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I Need to Know

1978 single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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I Need to Know

Summary

I Need to Know is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Need to Know's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • I Need to Know's genre is heartland rock[4].
  • I Need to Know followed Breakdown[5].
  • I Need to Know followed American Girl[6].
  • I Need to Know was followed by Listen to Her Heart[7].
  • Among the performers on I Need to Know was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers[8].
  • I Need to Know was released on 1978[9].
  • I Need to Know's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as You're Gonna Get It![10].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[11]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cdc2151d-7fe5-4978-b20b-e77dda45ef7a[12]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on I Need to Know was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers[8].

Publication

I Need to Know was released on 1978[9]. Its genre is heartland rock[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Breakdown[5] and American Girl[6]. I Need to Know was followed by Listen to Her Heart[7].

Why It Matters

I Need to Know ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Tom Petty

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-need-to-know-q5978608_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I Need to Know}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-need-to-know-q5978608}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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