"I Need a Man" was the debut single by singer and actress Grace Jones

Grace Jones

Grace Jones is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress.Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance-club hits. In the late 1970s, she adapted the emerging electronic music style and adopted a severe, androgynous look with square-cut hair and...

, originally recorded and released in France for the label Orfeus while Jones was still working as a fashion model. The track was later released in the U.S. on the minor disco label Beam Junction before Jones signed with Island Records

Island Records

Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

, re-recorded the track and included it on her 1977 debut album Portfolio.
The original recording of "I Need a Man" , together with its B-side, "Again and Again", remain unreleased on CD.

Track listings

• FR 7" single (1975) 990.140

1. "I Need A Man" - 3:15
2. "Again And Again" - 3:46

• US 7" single (1975)

1. "I Need A Man" - 3:15
2. "Again And Again" - 3:46

• BE 7" single (1975) PE 22.098Y

1. "I Need A Man" - 3:15
2. "Again And Again" - 3:46

• US 7" single (1977) Beam Junction BJ104

1. "I Need A Man" - 3:22
2. "I Need A Man" (Instrumental Version) - 4:53

• US 12" single (1977)

1. "I Need A Man" (Disco Mix) - 7:30
2. "I Need A Man" (Instrumental Version) - 4:53

• FR 12" single (1984)

1. "I Need A Man" (Disco Mix) - 7:30
2. "Sorry" - 3:58
3. "That's The Trouble" (New Mix) - 7:02
4. "I Need A Man" (Instrumental Version) - 4:53

Chart performance

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	83
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1

Cover versions

• The American Hi-NRG
  Hi-NRG
  Hi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...
  
   group Man 2 Man recorded a cover version
  Cover version
  In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
  
  of "I Need a Man" in 1987. This version received play in many dance clubs and peaked at #43 on the UK Singles Chart.