Английская Википедия:I Miss You (Haddaway song)

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"I Miss You" is a song by Trinidadian-German musician Haddaway, released in November 1993 by Coconut Records as the third single from the musician's debut album, The Album (1993). Unlike his two previous hit singles, the song is a ballad. It was written by Dee Dee Halligan, Junior Torello and Clyde Lieberman, and produced by Halligan and Torello. A sizeable hit in several countries, particularly in the United Kingdom and Finland, it entered the top 10, reaching number nine and four, respectively. The single entered the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 87 on 11 December 1993 and peaked at number 10 on 19 February 1994. However, it did not reach the same level of success as "What Is Love" and "Life". By March 1994, worldwide sales had reached 300,000 units.

Critical reception

American magazine Billboard declared "I Miss You" "among the most potent offerings" from the album. A reviewer from Kingston Informer described it as a "commercial slice of pop from the dance floor master with a penchant for leather." In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "The new single is, as might be expected, a ballad but in actual fact is far better than the current crop of seasonal hits. It's gone in too slow to be a massive Christmas hit, but a good track nonetheless." Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted, "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"."

Alan Jones from Music Week commented, "An unexpectedly subtle record, with a slow and shuffling beat that draws a subdued but competent vocal from Haddaway. Repeated plays draw out its finer qualities." A reviewer from Reading Evening Post stated that "after two fast-paced dancefloor smashes, Haddaway makes a brave but mistaken move in slowing things down on this deeply ordinary bed foray". James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update viewed the song as a "mournful husky smoocher". Leesa Daniels from Smash Hits opined, "This is a slowie that has every love song cliché that's ever existed in lyrics and sounds uncannily like a Milli Vanilli hand-me-down tune."

Chart performance

"I Miss You" was a notable hit in several countries, reaching the top 10 in Finland (4), Lithuania and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100 and the European Adult Contemporary Radio chart, where it reached number ten and nine. In the UK, the single peaked at number nine on 16 January 1994, during its fifth week at the UK Singles Chart. Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Austria (11), France (16), Germany (18), Ireland (13), the Netherlands (17) and Switzerland (17). Outside Europe, "I Miss You" reached number seven in Zimbabwe and number 44 in Australia.

Airplay

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

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single, filmed in Park Güell in Barcelona, Spain. It received heavy rotation on MTV Europe and was A-listed on Germany's VIVA. Later, the video was made available on Coconut Records' official YouTube channel in 2012, and had generated more than ten million views as of February 2024.

Track listings

• 12-inch single

1. "I Miss You" (club mix) — 5:20
2. "I Miss You" (12-inch mix) — 5:07
3. "Haddaway Mega Mix" — 5:37
4. "I Miss You" (radio edit) — 3:37

• CD single

1. "I Miss You" (radio edit) — 3:37
2. "I Miss You" (12-inch mix) — 5:07

• CD maxi

1. "I Miss You" (radio edit) — 3:37
2. "I Miss You" (12-inch mix) — 5:07
3. "I Miss You" (club mix) — 5:20
4. "I Miss You" (album mix) — 4:12

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (1994)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	10
Europe (European AC Radio)	9
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	4
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)	25
Lithuania (M-1)	5
UK Club Chart (Music Week)	50
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	52
Germany (Official German Charts)	81
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	168
UK Singles (OCC)	85

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Шаблон:Abbr
Europe	28 November 1993	Шаблон:Hlist	Coconut
United Kingdom	6 December 1993	Шаблон:Hlist	Logic