Talking about the song, Agnes told The Sun, "It's simple and direct, you can relate to it and I love the lyrics.

Released in the United Kingdom on November 13, it entered the UK Singles Chart one week later at number 40.

The music video was shot in the Mojave Desert at the El Mirage dry lake bed outside Los Angeles on October 4, 2009.

Though "I Need You Now" did not meet the expectations in the UK, the music video was heavily rotated in Sweden, among other places, where it stayed on MTV's "most played chart" for numerous weeks.

The music video begins with Agnes walking around in the desert next to the futuristic Aptera electric vehicle searching for something.

The video then shows a Native American (Rick Mora) riding on a horse, probably looking for Agnes.