I don’t remember it being a struggle at all. Josh Kear (co-writer): Someone said, “Reaching for the phone ’cause I can’t fight it anymore.” No hesitation. I passed the guitar back over to Dave and Josh Kear.

I started playing around on guitar with a couple chords that Dave and my brother Josh taught me, and I had a little bit of the first verse of “Need You Now.” “Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor … And I wonder if I ever cross your mind.” That’s all I had. It feels like a big ol’ hit.” We finished that song in an hour and a half. We wrote a song called “Young Love” and we finished it and I said, “Man, that feels awesome. “IT WOULD PROBABLY NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY…”Ĭharles Kelley: It was the first time we’d ever written with Josh Kear. Here, in their words, is the story behind “Need You Now.” In celebration of the song’s 10th anniversary, Billboard spoke to Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott, as well as a number of collaborators and industry executives instrumental in the song’s success. 2 selling digital country song of all time, behind only Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” with 7.85 million. In total, it has sold 6.86 million downloads according to Nielsen Music, making it the No. Additionally, “Need You Now” remained the top selling digital country song for over two years, spanning from April 2011 through December 2013. While the song has been certified 9x Platinum by the RIAA, and garnered five trophies at the 2011 Grammys (including the all-genre record of the year and song of the year), “Need You Now” also made the band an international success, touring frequently overseas in the years to come.

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