Something I Need Faustini would record Whitney Houston's "I Didn't Know My Own Strength". On December 14, Haenow and eventual runner-up East both performed the song live on "The X Factor" final. This version of the song substitutes the words "die" and "killing" in the pre-chorus and chorus in favor of the words "here", "live" and "loving", presumably to make it more palatable for "The X Factor" audience, particularly younger viewers. Haenow performed "Something I Need" on "The X Factor" live final results show, just after being announced as the winner. He also sang it on "Text Santa" on December 19. On January
Big When I Was Little on about something saying 'that was big when I was little' and Steve goes 'that's a great song title!'" She also talked about the track's conception, saying: "So I wrote down some ideas and references and we wrote the song. It's the first song off of the new record and I can't wait for the whole album to be in your ears." On BBC Radio 1 Chart Show on 4 August 2013 she described the song as "nostalgic" and "looking back at her childhood". On 28 July 2013 Doolittle performed the song live on British television series "Sunday Brunch". Doolittle