| I'm the One You Need | |
| Cover: | Mcst1608.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jody Watley |
| Album: | Affairs of the Heart |
| Released: | February 18, 1992 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | MCA |
| Producer: | David Morales |
| Prev Title: | I Want You |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | It All Begins with You |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
"I'm the One You Need" is a 1992 song by American singer Jody Watley, released as the second single from her third album, Affairs of the Heart.[1]
Produced by house music pioneer, David Morales, "I'm the One You Need" constitutes Watley's initial foray into house music (though its "Affairs of the Heart" predecessor, "I Want You", boasted a house version). "I'm the One You Need" was Watley's seventh Top 20 pop single in the US, and sixth Top five dance single, charting at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #6 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts, respectively.[2]
"I'm the One You Need" is often credited with introducing DJ David Morales' then-darker sound to the worldwide remixing community. Indeed, British DJ, John Digweed re-edited [3] the Morales' “Dead Zone” version of the song for its inclusion on his [Digweed] edition of the Azuli Records compilation, Choice - A Collection of classics,[4] and cited it as an influence on the UK DJing community in the compilation's liner notes:
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (European Dance Radio)[5] | 5 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 64 |
| South Africa (RISA)[7] | 20 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 50 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 19 |
| US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) | 3 |
| US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) | 23 |
| Year-End Charts (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[9] | 45 |
| US Hot Dance 12-Inch Singles (Billboard)[10] | 41 |