lˈoʊɪnstˌaɪn klˈeɪmd ðætðə pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ vˈɪʒuːəl ɪfˈɛkts ˈɪn "nˈiːd juː tənˈaɪt" wɜː kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ kˈʌɾɪŋ ˌʌp θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv ˌɛmˈɛm fˈɪlm ænd fˈoʊɾəkˌɑːpiɪŋ ðɪ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl fɹˈeɪmz, bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹˌiːlˈeɪɚɹɪŋ ðoʊz ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl fˈʊɾɪdʒ.
Lowenstein claimed that the particular visual effects in "Need You Tonight" were created by cutting up 35mm film and photocopying the individual frames, before re-layering those images over the original footage.