"I'm the One You Need" is the second single from Jody Watley

Jody Watley

Jody Vanessa Watley is an American, singer, songwriter, record producer, and founder of Avitone Records whose music crosses genres from Pop, R&B, Jazz, Dance and Electronic Soul....

's third album, Affairs of the Heart

Affairs of the Heart

Affairs of the Heart is the third studio album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released in 1991 .-Track listing:#"I Want You" #"Call on Me"...

. Produced by house music

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 pioneer, David Morales

David Morales

David Morales is an internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is one of the most prolific remixers of all time, transforming many pop music songs into club-friendly dance tracks...

, "I'm the One You Need" constitutes Watley's initial foray into house music (though its "Affairs of the Heart" predecessor, "I Want You

I Want You (Jody Watley song)

"I Want You" is the first single from Jody Watley's third album, Affairs of the Heart. "I Want You" was considered a disappointment after her second album scored three consecutive top-ten pop singles. "I Want You" failed to reach the top 50 on the U.S...

", boasted a house version). "I'm the One You Need" was Watley's seventh Top 20 pop single in the US, and sixth Top five dance single, charting at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, and #6 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play

Hot Dance Club Play

The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

 charts, respectively.

Significance

"I'm the One You Need" is often credited with introducing DJ David Morales' then-darker sound to the worldwide remixing community. Indeed, British

United Kingdom

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 DJ, John Digweed

John Digweed

John Digweed is an English DJ, record producer and acclaimed actor.-Biography:John Digweed began DJing around age 4...

 re-edited the Morales' Def Dub version of the song for its inclusion on his [Digweed] edition of the Azuli Records

Azuli Records

Azuli Records is an independent record label, focusing mainly on house music and other forms of electronic dance music. The label was founded by DJ Dave Piccioni in London, UK in 1991 and went into liquidation in April 2009. It's assets were sold to Phoenix Music International Ltd...

 compilation, Choice - A Collection of classics, and cited it as an influence on the UK DJ-ing community in the compilation's liner notes:

Official remixes

• Radio Edit
• David Morales Extended Club Version
• Def Dub Version
• Driza Bone 7-inch Edit
• Driza Bone 12-inch Mix
• Driza Bone Funky Chicken Version

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Dutch Singles Chart	64
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	50
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	19
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	23
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	3