I Miss You (Haddaway song)

"I Miss You" is a song recorded by Trinidadian-German musician Haddaway. It was released on December 29, 1993 as the third single from his debut album, The Album. It was written by Dee Dee Halligan, Junior Torello and Clyde Lieberman and produced by Halligan and Torello. The song was a hit in several countries, particularly in the United Kingdom and Finland where it reached the top 10, reaching number 9 and number 4, respectively. It entered the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 87 on December 11, 1993 and peaked at number 10 on February 19, 1994. However, the single did not reach the same level of success as "What Is Love" and "Life". By March 1994 worldwide sales had reached 300,000 units.[1]

"I Miss You"
Single by Haddaway
from the album The Album
Released29 December 1993
Recorded1992
Genre
Length4:12
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Haddaway singles chronology
"Life"
(1993)		 "I Miss You"
(1993)		 "Rock My Heart"
(1994)
Music video
"I Miss You" on YouTube

Critical reception

Kingston Informer described the song as a "commercial slice of pop from the dance floor master with a penchant for leather."[2] Music & Media wrote, "After two massive pop dance hits, this is another, more tender side of this year's biggest new male star. For this ballad he borrowed the sequencer hook out of Seal's Crazy."[3] Reading Evening Post commented that "after two fast-paced dancefloor smashes, Haddaway makes a brave but mistaken move in slowing things down on this deeply ordinary bed foray".[4] Leesa Daniels from Smash Hits called it a "slowie".[5]

Chart performance

"I Miss You" went on to be a hit in several countries, and reached the Top 10 in Finland and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it hit number 10. In the UK, the single peaked at number 9 on January 16, 1994, in its fifth week at the UK Singles Chart.[6] Additionally, it was a Top 20 hit in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden. Outside Europe, "I Miss You" managed to reach number 7 in Zimbabwe and number 44 in Australia.

Airplay

"I Miss You" entered the European airplay chart Border Breakers at number 11 on December 4, 1993 due to crossover airplay in West Central-, East Central-, North- and South-Europe. It peaked at number 2 on January 8, 1994.[7]

Music video

A music video was made to accompany the song. It was uploaded to YouTube in August 2012. As of August 2020, the video has got more than 6,9 million views.[8]

Track listings
CD single
  1. "I Miss You" (radio edit) — 3:37
  2. "I Miss You" (12" mix) — 5:07
CD maxi
  1. "I Miss You" (radio edit) — 3:37
  2. "I Miss You" (12" mix) — 5:07
  3. "I Miss You" (club mix) — 5:20
  4. "I Miss You" (album mix) — 4:12

Charts

References
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  3. "Music & Media: New Releases" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  4. "HADDAWAY I Miss You". Reading Evening Post. 1993-12-10. page 46. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  5. "New Singles". Smash Hits. 1993-12-08. p. 57. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 75 16 January 1994 - 22 January 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  7. "Border Breakers: Monitoring The Impact Of Euro Talent" (PDF). Music & Media. November 19, 1994. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  8. "Haddaway - I Miss You". YouTube. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
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  13. Billboard: January 15, 1994
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  21. "Swisscharts.com – Haddaway – I Miss You". Swiss Singles Chart.
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    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  24. "Jaarlijsten 1993" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  25. "1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
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