INXS - Need You Tonight

INXS - Need You Tonight (Need You Tonight (7'' Single) (1987))

Written by: Michael Hutchence , Andrew Farriss

Liner Notes:

"1987 .We had finished touring "Listen Like Thieves" .We had started recording the next studio album ........"Kick". We took a short break.
I had written several pieces of music at home in Sydney. Michael was living in Hong Kong at the time. We had decided to get together in Hong Kong and song write. I had packed my bag and called a taxi to take me to the international airport. While the taxi was approaching I thought I'd just mess around musically for a little while on my 8 track. I suddenly found myself playing the riff and chords that eventually became "Need You Tonight". The taxi driver was oblivious to my creative urges and reminded me that unless I got in the cab I was going to miss my flight. I grabbed the demo and a rough cassette copy of the song and got in the cab.
Sunday 21st June. I flew to Hong Kong and drove to the Watson Estate where we were to spend the next 2 weeks writing. I met Michael and played him some of the music I had already written in Sydney. We listened to the different song ideas, including "Kick", "Need You Tonight" and others. As soon as he heard the music to "Need you Tonight" he immediately started writing the lyrics. Michael was always naturally gifted in his ability to articulate his thoughts poetically on paper.
"Need You Tonight" was our first world wide number one hit." -- Andrew Farriss

Featured:

In the movie "Coyote Ugly",
In the game "Name That Tune Eighties"

Lyrics:

Come over here
All you got is this moment
The twenty first century's yesterday
You can care all you want
Everybody does, yeah that's ok

So slide over here
And give me a moment
Your moves are so raw
I've got to let you know
I've got to let you know
You're one of my kind

I need you tonight
'cause I'm not sleeping
There's something about you girl
That makes me sweat

So, how do you feel
I'm lonely
What do you think
Can't think at all
What cha gonna do
Gonna live my life

So slide over here
And give me a moment
Your moves are so raw
I've got to let you know
I've got to let you know
You're one of my kind

I need you tonight
'cause I'm not sleeping
There's something about you girl
That makes me sweat

So, how do you feel
I'm lonely
What do you think
Can't think at all
What cha gonna do
Gonna live my life
How do you feel
I'm lonely

What do you think
Can't think at all
What cha gonna do
Gonna live my life

So slide over here
And give me a moment
Your moves are so raw
I've got to let you know
I've got to let you know
You're one of my kind

http://www.inxs.com

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[Ontime891]

Ummm......You wouldn't happened to have her phone number wud ya?

[talon115]

My first girlfriend loved this song. It brought out the freak in her!

[Michelle Lopez]

Weak fetishes still today is the mens features long wild curly hair i was known for my wild long natural curly brwn hair like Hutchence still today as i did 20 yrs ago amazing my kid has the same features the legend of lil mini lives on alot of friends n family tell me all the time lol

[Michelle Lopez]

Huthence was sexii yum sad hes gone loved his wild spirit and hair was thinking the same thing one of the band members looked like buddy holly lol Hutchence his persona N voice wild spirit brought out the freakiness in me back in the day hard to find w/ men same kind features and looks today especially my age at 41 lol

[Area52Records]

Apparently it brought the freak out in the lead singer to...

OOH YEAH I WENT THERE!

[countryboyfromheaven]

were using jack daniels up here in canada to help us sleep

[6irondriver]

That band was so damn funny, the lead singer is a Diva among men the likes of Jim Morrisson from The Doors and the rest of his members look like Geeks. Just an observation. I jamed their songs back in the day tho.

[JeXsXsXe]

We never had cable, my grandma did, when I was able to stay with her I was able to enjoy Mtv for like the first time in my life. This song was one they played, loved it, and mediate would play right after it. I also remember Aerosmith, either ragdoll/love in an elevator, Robert Palmer - simply irresistible. lol Good memories.

[Jimmy Castro]

Fosters tonight cause im not sleeping....

[Jimmy Castro]

Aussie's Rock....

[Bone Wax]

buddy holly was in inxs?

[Geri F]

SO HOT, SO SEXY SEXY. RIP MICHAEL. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS ONE AMAZING PERFORMER. SIMPLY THE BEST.