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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
(contracted; show full)gle-video|title=Threatin - Official SIte|website=Threatin - Official SIte}}</ref> It was in heavy rotation on [[active rock radio]] in the North America and was prominently featured on [[iHeartRadio | iHeart Radio]] following its initial release.<ref>https://www.iheart.com/artist/threatin-31704845/</ref> <ref>https://www.slacker.com/album/threatin/if-need-be</ref> <ref> http://www.toprockpress.com/threatin-releases-if-need-be</ref>

== Background ==
=== Recording, 
Ccomposition, & Land lyrics ===
The song is most notable for its [[acoustic guitar]] verses which were written in a 1960’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> [[Jered Threatin]] performs all instruments and vocals for the song.<ref>https://musicbrainz.org/release/e23ddd2b-b943-472f-91fb-a604f5374cef</ref><ref>http://nymusicreview.com/threatin-interview</ref> He has been quoted as saying the lyrics are “intentionally [[ambiguous]]”.<ref>https://www.jeredthreatin.com/if-need-be-lyrics</ref>
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It was recorded at Mindframe Studios in [[Los Angeles, CAalifornia]].  <ref>  http://superlativemusic.com/news-article-threatin-need-release</ref>  The physical CD version of the single also included two bonus tracks; the song “The Place Between” and a previously unreleased acoustic version of “"If Need Be”" that featured a different arrangement.  <ref> http://celebritymusicscene.com/if-need-be-article-6749</ref> The release was mastered at [[Sterling Sound]] in [[New York, NYew York]] by [[Grammy]]  -nominated engineer [[Greg Calbi]].<ref> http://superlativemusic.com/news-article-threatin-need-release</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>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7631916/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2</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> The video was (contracted; show full)

== 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]]