Release Date: May 10th

Following the success of their recent Number One hit, Boyzone will release 'You Needed Me' as their brand new single through Polydor Records on May 10th. 'You Needed Me' will be the first single to be taken from the groups long awaited Greatest Hits album.

The album called 'By Request' will be released on May 31st. 'You Needed Me' originally enjoyed chart success with Canadian Born singer Anne Murray, for which she won a Grammy Award in 1978. Boyzone have added their own inevitable touch and style to the track making it very much their own. Produced by Steve Mac, who has worked with the boys on their last two hit singles, the track feature a lush string arrangement, which slowly builds throughout the song.

The video was shot on the boy's home turf in Dublin and was directed by Kevin Godley, the man responsible for Boyzone's star-studded Comic Relief video and U2's 'Sweetest Thing' Video, which also included Boyzone. You can see the boys perform this track along with many more hits when they take to the road for their Greatest Hits tour. The tour kicks off on May 4th in Brighton, culminating in an open-air concert at the RDS in Dublin on May 30th, marking the album launch. Predictably enough, despite adding 10 extra tour dates to the tour, all the tickets have sold out.