The single has been certified sextuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). 2, the best position for a country song by a band on that chart since Lonestar's 'Amazed' topped the tally at the beginning of the decade.

For the chart week of March 30, 2010, the song became the group's highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. The song won Single of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards, as well as Group Video of the Year at the 2010 CMT Music Awards. Thereafter, 'Need You Now' crossed over onto various pop and adult contemporary music charts, becoming a top five hit in Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand, as well as a top ten hit in the Netherlands and Norway. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in late 2009. It won four Grammy Awards in 2011, including for Song of the Year and Record of the Year, the only other country song to win both honors since 'Not Ready to Make Nice' by the Dixie Chicks won both in 2006. The song also served as their debut single in the UK and Europe, where it was released April 23, 2010.

It serves as the lead-off single and title track to their second studio album of the same name, and was first released in the US on August 11, 2009. The band co-wrote the song with Josh Kear, and produced it with Paul Worley. 'Need You Now' is a song performed by American country music trio Lady Antebellum.

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