"needed me" is a song by barbadian singer rihanna. it is the seventh track from her eighth studio album, "anti". the song was written by rihanna, dj mustard, adam feeney, brittany hazzard, charles hinshaw, derrus rachel, khaled rohaim, lewis hughes, nick audino, and te whiti barbrick, while dj mustard produced the song. it was released as a single in the us on march 26, 2016. "needed me" reached number seven on the "billboard" hot 100. on the year-end hot 100 of 2016, the song ranked number 13. it has been certified four-times platinum by the riaa.