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“I Need My Girl” by The National
From the album Trouble Will Find Me (2013)
“I Need My Girl” by The National appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2014 and 2026. It was first released in 2013 on the album Trouble Will Find Me. Its best result is #16 on the CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2014. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #164 alternative song of 2014.
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"I Need My Girl" sits tenth on Trouble Will Find Me, the National's sixth album, recorded in 2013 and released on 4AD. Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner are both among its writers, Aaron and Bryce Dessner produced it, Owen Pallett is credited with strings, and Craig Silvey mixed it. The title says it plainly, and it's one of the band's most naked admissions of need.
It became the fifth release pushing the album, sent to European radio in November 2013, American radio in January 2014 and British radio that March. It has had a long life on screen since, turning up in the Entourage movie and in episodes of The Mindy Project, You and Shrinking.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2014 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 901 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
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