I don't like lying to my readers, so I'm going to be upfront.
I use Wikipedia for a lot of my research.
And this song, by Wikipedia, is described as "a retro-futuristic dance-pop and disco-funk song with elements of house and 1980s music that is set to a Europop beat." Which, really, is a pretty accurate description.
Here's something else WIkipedia taught me. The song was written by Dua Lipa, Melissa Webb, Andrew Wotman, Ali Tamposi, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson..... Andrew Farriss? Michael Hutchence? How did Dua Lipa collaborate with someone who died when she was 2?
It turns out that the songwriting team - minus Farris and Hutchence -wrote this song feverishly, and immediately recorded and produced it. Then, they all played it back, and once they heard the bassline from "Need You Tonight" clearly, they knew what they had to do - credit the songwriters and give INXS a publishing credit.
Which Andrew Farriss very much appreciated.
But, despite the obvious influence, this song isn't "Need You Tonight". It IS a bold song about a woman questioning her choices in men, and it is a poppy gem. Surprisingly, despite being one of her best known songs worldwide - topping charts worldwide - it didn't quite crack the Top 10 in the states.
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