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If Need Be
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{{Infobox album
| name       = If Need Be
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Threatin]]
| cover      = Threatin_-_If_Need_Be_(cover_art).png
| alt        =
| released   = 10 November 2017
| recorded   = 2015-2016
| venue      =
| studio     = Mindframe Studios
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]] · [[hard rock]] · [[alternative rock]]
| length     = 4:09
| label      = Superlative Music Recordings · [[SPV GmbH]]
| producer   = [[Threatin | Jered Threatin]]
| chronology = singles
| prev_title = [[Identity (Threatin song)  | Identity]]
| prev_year  = 2017
| next_title =
| next_year  =
}}


'''If Need Be''' is a song by American rock musician [[Threatin]].<ref> name="threatin.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.threatin.com/if-need-be-single|title=Threatin - Official SIte|website=Threatin - Official SIte}}</ref> It was first released as the fifth track on the debut [[Threatin]] album “[[Breaking the World]]” on 25 August 2017 by Superlative Music Recordings (worldwide) and [[SPV GmbH]] in Europe and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Threatin-Releases-New-Album-Breaking-the-World-20170826</ref> <ref>https://musicbrainz.org/release/770ecb22-b078-44a6-99d6-490c52ab0780|title=Threatin Releases New Album 'Breaking the World'|first=BWW News|last=Desk|publisher=}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/770ecb22-b078-44a6-99d6-490c52ab0780|title=Release “Breaking the World” by Threatin - MusicBrainz|website=musicbrainz.org}}</ref> It was later released as a single on 10 November 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Threatin-If-Need-Be/release/11141730  |title=Threatin - If Need Be|website=Discogs}}</ref> The song was accompanied by the release of an official [[music video]] on the same date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.threatin.com/news-page-if-need-be-single-video|title=Threatin - Official SIte|website=Threatin - Official SIte}}</ref> 

== Background ==
=== Composition and Lyrics ===
The song is most notable for its [[acoustic guitar]] verses which were written in a 60’s [[singer-songwriter]] style and transform into an [[electric guitar]]-driven rock sound in the choruses. <ref>https://www.threatin.com/if-need-be-single</ref name="threatin.com"/> [[Jered Threatin]] performs all instruments and vocals for the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/e23ddd2b-b943-472f-91fb-a604f5374cef</ref><ref>http://nymusicreview.com/threatin-interview|title=Release “If Need Be” by Threatin - MusicBrainz|website=musicbrainz.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymusicreview.com/threatin-interview|title=New York Music Review|website=nymusicreview.com}}</ref> He has been quoted as saying the lyrics are “intentionally [[ambiguous]]”.<ref>https://www.jeredthreatin.com/if-need-be-lyrics</ref>

== Music Video ==
The [[music video]] for “If Need Be” features a photograph [[collage]] that includes hundreds of images of [[Jered Threatin]] arranged around the song’s [[lyrics]] which are transcribed on strips of [[papyrus]] paper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7631916/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2|title=Threatin: If Need Be|date=10 November 2017|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> The video concept ties to the photograph [[collage]] featured in the booklet of the “[[Breaking the World]]” album art.<ref>https://www.threatin.com/if-need-be-single</ref name="threatin.com"/> The video was released on 10 November 2017.<ref>https://www.jeredthreatin.com/if-need-be-single</ref>

== Track listing (CD version) ==
{{Track listing
| writing_credits   = yes
| title1          = If Need Be
| length1         = 4:09
| writer1         = [[Jered Threatin]]
| title2          = The Place Between
| length2         = 3:25
| writer2         = [[Jered Threatin]]
| title3          = If Need Be (acoustic version)
| writer3         = [[Jered Threatin]]
| length3         = 2:49
|total_length     = 10:23
}}

== Personnel ==
=== Musicians ===
* [[Jered Threatin]] – Vocals & All Instruments (Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, and Percussion) 


=== Technical Staff & Artwork ===
* [[Greg Calbi]] – Mastering
* Glass Castle Photography – Photography
* [[Jered Threatin]] – Producer, Mixing, Art Concept / Design
* Aligned Artist Management – Management
* Magnified Media PR - Publicity

==References==
{{reflist}}{{linkrot|date=March 2018}}

== External Links ==
*[http://www.threatin.com Threatin Official Site: http://www.threatin.com]
*[https://www.discogs.com/Threatin-If-Need-Be/release/11141730 If Need Be on Discogs]

[[Category:2017 songs]]