Need You Now ( Lady Antebellum song ) - wikipedia Need You Now ( Lady Antebellum song ) `` Need You Now '' US single cover Single by Lady Antebellum from the album Need You Now Released August 11, 2009 ( 2009 - 08 - 11 ) Format Digital download Genre Country pop Length 4 : 37 ( album version ) 3 : 56 ( single version ) Label Capitol Nashville Parlophone Songwriter ( s ) Hillary Scott Charles Kelley Dave Haywood Josh Kear Producer ( s ) Lady Antebellum Paul Worley Lady Antebellum singles chronology `` I Run to You '' ( 2009 ) `` Need You Now '' ( 2009 ) `` American Honey '' ( 2010 ) `` I Run to You '' ( 2009 ) `` Need You Now '' ( 2009 ) `` American Honey '' ( 2010 ) Alternative cover International single cover `` Need You Now '' is a country pop song performed by American country music trio Lady Antebellum. The band co-wrote the song with Josh Kear, and produced it with Paul Worley. It serves as the lead - off single and title track to their second studio album, Need You Now ( 2010 ), and was first released in the US on August 11, 2009. The song also served as their debut single in the UK and Europe, where it was released April 23, 2010. It won four Grammy Awards in 2011, including for Song of the Year and Record of the Year, the first country song to win both honors since `` Not Ready to Make Nice '' by the Dixie Chicks won both in 2006, and only the second ever. The song spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in late 2009. Thereafter, `` Need You Now '' crossed over onto various pop and adult contemporary music charts, becoming a top five hit in Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand, as well as a top ten hit in the Netherlands and Norway. The song won Single of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards, as well as Group Video of the Year at the 2010 CMT Music Awards. For the chart week of March 30, 2010, the song became the group 's highest - charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 2, the best position for a country song by a band on that chart since Lonestar 's `` Amazed '' topped the tally at the beginning of the decade. The single has been certified sextuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ). A music video was shot for the song, directed by Dave McClister. In the video the song has an extended piano intro, and features all members of the group acting out scenes related to the storyline. The song was initially released only to the country radio format in the United States and Canada on August 24, 2009, but was remixed and re-released to all other formats domestically and internationally at the beginning of 2010. The song gained prominence internationally, in Europe and South America. The trio re-recorded the song again in Simlish to accompany the release of the Sims 3 expansion pack Ambitions. By April 17, 2011, the song became the ninth most downloaded song in history, moving 5,000,000 copies, and surpassed Taylor Swift 's `` Love Story '' as the most downloaded country song in history. It has since sold over 6 million copies in the US. The song was used in television series such as Hellcats and The Glades. `` Need You Now '' has also been covered by several artists, including Adele with Darius Rucker, Boyce Avenue and Glee Cast. `` Weird Al '' Yankovic included the chorus in `` Polka Face '', the polka medley from his 2011 album Alpocalypse. Contents 1 Content 2 Reception 3 Chart performance 4 Music video 5 Cover versions and media usage 6 Track listing 7 Credits and personnel 8 Awards and nominations 9 Charts and certifications 9.1 Weekly charts 9.2 Year - end charts 9.3 Certifications 10 Release history 11 See also 12 References 13 External links Content The lyrics describe placing a call to someone in the middle of the night due to being lonely and longing for companionship. Hillary Scott commented on the song, saying that `` All three of us know what it 's like to get to that point where you feel lonely enough that you make a late night phone call that you very well could regret the next day. '' Charles Kelley told The Boot that the band 's record executives initially had concerns regarding using the lyrics `` I 'm a little drunk '', but convinced the executives to leave the content in the song. Reception `` Need You Now '' has received positive reviews from music critics. It won the 2011 Grammy award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The song received a `` thumbs up '' review from Jim Malec of the 9513. He said that although Charles Kelley 's voice had a `` surprisingly stuffy tone, '' lead singer Hillary Scott 's voice fit perfectly for `` dark '' songs like `` Need You Now. '' He said that both singers had a rawness in their voices that made the song feel `` real ''. It also received a positive review from Ken Tucker of Billboard, who said, `` the song finds alto Scott trading lead vocals with a soulful Kelley, and it will connect with anyone who 's ever dumped a significant other and regretted it in the early morning hours. '' Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave a positive review as well, comparing its sound favorably to that of `` I Run to You. '' He also thought the traded - off lead vocals gave the song `` more depth, '' and that Kelley and Scott sang more strongly than on the debut album. Critics in Europe and North America have pointed to similarities between `` Need You Now '' and 1982 's `` Eye in the Sky '' by The Alan Parsons Project. Hillary Scott responded saying that she `` had never even heard of him ''. Chart performance `` Need You Now '' ( 2009 ) A 27 - second sample of Lady Antebellum 's `` Need You Now. '' The song is a country ballad. Problems playing this file ? See media help. The song became the trio 's second No. 1 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart for the chart dated November 28, 2009, where it stayed for five weeks, making it the first song to hold the No. 1 position for more than four weeks since Taylor Swift 's `` Our Song '' spent six weeks at No. 1 between December 2007 and January 2008. In the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the song peaked at No. 2 and stayed there for two weeks ( kept from the top spot by a combination of `` Break Your Heart '' by Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris and `` Rude Boy '' by Rihanna ) making it their highest charting single on that chart and their first top 5. On the Canadian Hot 100, it also peaked at No. 2, making it their highest charting and first top five single there as well. It is only the second country song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, the first being Faith Hill 's `` Breathe '', which reached the top position in 2000. For the Billboard tracking period of March 29 -- April 4, 2010, `` Need You Now '' broke the record held by Hoobastank 's hit `` The Reason '' for most spins in one week on the Adult Top 40 chart. The song debuted at No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release. It was covered in a live performance for Queen Elizabeth II 's Diamond Jubilee Concert in June 2012 by English singers Gary Barlow and Cheryl Cole which saw the song re-enter the UK Charts. Over a month later it climbed to No. 15, its highest UK chart position and after 53 weeks in the chart. On December 9, 2010, the song was named the No. 2 Hot 100 song of the year by Billboard, behind `` Tik Tok '' by Kesha, marking the highest position a country song has ever reached since Faith Hill 's `` Breathe '' was ranked No. 1 in the year - end chart of the year 2000. In April 2011, Need You Now replaced Taylor Swift 's `` Love Story '' as the best - selling country song of all time in the U.S. It is also the second country song to sell over 5 million digital copies ( after Swift 's `` Love Story '' ). It has sold over 6 million copies by January 2013, the first country song to do so. As of June 2016, it had sold 6.7 million units in the U.S. Due to the band winning four Grammys, `` Need You Now '' debuted at No. 32 on the German Singles Chart in February 2011, 10 months after the digital release of the single. Before that happened, the song did not sell enough to enter the chart. Music video A still from the music video showing Hillary Scott singing while leaning out of a taxi. David McClister directed the `` Need You Now '' music video, using a treatment he wrote in 10 minutes. The video features all three members of Lady Antebellum acting out scenes pertaining to the storyline. It begins in a hallway of a hotel where Kelley is sitting against a wall and Scott is in her room, with Haywood playing the piano. Kelley goes to a cafe and has a coffee, where Haywood arrives with his love interest. Scott then leaves her room and hails a taxi. Kelley leaves the cafe and goes outside to walk to a costume ball, to which Scott is also traveling. When they arrive at the ball, they both see their love interests wearing masks and embrace them. Haywood soon arrives at the ball with his love interest. The video ends with all three members embracing their love interests. The video was filmed at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. Of the changes between the song and its music video, one of the most noted is Kelley drinking coffee instead of whiskey, since the song states the character is intoxicated. In response, McClister admitted he simply did not want the video to be a literal adaptation of the song, as he felt sitting in a diner in the middle of the night was lonelier. Cover versions and Media usage In December 2010, Adele and Darius Rucker performed the song at the CMT Artists of the Year. The song was featured in the 2012 film Zero Dark Thirty. The song is featured in the first episode of Hellcats, and it also appeared in episode 12 of The Glades. `` Weird Al '' Yankovic included the chorus in `` Polka Face '', the polka medley from his 2011 album Alpocalypse. In 2017, Shane Filan of Westlife included this song on his album Love Always which reached Top 3 in Scottish Albums Chart and Top 5 in UK Albums Chart and Irish Albums Chart. This was released as a promotional single in East Asia with a new arrangement and a duet with a Filipina bossa nova music artist Sitti. The said single charted in iTunes Top Songs in Laos, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia. Track listing Digital download `` Need You Now '' -- 3 : 57 Other versions `` Need You Now '' ( Jason Nevins Elektrotek Radio Edit ) -- 3 : 31 `` Need You Now '' ( Jason Nevins Hands Up Radio Edit ) -- 3 : 33 `` Need You Now '' ( Jason Nevins Rhythmic Radio Edit ) -- 3 : 29 `` Need You Now '' ( DJ Dark Intensity Remix ) -- 4 : 22 52nd Annual Grammy Awards `` Need You Now '' 53rd Annual Grammy Awards `` If You Do n't Know Me by Now / American Honey / Need You Now '' Credits and personnel Adapted from the album liner notes. Chad Cromwell -- drums Jason `` Slim '' Gambill -- electric guitar Dave Haywood -- background vocals, acoustic guitar Charles Kelley -- lead vocals Rob McNelley -- electric guitar ( solo ) Michael Rojas -- piano, synthesizer Hillary Scott -- lead vocals Paul Worley -- acoustic guitar, electric guitar Craig Young -- bass guitar Awards and nominations Year Association Result Academy of Country Music Single Record of the Year Won Song of the Year Won Video of the Year Nominated CMT Music Awards Group Video of the Year Won Video of the Year Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice Music : Country Song Nominated Country Music Association Awards Single of the Year Won Music Video of the Year Nominated American Country Awards Single of the Year Won Single by a Duo / Group Won Music Video of the Year Nominated Video by Duo / Group Won 2011 Grammy Awards Record of the Year Won Song of the Year Won Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Won Best Country Song Won Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2009 -- 12 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 27 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 18 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 13 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 37 Brazil ( ABPD ) 25 Brazil ( Billboard Brasil ) 11 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) Canada AC ( Billboard ) Canada CHR / Top 40 ( Billboard ) 6 Canada Country ( Billboard ) Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) 17 France ( SNEP ) 56 Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 12 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 32 Ireland ( IRMA ) Israel ( Media Forest ) Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 12 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 7 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 5 Norway ( VG - lista ) 8 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 17 Slovakia ( Rádio Top 100 ) 11 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 30 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 13 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 11 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 15 US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) 15 US Dance / Mix Show Airplay ( Billboard ) 9 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2009 ) Chart Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 48 Chart ( 2010 ) Chart Position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 9 Netherlands ( Mega Single Top 100 ) 18 Japan ( Japanese Top 100 ) 80 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 50 US Billboard Hot 100 US Pop Songs ( Billboard ) 24 US Adult Pop Songs ( Billboard ) US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 48 Chart ( 2012 ) Chart Position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 94 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 3 × Platinum 210,000 Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Gold 15,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Platinum 15,000 Sweden ( GLF ) Platinum 40,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 600,000 United States ( RIAA ) 6 × Platinum 6,700,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Preceded by `` Cowboy Casanova '' by Carrie Underwood Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one single November 28 -- December 26, 2009 Succeeded by `` Consider Me Gone '' by Reba Release history Country Date Format Label Ref. 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External links Lady Antebellum `` Need You Now '' music video at CMT.com Lady Antebellum Hillary Scott Charles Kelley Dave Haywood Studio albums and singles Lady Antebellum `` Love Do n't Live Here '' `` Lookin ' for a Good Time '' `` I Run to You '' Need You Now `` Need You Now '' `` American Honey '' `` Our Kind of Love '' `` Hello World '' Own the Night `` Just a Kiss '' `` We Owned the Night '' `` Dancin ' Away with My Heart '' `` Wanted You More '' Golden `` Downtown '' `` Goodbye Town '' `` Compass '' 747 `` Bartender '' `` Freestyle '' `` Long Stretch of Love '' Heart Break `` You Look Good '' `` Heart Break '' EPs iTunes Session Christmas recordings A Merry Little Christmas On This Winter 's Night Other songs `` Baby, It 's Cold Outside '' `` Friday Night '' `` Golden '' ( w / Stevie Nicks ) `` A Holly Jolly Christmas '' `` Never Alone '' ( w / Jim Brickman ) `` Slow Rollin ' '' `` Something Better '' ( w / Audien ) Concert tours Need You Now Tour ( 2010 ) Own the Night Tour ( 2011 - 12 ) Take Me Downtown Tour ( 2013 - 14 ) Wheels Up Tour ( 2015 ) You Look Good World Tour ( 2017 ) Related articles Discography Charles Kelley 's solo releases The Driver Hillary Scott 's solo releases Love Remains ( `` Thy Will '' ) Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1959 − 1980 `` Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu ( Volare ) '' by Domenico Modugno ( 1959 ) `` Mack the Knife '' by Bobby Darin ( 1960 ) `` Theme from A Summer Place '' by Percy Faith ( 1961 ) `` Moon River '' by Henry Mancini ( 1962 ) `` I Left My Heart in San Francisco '' by Tony Bennett ( 1963 ) `` Days of Wine and Roses '' by Henry Mancini ( 1964 ) `` The Girl from Ipanema '' by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz ( 1965 ) `` A Taste of Honey '' by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass ( 1966 ) `` Strangers in the Night '' by Frank Sinatra ( 1967 ) `` Up, Up and Away '' by The 5th Dimension ( Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamont McLemore, Ron Townson ) ( 1968 ) `` Mrs. Robinson '' by Simon & Garfunkel ( Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon ) ( 1969 ) `` Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In '' by The 5th Dimension ( Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamont McLemore, Ron Townson ) ( 1970 ) `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' by Simon & Garfunkel ( Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon ) ( 1971 ) `` It 's Too Late '' by Carole King ( 1972 ) `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face '' by Roberta Flack ( 1973 ) `` Killing Me Softly with His Song '' by Roberta Flack ( 1974 ) `` I Honestly Love You '' by Olivia Newton - John ( 1975 ) `` Love Will Keep Us Together '' by Captain & Tennille ( Daryl Dragon, Toni Tennille ) ( 1976 ) `` This Masquerade '' by George Benson ( 1977 ) `` Hotel California '' by Eagles ( Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Randy Meisner, Joe Walsh ) ( 1978 ) `` Just the Way You Are '' by Billy Joel ( 1979 ) `` What a Fool Believes '' by The Doobie Brothers ( Jeffrey Baxter, John Hartman, Keith Knudsen, Michael McDonald, Tiran Porter, Patrick Simmons ) ( 1980 ) 1981 − 2000 `` Sailing '' by Christopher Cross ( 1981 ) `` Bette Davis Eyes '' by Kim Carnes ( 1982 ) `` Rosanna '' by Toto ( Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate, Steve Porcaro ) ( 1983 ) `` Beat It '' by Michael Jackson ( 1984 ) `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' by Tina Turner ( 1985 ) `` We Are the World '' by USA for Africa ( 1986 ) `` Higher Love '' by Steve Winwood ( 1987 ) `` Graceland '' by Paul Simon ( 1988 ) `` Do n't Worry, Be Happy '' by Bobby McFerrin ( 1989 ) `` Wind Beneath My Wings '' by Bette Midler ( 1990 ) `` Another Day in Paradise '' by Phil Collins ( 1991 ) `` Unforgettable '' by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole ( 1992 ) `` Tears in Heaven '' by Eric Clapton ( 1993 ) `` I Will Always Love You '' by Whitney Houston ( 1994 ) `` All I Wanna Do '' by Sheryl Crow ( 1995 ) `` Kiss from a Rose '' by Seal ( 1996 ) `` Change the World '' by Eric Clapton ( 1997 ) `` Sunny Came Home '' by Shawn Colvin ( 1998 ) `` My Heart Will Go On '' by Celine Dion ( 1999 ) `` Smooth '' by Santana ( Rodney Holmes, Tony Lindsay, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Benny Rietveld, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson ) featuring Rob Thomas ( 2000 ) 2001 − present `` Beautiful Day '' by U2 ( Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. ) ( 2001 ) `` Walk On '' by U2 ( Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. ) ( 2002 ) `` Do n't Know Why '' by Norah Jones ( 2003 ) `` Clocks '' by Coldplay ( Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Phil Harvey, Chris Martin ) ( 2004 ) `` Here We Go Again '' by Ray Charles and Norah Jones ( 2005 ) `` Boulevard of Broken Dreams '' by Green Day ( Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Frank Edwin Wright III ) ( 2006 ) `` Not Ready to Make Nice '' by Dixie Chicks ( Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison ) ( 2007 ) `` Rehab '' by Amy Winehouse ( 2008 ) `` Please Read the Letter '' by Alison Krauss and Robert Plant ( 2009 ) `` Use Somebody '' by Kings of Leon ( Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill ) ( 2010 ) `` Need You Now '' by Lady Antebellum ( Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood ) ( 2011 ) `` Rolling in the Deep '' by Adele ( 2012 ) `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' by Gotye featuring Kimbra ( 2013 ) `` Get Lucky '' by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers ( 2014 ) `` Stay with Me '' ( Darkchild version ) by Sam Smith ( 2015 ) `` Uptown Funk '' by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars ( 2016 ) `` Hello '' by Adele ( 2017 ) `` 24K Magic '' by Bruno Mars ( 2018 ) Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1959 − 1980 `` Volare '' -- Domenico Modugno ( songwriter ) ( 1959 ) `` The Battle of New Orleans '' -- Jimmy Driftwood ( songwriter ) ( 1960 ) `` Theme from Exodus '' -- Ernest Gold ( songwriter ) ( 1961 ) `` Moon River '' -- Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini ( songwriters ) ( 1962 ) `` What Kind of Fool Am I ? '' -- Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley ( songwriters ) ( 1963 ) `` Days of Wine and Roses '' -- Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini ( songwriters ) ( 1964 ) `` Hello, Dolly ! '' -- Jerry Herman ( songwriter ) ( 1965 ) `` The Shadow of Your Smile '' -- Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel ( songwriters ) ( 1966 ) `` Michelle '' -- John Lennon & Paul McCartney ( songwriters ) ( 1967 ) `` Up, Up, and Away '' -- Jimmy Webb ( songwriter ) ( 1968 ) `` Little Green Apples '' -- Bobby Russell ( songwriter ) ( 1969 ) `` Games People Play '' -- Joe South ( songwriter ) ( 1970 ) `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' -- Paul Simon ( songwriter ) ( 1971 ) `` You 've Got a Friend '' -- Carole King ( songwriter ) ( 1972 ) `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face '' -- Ewan MacColl ( songwriter ) ( 1973 ) `` Killing Me Softly with His Song '' -- Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox ( songwriters ) ( 1974 ) `` The Way We Were '' -- Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch ( songwriters ) ( 1975 ) `` Send in the Clowns '' -- Stephen Sondheim ( songwriter ) ( 1976 ) `` I Write the Songs '' -- Bruce Johnston ( songwriter ) ( 1977 ) `` Evergreen ( Love Theme from A Star Is Born ) '' -- Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams ( songwriters ) / `` You Light Up My Life '' -- Joe Brooks ( songwriter ) ( 1978 ) `` Just the Way You Are '' -- Billy Joel ( songwriter ) ( 1979 ) `` What a Fool Believes '' -- Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald ( songwriters ) ( 1980 ) 1981 − 2000 `` Sailing '' -- Christopher Cross ( songwriter ) ( 1981 ) `` Bette Davis Eyes '' -- Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon ( songwriters ) ( 1982 ) `` Always on My Mind '' -- Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson ( songwriters ) ( 1983 ) `` Every Breath You Take '' -- Sting ( songwriter ) ( 1984 ) `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' -- Graham Lyle & Terry Britten ( songwriters ) ( 1985 ) `` We Are the World '' -- Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie ( songwriters ) ( 1986 ) `` That 's What Friends Are For '' -- Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager ( songwriters ) ( 1987 ) `` Somewhere Out There '' -- James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil ( songwriters ) ( 1988 ) `` Do n't Worry, Be Happy '' -- Bobby McFerrin ( songwriter ) ( 1989 ) `` Wind Beneath My Wings '' -- Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar ( songwriters ) ( 1990 ) `` From a Distance '' -- Julie Gold ( songwriter ) ( 1991 ) `` Unforgettable '' -- Irving Gordon ( songwriter ) ( 1992 ) `` Tears in Heaven '' -- Eric Clapton & Will Jennings ( songwriters ) ( 1993 ) `` A Whole New World '' -- Alan Menken & Tim Rice ( songwriters ) ( 1994 ) `` Streets of Philadelphia '' -- Bruce Springsteen ( songwriter ) ( 1995 ) `` Kiss from a Rose '' -- Seal ( songwriter ) ( 1996 ) `` Change the World '' -- Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims ( songwriters ) ( 1997 ) `` Sunny Came Home '' -- Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal ( songwriters ) ( 1998 ) `` My Heart Will Go On '' -- James Horner & Will Jennings ( songwriters ) ( 1999 ) `` Smooth '' -- Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas ( songwriters ) ( 2000 ) 2001 − present `` Beautiful Day '' -- Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson ( songwriters ) ( 2001 ) `` Fallin ' '' -- Alicia Keys ( songwriter ) ( 2002 ) `` Do n't Know Why '' -- Jesse Harris ( songwriter ) ( 2003 ) `` Dance with My Father '' -- Richard Marx & Luther Vandross ( songwriters ) ( 2004 ) `` Daughters '' -- John Mayer ( songwriter ) ( 2005 ) `` Sometimes You Ca n't Make It on Your Own '' -- Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson ( songwriters ) ( 2006 ) `` Not Ready to Make Nice '' -- Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson ( songwriters ) ( 2007 ) `` Rehab '' -- Amy Winehouse ( songwriter ) ( 2008 ) `` Viva la Vida '' -- Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin ( songwriters ) ( 2009 ) `` Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) '' -- Thaddis `` Kuk '' Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart ( songwriters ) ( 2010 ) `` Need You Now '' -- Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott ( songwriters ) ( 2011 ) `` Rolling in the Deep '' -- Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth ( songwriters ) ( 2012 ) `` We Are Young '' -- Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess ( songwriters ) ( 2013 ) `` Royals '' -- Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor ( songwriters ) ( 2014 ) `` Stay with Me '' ( Darkchild version ) -- James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith ( songwriters ) ( 2015 ) `` Thinking Out Loud '' -- Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge ( songwriters ) ( 2016 ) `` Hello '' -- Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin ( songwriters ) ( 2017 ) `` That 's What I Like '' -- Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip ( songwriters ) ( 2018 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Need_You_Now_(Lady_Antebellum_song)&oldid=825922124 '' Categories : 2000s ballads 2009 singles 2010 singles 2009 songs Lady Antebellum songs Songs written by Josh Kear Billboard Hot Country Songs number - 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Question: what is the song need you now about
Answer: placing a call to someone in the middle of the night due to being lonely and longing for companionship