Need You Around

"Need You Around"
Cover of the CD single
Single by the Smoking Popes
from the album Born to Quit
Released	1995
Format	CD, 7"
Recorded	1994 at Solid Sound Studios in Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Genre	Pop punk, alternative rock, indie rock
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Josh Caterer
Producer(s)	Phil Bonnet
Smoking Popes singles chronology
"Rubella" (1995) "Need You Around" (1995) "I Know You Love Me" (1997)
Alternative cover Cover of the 7" vinyl single

"Need You Around" is a song by the Chicago-based pop punk band the Smoking Popes, released as the second single from their 1994 album Born to Quit. The album was originally released by Johann's Face Records in 1994, and "Need You Around" received radio play on Chicago's Q101 and Los Angeles' KROQ.^[1] When Born to Quit was re-released in July 1995 by Capitol Records after the band signed to that label, "Need You Around" and "Rubella" were remixed by Thom Wilson for release as singles (the album had been engineered, produced, and originally mixed by Phil Bonnet).^[2][3] A music video for "Need You Around" was filmed, and the song was featured in the soundtrack of the film Clueless.^[1][4] It became the only Smoking Popes song to chart, reaching #35 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks.^[5][6]

The single was released in two formats: as a 7" single with "Need You Around" as the A-side and the additional album track "Adena" as the B-side, and as a CD single with these two tracks as well as a cover version of Willie Nelson's "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" and a live recording of "Adena".^[2][7]

"Need You Around" was covered by Retro Morning for the 2003 Smoking Popes Tribute album.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Josh Caterer, except where noted.

CD version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Need You Around"	3:43
2.	"Adena"	1:47
3.	"Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" (written and originally performed by Willie Nelson)
4.	"Adena" (live)

7" version

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Need You Around"	3:43

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Adena"	1:47
Total length:		5:30

Personnel

Band

• Josh Caterer – vocals, guitar
• Eli Caterer – guitar
• Matt Caterer – bass guitar
• Mike Felumlee – drums

Production

• Phil Bonnet – recording engineer, producer
• Thom Wilson – mix engineer

References

1. "Biography". Smokingpopes.net. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
2. "Need You Around (CD)". Smokingpopes.net. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
3. "Rubella". Smokingpopes.net. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
4. "Clueless (1995) - Soundtracks". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
5. "Smoking Popes Charts & Awards: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
6. "Smoking Popes Charts History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
7. "Need You Around (7")". Smokingpopes.net. Retrieved 2010-04-27.