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{{Infobox song
| name       = If Need Be
| cover      = Threatin_-_If_Need_Be_(cover_art).png
| alt        =
| type       = Song
| artist     = [[Threatin]]
| album      = [[Breaking the World]]
| written    =
| published  =
| released   = 10 November 2017
| format     =
| recorded   = 2015-2016
| studio     = Mindframe Studios
| genre      = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[hard rock]]|[[alternative rock]]}}
| length     = 4:09
| label      = {{hlist|Superlative Music Recordings|[[SPV GmbH]]}}
| writer     =
| producer   = [[Threatin|Jered Threatin]]
| prev_title = [[Identity (Threatin song)|Identity]]
| prev_year  = 2017
| title      =
| 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|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> 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, composition, and lyrics ===
The song is most notable for its [[acoustic guitar]] verses which were written in a 1960s [[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>

It was recorded at Mindframe Studios in [[Los Angeles, California]].<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, New 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 released on 10 November 2017.<ref>https://www.jeredthreatin.com/if-need-be-single</ref> It was filmed by Glass Castle Films in [[Hollywood, Calfornia]].<ref> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7631916/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline = CD version
| 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 and all instruments (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, percussion) 

=== Technical staff and artwork ===
* [[Greg Calbi]] – Mastering
* Glass Castle Photography – Photography
* [[Jered Threatin]] – Producer, mixing, art concept/design
* Aligned Artist Management – Management
* Magnified Media PR – Publicity
* Stage Right Booking - Booking

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2017 songs]]