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    <periodOfReport>2014-12-11</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>NEW RELIC INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NEWR</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>SPURLOCK STEVEN M</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BENCHMARK CAPITAL</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>WOODSIDE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94062</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>HARVEY KEVIN</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>2965 WOODSIDE ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>WOODSIDE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>KAGLE ROBERT</rptOwnerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>LASKY MITCHELL</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94062</rptOwnerZipCode>
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                    <value>By Benchmark Capital  Partners VI, L.P.</value>
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                    <value>I</value>
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                    <value>By Benchmark Capital  Partners VI, L.P.</value>
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                    <value>By Benchmark Capital  Partners VI, L.P.</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series D Convertible Preferred Stock</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Benchmark Capital  Partners VI, L.P.</value>
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        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series E Convertible Preferred Stock</value>
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                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares held of record by Benchmark Capital Partners VI, L.P. (&quot;BCP VI&quot;), as nominee for BCP VI, Benchmark Founders' Fund VI, L.P. (&quot;BFF VI&quot;), Benchmark Founders' Fund VI-B, L.P. (&quot;BFF IV-B&quot;) and related persons. Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI, L.L.C., the general partner of each of BCP VI, BFF VI and BFF VI-B, may be deemed to have sole voting and investment power over such shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and Series E Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converts into Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis immediately prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering of Common Stock and has no expiration date nor conversion price.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Alexandre Balkanski, Matthew R.Cohler, Bruce W. Dunlevie, Peter H. Fenton, J. William Gurley, Kevin R. Harvey, Robert Kagle, Mitchell H. Lasky and Steven M. Spurlock are the managing members of Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI, L.L.C., which serves as general partner to Benchmark Capital Partners VI, L.P., Benchmark Founders' Fund VI, L.P. and Benchmark Founders' Fund VI-B, L.P., and may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the shares beneficially held by such entities. Each such person and entity disclaims the existence of a &quot;group&quot; and disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities (except to the extent of such person's or entity's pecuniary interest in such securities). *This report is one of three reports, each on a separate Form 3, but relating to the same transaction being filed by entities affiliated with Benchmark Capital and their applicable member*.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>See attached signature page.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-12-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Kevin Harvey, by /s/ Steven M. Spurlock, Designate Filer and Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-12-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Robert C. Kagle, by /s/ Steven M. Spurlock, Designate Filer and Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-12-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Mitchell Lasky, by /s/ Steven M. Spurlock, Designate Filer and Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-12-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
