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"Need You Tonight" is a song by the Australian rock band INXS, released as the first single from their 1987 album, Kick, as well as the fourth song on the album. It is the only INXS single to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
The success of their single "What You Need" provided primary songwriters Hutchence and Andrew Farriss with the confidence and optimism to pen bigger material, [8] [10] and with the rest of the band's blessing, Kick became the first INXS album written by the duo without input from the other members. When it came time to write and record, the ...
The song was never released as a single, but there was a video for it, which followed "Need You Tonight". Both the video and the song pay homage to the promotional film clip for Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues", as the members flip cue cards with words from the song on them, followed by Kirk Pengilly with a Soprano saxophone solo.
On her 2012 tour, she dedicated “Bittersweet Goodbye” to Hutchence, and on her 2015 tour, she also performed a cover of INXS’s biggest hit, “Need You Tonight,” to honor her ex.
Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 – 22 November 1997) was an Australian singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, lead singer, and lyricist of the rock band INXS from 1977 until his death in 1997.
In September 1988, the band swept the MTV Video Music Awards with the video for "Need You Tonight/Mediate" winning in 5 categories. [43] Kick was, by far, INXS's best-selling album of all time. During 1989, Hutchence collaborated with Ian "Ollie" Olsen on a side project, Max Q , [ 4 ] the two had previously worked together on Lowenstein's film ...
"Need You Tonight" – 2:57 "Mediate" – 5:32 "Never Tear Us Apart" – 3:47 ... Personnel Michael Hutchence – lead vocals Andrew Farriss – keyboards, guitars ...
Mystify: A Musical Journey with Michael Hutchence is a compilation album by Australian recording artist Michael Hutchence. The album was released by Petrol Records and Universal Music Group on 5 July 2019, on CD, cassette, vinyl and digital formats. [4] [5] It features several INXS songs and unreleased recordings including several tracks with ...