I Need to Know
SONG INFO
I Need to Know
- Thieves Lead Vocals: Brandon Pfeiffer
- Release Date: Thursday, June 1, 1978 (48 years ago)
- Original Key: A major
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Trivia:
- first single from their second album You’re Gonna Get It!
- Stevie Nicks (of Fleetwood Mac) has been performing “I Need to Know” live in her solo concerts since 1981
- Poison recorded a cover of the song for their 2007 album Poison’d!.
- This song is part of the soundtrack in Rock Band 3 video game
- Performers: Tom Petty
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Writers:
- Tom Petty
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Producers:
- Denny Cordell
- Noah Shark
- Tom Petty
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Record Label:
- Shelter Records
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Recording Studio:
- Shelter Studios (Hollywood, CA)
ALBUM INFO
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LYRICS
Well the talk on the street
Says you might go solo
A good friend of mine
Saw you leavin’ by your back door
I need to know, I need to know
If you think you’re gonna leave
Then you better say so
I need to know, I need to know
‘Cause I don’t know how long
I can hold on
If you’re makin’ me wait,
if you’re leadin’ me on
I need to know
Who would’ve thought that
You’d fall for his line
All of a sudden
It’s me on the outside
CHORDS
VERSE:
D
Well the talk on the street
*RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
Says you might go solo
E --7-7-7--5--7-7-7-|
B --9-7-9--7--8-8-7-|
G --9-7-9--7--7-7-7-|
D --9-7-9--7--9-9-7-|
A --7-7-7--5--7-7-7-|
E --7-7-7--5--7-7-7-|
D
A good friend of mine
*RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
Saw you leavin' by your back door
CHORUS:
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
D
I need to know, (I need to know)
C
If you think you're gonna leave
D
Then you better say so
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
D
I need to know, (I need to know)
C
'Cause I don't know how long
D
I can hold on
C
If you're makin' me wait,
D
If you're leadin' me on
RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
I need to know, (I need to know)
RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
I need to know, (I need to know)
VERSE:
D
Who would've thought that
*RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
You'd fall for his line
D
All of a sudden
*RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
It's me on the outside
CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: A E A E B
CHORUS:
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
D
I need to know, (I need to know)
C
If you think you're gonna leave
D
Then you better say so
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
D
I need to know, (I need to know)
C
'Cause I don't know how long
D
I can hold on
C
If you're makin' me wait,
D
If you're leadin' me on
*RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
I need to know, (I need to know)
*RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
I need to know, (I need to know)
*RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
I need to know