Miss You Much
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| "Miss You Much" | ||
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| Single by Janet Jackson | ||
| from the album Rhythm Nation 1814 | ||
| B-side(s) | "You Need Me" | |
| Released | August 1989 | |
| Format | 7" single 12" maxi single |
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| Genre | Pop/R&B | |
| Length | 4:12 | |
| Label | A&M | |
| Writer(s) | James Harris, Terry Lewis | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | |
| Certification | Platinum (US) | |
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| Janet Jackson singles chronology | ||
| "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" (1987) |
"Miss You Much" (1989) |
"Rhythm Nation" (1989) |
| Rhythm Nation 1814 track listing | ||
| "The Knowledge" (6) |
"Miss You Much" (8) |
"Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (10) |
"Miss You Much" was the first single from R&B singer Janet Jackson's fourth studio album, Rhythm Nation 1814. The song was written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
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[edit] Song Information
Much was riding on the song, as it would either prove or disprove detractors of Jackson, who thought she was a fluke and a one-hit-album wonder. As it happened, it became one of Jackson's biggest-selling singles to date, hitting #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks charts, and becoming her second number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it remained for four weeks. The song sold over 4 million copies, becoming the biggest-selling song of 1989.
Janet was honored with two American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Single and Favorite Dance Single for "Miss You Much", and was nominated for Favorite Dance Artist and a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The single also won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female. The single contains a b-side called "You Need Me". The b-side was an outtake from Rhythm Nation 1814. The song is about Janet's personal feelings about her father, and how the tables are turned, that now he needs her.
"Miss You Much" can be heard playing in the background of an episode of Tori Spelling's show "So NoTORIous".
The song was a big hit peaking at number one in the U.S., Canada, and South Africa. It managed to reach the top twenty in many european countries and the top twenty in Australia.
[edit] Music Video
The video for "Miss You Much" was directed by Dominic Sena. It is a part of the Rhythm Nation 1814 Film. The black and white video begins with dancers hanging out at a pool hall gossiping about Janet and her boyfriend. Janet enters the room and her dancers look at her. One dancer asks Janet what she has been up to. She calls them nosey, and then demonstrates her love through song and dance. The end of the video cuts out a final dance routine performed with chairs. The chair routine can be found on the Rhythm Nation Compilation CD and DVD. The chair routine has also been inspiration[citation needed] for other music videos:
- Backstreet Boys - "As Long as You Love Me"
- Britney Spears - "Stronger"
- Beyoncé Knowles featuring Slim Thug - "Check On It"
- Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg - "Buttons"
During MTV's first ever MTV Icons Janet Jackson was paid tribute to by singers Pink, Usher, and Mýa. Pink paid tribute by re-enacting the chair dance routine in this video.
[edit] Charts
Heavy anticipation and pre-retail-single radio airplay during the late summer of 1989 allowed "Miss You Much" to debut at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of September 2, 1989, and basically soar to the #1 spot in five weeks, by October 7, 1989, where it remained for four weeks, easily becoming the biggest hit of 1989 in terms of weeks at #1. (Phil Collins would match this feat the week of December 23, 1989 with "Another Day in Paradise".) Interestingly, "Miss You Much" advanced to #1 the same week Madonna advanced to #2 with "Cherish", keeping Madonna from the penthouse.
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 1 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 1 |
| South African Sales Chart | 1 |
| Bavaria Singles Chart | 10 |
| ARIA Top 50 | 12 |
| Belgium Sales Chart | 16 |
| German Singles Chart | 16 |
| Switzerland Singles Chart | 20 |
| Official UK Singles Chart | 22 |
[edit] Official versions/remixes
- Album Version (4:12)
- Design of a Decade International Edit (3:51)
- A Cappella (3:25)
- 7" Edit (3:55)
- Mama Mix (7:24)
- Oh I Like That Mix (4:56)
- Sing It Yourself Mix (4:19)
- Shep's 7" House Mix (4:56)
- Shep's House Mix (8:45)
- Shep's House Dub (6:05)
- Slammin' 7" R&B Mix (4:17)
- Slammin' R&B Mix (7:45)
- Slammin' Dub (5:48)
- The Bass You Much Mix/That Bass You Much Mix (4:20)
| Preceded by "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" by Milli Vanilli |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single October 7, 1989- October 28, 1989 |
Succeeded by "Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette |
| Preceded by " Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)" by Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single October 28, 1989 |
Succeeded by "Baby Come to Me" by Regina Belle |
Studio albums: Janet Jackson • Dream Street • Control • Rhythm Nation 1814
janet. • The Velvet Rope • All for You • Damita Jo • 20 Y.O.
Other albums: Control: The Remixes • Janet. Remixed • Design of a Decade 1986/1996
Discography • Singles • Videography • Filmography • Tours • Awards and accolades
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