My Thoughts On The Song/Chart: A Pre-MTV era Tom Petty hit track from his 1978 album "You're Gonna Get It!" Like with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers's debut album, this album is more Straight Rock N Roll / Power Pop than any of Petty's later albums which put some more focus on Southern / Heartland rock, which gave Petty his signature image.
This song is an on disc track for "Rock Band 3"
Song Facts:
"I Need to Know" is a song written by Tom Petty and recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in 1978 as the first single from their second album You're Gonna Get It!. It peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1978.
This song as well as "Listen to Her Heart" was already being played live in concert as early as June 14, 1977, as is evidenced in a performance on Germany's music television show "Rockpalast".
Cash Box said that it is "hard driving rock 'n' roll" and that "the hook repeats hypnotically as the guitars drive the message home." Record World called it an "energetic rocker.
Stevie Nicks (of Fleetwood Mac) has been performing "I Need to Know" live in her solo concerts since 1981. Nicks also performed this song with Tom Petty together on Petty's 30th anniversary concert (which was filmed and released on DVD as Runnin' Down a Dream).
Following Petty's death on October 2, 2017, Local H have been playing the song in concert.
In 2020, Starcrawler previewed a cover of the song for Tom Petty's 70th Birthday Bash on SiriusXM, featuring Mike Campbell on rhythm guitar. The band later officially released the cover as a single on music streaming services.
This song is part of the soundtrack in Rock Band 3.
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24 июн 2024
