009)
- The Collection (track #59) (compilation) (1982)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/24/2026 09:44 |  MetalMan67 | 1,756 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2026 02:22 | beausteg | 138 | 60/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 10:48 | Siromynian | 18,365 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2026 21:48 | wizardalien | 10,016 | 60/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2025 02:31 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,577 | 71/100 |
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TheDude85 06/28/2019 16:47 | #238555
A decent contribution by George Harrison, showing he was developing as a composer. (Edited)
One of two George Harrison song's on Help! Harrison had only contributed one song, don't bother me(on, with the Beatles album), to the Beatles recording career so far, so the appearance of two of his tracks on this record, as well as two covers, seemed to suggest that Lennon and McCartney's stockpile of songs were drying up. Either way, I need you, is okay, a nice bit of filler, but certainly nothing more than that, and probably wouldn't have made it onto the LP had John and Paul had more quality songs to contribute. Still, it passes a couple of minutes pleasantly enough, although is instantly forgettable. Interestingly, I need you, and, you like me too much(Harrison's other song on Help!), were the only two of George Harrison's Beatles offerings that he didn't bother to mention in his autobiography, I me mine. It seems George didn't think too much of them either.
GandalfORiley345 06/08/2014 14:49 | #114023
great song, the guitar riff it´s incredible, and the needly lyrics are incredible
Jasonconfused 01/26/2013 23:35 | #62932
Decent effort. A bit too simple though.
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