I Need To Know

Album: released as a single (2024)
Charted: 49
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Songfacts®:

  • Denon Reed is a DJ/producer from Birmingham. He got his start mucking about with grime beats with his school friends before refining his style into a richer stew of dancehall, hip-hop, rap, and whatever else made the windows rattle.

    "I Need to Know" is an energetic bassline/UK garage track released in September 2024.
  • Reed provides the vocals himself, which revolve around finding clarity in a relationship.

    I need to know if you wanna be with me
    See, I ain't go no time, no time for playing games
    Can't you see it's killing me?
  • The track is listed as by "Denon Reed & Cru2," which sounds like a formidable duo until you discover that Cru2 isn't a person at all, but an events brand and label Reed founded. Cru2 exists to promote large-scale bassline and UKG events, particularly in party-forward cities like Birmingham and Leeds.
  • "I Need To Know" became a viral hit, widely played in clubs and on radio. The song's popularity led to multiple remixes, including one featuring rappers Silky, MIST, Dizzee Rascal, and KAV.

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