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The National - Official 'I Need My Girl' Video, Covers Contest Winner Chosen
The National : Official 'I Need My Girl' Video, Covers Contest Winner Chosen
14th February 2014

Today, Revolt TV's In Harms Way debut the music video for The National’s single 'I Need My Girl'.

Last week on iTunes The National released the single, which came with a b-side cover of the Perfume Genius song 'Learning'. The 'I Need My Girl' video was directed by Sophia Peer, and is now available to watch below or on the band's YouTube channel.

To mark the occasion of the release, the band launched a covers contest for the single, inviting fans to submit videos of themselves covering 'I Need My Girl'.  They are pleased to announce that the winner is Kai Keefe and you can view his version of the song here.

Additionally, last weekend The National performed two sold out shows at Sydney Opera House, the second of which was live-streamed internationally on YouTube.  You can watch the performance back here.  Full tour dates are also below. 

February
14th - Perth Festival, Perth, Australia
16th - Hostess Club Weekender, Tokyo, Japan
18th - Hostess Club Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
20th - Hostess Club Manila, Manila, Philippines
22nd - Hostess Club Weekender, Singapore, Singapore

March 
1st - BBC Radio 6 Music Festival, Manchester, UK
11th - Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall (3 piece), New York, NY, US 
25th - Shrine Auditorium / Film Premiere & Concert, Los Angeles, CA, US

April 
9th - Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
10th - Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
11th - Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
12th - Van Noord Arena, Grand Rapids, MI, US
15th - Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, US
16th - Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, US
17th - Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, US
18th - Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, US
21st - Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, TX, US
22nd - Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, TX, US
23rd - Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, TX, US
25th - Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, US
26th - Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, US      

May
9th - Shaky Knees Festival, Atlanta, GA, US
23rd - Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, OR, US
24th - Sasquatch Festival, Quincy, WA, US
30th - Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain

June 
1st - Maifeld Derby Festival, Mannheim, Germany
2nd - Zenith, Munich, Germany
4th - Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany
5th - Zitadelle, Berlin, Germany
9th - Amiteatr w Parku Sowinskiego, Warsaw, Poland
10th - Parkbuhne, Leipzig, Germany
11th - Tanzbrunnen, Koln, Germany
13th - Northside Festival, Aarhus, Denmark

July 
10th - Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UK
12th - Barclaycard British Summer Time- Hyde Park, London, UK
14th - Live At The Marquee, Cork, Ireland
16th - Galway Arts Festival, Galway, Ireland
18th - Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, Ireland
19th - Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, Ireland
20th - Colours of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
22nd - Piazza Castello, Ferrara, Italy
23rd - Auditorium Parco Della Musica, Roma, Italy
25th - Siren, Vasto, Italy
26th - Piazza Napolene, Lucca, Italy
29th - Anfiteatro Del Vittoriale, Brescia, Italy
31st - A2, St. Petersburg, Russia

August 
1st - Arena Moscow, Moscow, Russia
3rd - Stereo Plaza, Kiev, Ukraine
6th - Øya Festival, Oslo, Norway
7th-9th - Way Out West, Gothenberg, Sweden
15th -16th - Lowlands, Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands