I Need a Man (Eurythmics song)

Part one, for the song "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)", ended with Lennox's character leaving her home after transforming herself from a neurotic housewife into a disco vixen à la Marilyn Monroe.

The song was paired as a double A-side with "Beethoven" on the American 12 inch single and hit number six on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

"[4] Neil Taylor from NME commented, "The stop/start nature of the guitar in this record sounds like an early-'70s Stones rip off, the result perhaps of Dave Stewart's mingling with famous mates.

"[5] James Hamilton from Record Mirror wrote in his dance column, "Dreadfully disappointing late period Rolling Stones-style 126bpm snarling empty strutter — a shame they seem so completely to have lost their earlier consistent touch these days".

[6] Ro Newton from Smash Hits said, "Annie Lennox sounds like a desperate woman as she grunts and growls her way through this "raunchy" number which basically says that she (ahem) would like some male company for the night, thank you very much.