What You Need (INXS song)

"What You Need" is a 1985 song by Australian new wave band INXS and is the leading single from their fifth studio album Listen Like Thieves. It went to number 2 in Australia, number 5 in the United States, number 14 in New Zealand, number 21 in Canada and number 51 in the United Kingdom.

"What You Need"
Single by INXS
from Listen Like Thieves"
Released26 August 1985 (AUS)[1]
1986 (US)
Recorded1985
GenreRock, alternative rock
Length3:35
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence
Producer(s)Chris Thomas
INXS singles chronology
""Dancing on the Jetty"
(1984)
What You Need ""This Time"
(1985)

Track listing

UK 7" INXS 12

  1. "What You Need" – 3:35
  2. "Sweet As Sin" – 2:20

UK 12" single INXS 512

  1. "What You Need" (Remix) – 5:35 (Remix: Nick Launay)
  2. "Sweet As Sin" – 2:21
  3. "What You Need" (Live) – 3:56
  4. "The One Thing" (Live) – 3:31

References

  1. "Kent Music Report No 581 – 26 August 1985 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Kent Music Report). Retrieved 2017-11-30.