| "I Need a Man" | ||||
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| Single by Eurythmics | ||||
| from the album Savage | ||||
| B-side | "I Need You" (Europe, Australia, New Zealand) "Heaven" (North America) | |||
| Released | 28 March 1988[1] | |||
| Recorded | May 1987 | |||
| Genre | Rock[2][3] | |||
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| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | David A. Stewart | |||
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| "I Need a Man" on YouTube | ||||
"I Need a Man" is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. Taken from their sixth album, Savage (1987), the song was released in May 1988 by RCA Records as the third single in the UK and the first single in the United States.
The track is a pop/rock number with an aggressive, commanding vocal performance by Lennox, in which she explains all of the things she does not want in a man ("...and he don't wear a dress!"). The music video was the second part of a series directed by Sophie Muller. Part one, for the song "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)", ended with Lennox's character leaving her home after transforming herself from a neurotic housewife into a disco vixen à la Marilyn Monroe. Here, the character ends up performing "I Need a Man" in a dimly-lit nightclub.
- ^ Smith, Robin (26 March 1988). "News Continued: Annie Needs a Man". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Eurythmics - Greatest Hits (1991) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). "Eurythmics". Spin Alternative Record Guide. New York: Vintage Books. pp. 135–136. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.