"I Need Something" is a song written and performed by Newton Faulkner

Newton Faulkner

Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. Known for his guitar playing, which involves rhythmically tapping and hitting his guitar's body, Faulkner came to prominence in 2007, with the release of his debut studio album, Hand Built by Robots...

. It was the first single to be released from his debut album Hand Built by Robots

Hand Built by Robots

Hand Built by Robots is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner, released on July 30, 2007 on Ugly Truth Records. Preceded by the single "Dream Catch Me", the album initially charted at #3 in the UK album chart, and subsequently reached #1 in its fourth week. Regarding...

. It reached #107 in the UK Charts in May 2007.

The song was originally released on Newton's Full Fat EP

Full Fat EP

Full Fat is the second demo EP by Newton Faulkner. It was released on March 26, 2006 and reached the top spot on the Amazon singles chart.The songs I Need Something and To the Light are included on Faulkner's debut album Hand Built by Robots; Full Fat was also featured as a bonus track exclusive to...

. It was available for download on 16 April 2007 and available to buy on 7 May. The B-side is a live version of Newton's SpongeBob SquarePants theme, also including a special rendition of "Junglebob". There have been two music videos released for the song.

"I Need Something" was re-released as a download only single on 31 March 2008 and was A-listed on BBC Radio 1's

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

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"I Need Something" was released as a CD single in Australia on 20 September 2008.