Song · Genesis Owusu
“Don't Need You” by Genesis Owusu
From the album Smiling with No Teeth (2021)
“Don't Need You” by Genesis Owusu appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2020 and 2021. It was first released in 2021 on the album Smiling with No Teeth. Its best result is #58 on the Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #292 alternative song of 2020.
"Don't Need You" was one of five singles Genesis Owusu put out ahead of Smiling with No Teeth, the Australian musician's debut album, which landed through Ourness on 5 March 2021. Andrew Klippel and Dave Hammer produced it, and the writing credit is a crowded room: Owusu and Klippel alongside Kieran Callinan, Michael Di Francesco, David Haddad and Julian Sudek.
Klippel and Hammer were two of the album's four producers, with Harvey Sutherland and Matt Corby rounding out the team, and their work paid off. The record cleaned up at the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, taking Album of the Year, Best Hip Hop Release and Best Independent Release, and Klippel and Hammer went home as Producer of the Year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 84 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Top 100 Most Played Songs of 2020 | 100 |
| 2020 | 73 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020 | 100 |
| 2021 | 58 | Impact 89FM Lansing, MI | Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
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