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"Needed Me"
Single by Rihanna
from Anti"
ReleasedMarch 30, 2016 (2016-03-30)
Recorded2014
StudioWestlake Recording Studios, (Los Angeles)
GenreElectro-R&B
Length3:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)DJ Mustard
Rihanna singles chronology
""Work"
(2016) 		Needed Me ""This Is What You Came For"
(2016)
"Needed Me" at YouTube

"Needed Me" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It is the seventh track from her eighth studio album, Anti. The song was written by Rihanna, DJ Mustard, Adam Feeney, Brittany Hazzard, Charles Hinshaw, Derrus Rachel, Khaled Rohaim, Lewis Hughes, Nick Audino, and Te Whiti Barbrick, while DJ Mustard produced the song.[1] It was released as a single in the US on March 26, 2016. "Needed Me" reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. On the year-end Hot 100 of 2016, the song ranked number 13. It has been certified four-times Platinum by the RIAA.[2]

Track listing

Dance Remix EP[3]
No. Title Length
1. "Needed Me" (R3hab Remix) 3:19
2. "Needed Me" (Salva Remix) 3:59
3. "Needed Me" (W&W Remix) 3:25
4. "Needed Me" (Attlas Remix) 4:23
5. "Needed Me" (Cosmic Dawn Club Mix) 5:21

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Rihanna's official website.[4]

Locations
Personnel
  • Rihanna – vocals, writing
  • DJ Mustard – writing, production
  • Twice As Nice – writing, co-production
  • Frank Dukes – writing, co-production
  • Brittany "Starrah" Hazzard – writing
  • A. Sneed – writing
  • Alicia Reneé – writing
  • Charles Hinshaw – writing
  • Derrus Rachel – writing
  • Marcos Tovar – vocal recording
  • Kuk Harrell – vocal recording, vocal production
  • Blake Mares – additional recording
  • Thomas Warren – additional recording
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Chris Galland – mixing assistant
  • Ike Schultz – mixing assistant
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Accolades

Billboard ranked "Needed Me" at number 9 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list: "We already knew that Rihanna was a savage -- her supreme self-confidence and total lack of f---s to give have made that abundantly clear over the years. But in case you missed the memo, "Needed Me" is the perfect reminder, pairing nihilistic razor-sharp lyrical barbs with a bass-heavy down-tempo beat that could almost be confused with a pained love song—but only if you weren't paying attention. The way she eviscerates a former lover ("Don't get it twisted / You was just another n---a on the hit list") is delivered so casually and with so much barely-concealed contempt that it can't even be called cocky; she's just stating the truth, and if you haven't caught on by now there's no hope left for catching up."[5] Pitchfork would later list "Needed Me" on their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2016 at number 88.[6] In the annual Village Voice's Pazz & Jop mass critics poll of the year's best in music in 2016, "Needed Me" was ranked at number 21, tied with Ariana Grande's "Into You" and Miranda Lambert's "Vice".[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 44
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[9] 71
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 2
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)[10] 13
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[11] 11
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 25
Illegal chart entered Czechdigital 29
France (SNEP)[13] 94
Germany (Media Control AG)[14] 57
Illegal chart entered Hungarysingle 31
Illegal chart entered Hungarystream 24
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 47
Italy (FIMI)[16] 46
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[17] 42
New Zealand (RIANZ)[18] 14
Illegal chart entered Portugal 21
Illegal chart entered Slovakdigital 17
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] 79
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 34
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[21] 45
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[22] 38
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[23] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[24] 7
Illegal chart entered Billboarddanceairplay 21
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[25] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[26] 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[27] 16
US Rhythmic Songs (Billboard)[28] 1
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Illegal chart entered Billboardglobal200 113

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Australia (ARIA)[29] 96
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)[30] 33
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[31] 38
Denmark (Tracklisten)[32] 95
Italy (FIMI)[33] 100
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[34] 86
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[35] 39
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36] 99
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 90
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[38] 72
US Billboard Hot 100[39] 13
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[40] 40
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[41] 4
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[42] 2

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010–2019) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[43] 38

Certifications

Template:Certification Table Separator
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[44] 7× Platinum 490,000
Brazil (ABPD)[45] Diamond Expression error: Missing operand for *.
Canada (Music Canada)[46] 7× Platinum 70,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[47] 2× Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.
France (SNEP)[48] Diamond 400,000
Germany (BVMI)[49] Gold 150,000
Italy (FIMI)[50] Platinum 30,000
New Zealand (RIANZ)[51] 6× Platinum 90,000
Poland (ZPAV)[52] 2× Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.
Portugal (AFP)[53] 2× Platinum 40,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[54] Platinum 40,000
Sweden (GLF)[55] 2× Platinum 40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[56] 3× Platinum 1,800,000
United States (RIAA)[57] 12× Platinum 12,000,000
Greece (IFPI Greece)[58] Gold 3,000
Summaries
Worldwide — 17,000,000[59]

xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States March 30, 2016 Urban radio
  • Roc Nation
  • Westbury Road
 [60]
May 24, 2016 Contemporary hit radio Def Jam [61]
Various June 1, 2016 Streaming (Remixes)
  • Roc Nation
  • Westbury Road
 [62]

Needed Me Media

  • "Needed Me" became Rihanna's 29th Hot 100 top 10 hit, tying her with Michael Jackson for the third-most Hot 100 top-tens.

  • The music video was directed by filmmaker Harmony Korine.

References

  1. ↑ Rihanna - Anti (CD, Album) at Discogs. DiscogsDiscogs. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Gold & Platinum - RIAA. RIAARecording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Listen to Needed Me (Dance Remix) by Rihanna on TIDAL (June 1, 2016)TIDAL.[dead link]
  4. ↑ Anti (Deluxe Edition) | Rihanna | CreditsRihannanow.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Billboard's 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016: Critics' Picks". Billboard. December 12, 2016. http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7617635/billboard-top-100-pop-songs-of-2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016. 
  6. ↑ The 100 Best Songs of 2016 (December 12, 2016)Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ PAZZ+JOP 2016. January 25, 2017. http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2016. Retrieved January 28, 2017. 
  8. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Rihanna – Needed Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Rihanna – Needed Me Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Ultratop.be – Rihanna – Needed Me" (in Dutch). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rihanna – Needed Me" (in French). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  12. ↑ "Illegal name entered Rihanna/Rihanna/chart?f=793 Rihanna Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Rihanna. Prometheus Global Media.
  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Rihanna – Needed Me" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  15. ↑ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. GfK.
  16. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Rihanna – Needed Me". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rihanna – Needed Me" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  18. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Rihanna – Needed Me". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Rihanna – Needed Me" Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien.
  20. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rihanna – Needed Me". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "Rihanna – Needed Me swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  23. ↑ "Archive Chart" UK R&B Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  24. ↑ "Illegal name entered Rihanna/Rihanna/chart?f=379 Rihanna Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Rihanna. Prometheus Global Media.
  25. ↑ "Illegal name entered Rihanna/Rihanna/chart?f=359 Rihanna Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Rihanna. Prometheus Global Media.
  26. ↑ "Illegal name entered Rihanna/Rihanna/chart?f=367 Rihanna Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Rihanna. Prometheus Global Media.
  27. ↑ "Illegal name entered Rihanna/Rihanna/chart?f=381 Rihanna Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Rihanna. Prometheus Global Media.
  28. ↑ "Illegal name entered Rihanna/Rihanna/chart?f=378 Rihanna Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Rihanna. Prometheus Global Media.
  29. ↑ ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  30. ↑ Jaaroverzichten 2016 (in nl)Ultratop. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year End 2016". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/canadian-hot-100. Retrieved December 9, 2016. 
  32. ↑ Track Top-100, 2016Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  33. ↑ Classifiche "Top of the Music" 2016 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali (in it)Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  34. ↑ Dutch charts portal (in nl)Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  35. ↑ Top Selling Singles of 2016. The Official NZ Music ChartsRecorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  36. ↑ Årslista Singlar – År 2016 (in sv)Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  37. ↑ Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2016 – hitparade.chHung Medien. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  38. ↑ End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2016Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  39. ↑ "Hot 100 Songs - Year-End 2016". Billboard. January 2, 2013. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-100-songs. Retrieved December 8, 2016. 
  40. ↑ "Dance Club Songs - Year-End 2016 | Billboard". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/dance-club-songs. Retrieved December 8, 2016. 
  41. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Year-End". Billboard. January 2, 2013. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs. 
  42. ↑ "Rhythmic Songs - Year-End". Billboard. December 9, 2014. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/rhythmic-songs. 
  43. ↑ "Decade-End Charts: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. October 31, 2019. https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-r-and-b-hip-hop-songs. Retrieved January 13, 2020. 
  44. ↑ ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2026 SinglesAustralian Recording Industry Association.
  45. ↑ Brazilian single certifications – Rihanna – Needed Me (in Portuguese)Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.
  46. ↑ Canadian single certifications – Rihanna – Needed MeMusic Canada.
  47. ↑ Danish single certifications – Rihanna – Needed MeIFPI Denmark.
  48. ↑ French single certifications – Rihanna – Needed Me (in French)Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  49. ↑ Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rihanna; 'Needed Me') (in German)Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  50. ↑ Italian single certifications – Rihanna – Needed Me (in Italian)Federation of the Italian Music Industry.
  51. ↑ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  52. ↑ Polish single certifications (in Polish)Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV).
  53. ↑ Portuguese single certifications – Rihanna – Needed Me (in Portuguese)Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa.
  54. ↑ Spanish single certifications – Rihanna – Needed Me (in Spanish)Productores de Música de España.
  55. ↑ Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2016 (in Swedish)IFPI Sweden.
  56. ↑ British single certifications – Rihanna – Needed MeBritish Phonographic Industry. Enter Needed Me in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
  57. ↑ American single certifications – Rihanna – Needed MeRecording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  58. ↑ Greek single certifications – Rihanna – Needed Me (in Greek)IFPI Greece.
  59. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (January 29, 2021). "Rihanna Wishes Herself a ‘Happy #ANTIversary’ With Throwback Pics". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-happy-antiversary-pics-video-9518130/. Retrieved March 6, 2025. 
  60. ↑ #KISSITBETTER and #NEEDEDME will both be serviced to radio tomorrow morning at 7am EST. #ANTI (March 29, 2016)Twitter. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  61. ↑ Cantor, Brian (May 21, 2016). Rihanna's "Needed Me" Gains More Airplay At Pop Radio, "Kiss It Better" Declining. Headline Planet. http://headlineplanet.com/home/2016/05/21/rihannas-needed-me-gains-more-airplay-at-pop-radio-kiss-it-better-declining/. Retrieved July 21, 2016. 
  62. ↑ Needed Me (Dance Remix) / Rihanna TIDAL (March 30, 2016)Tidal. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

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