Miss You Much
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| Single by Janet Jackson from the album Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 |
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| B-side | "You Need Me" | ||||
| Released | August 22, 1989 | ||||
| Format | 7" single, 12" maxi single | ||||
| Genre | R&B, pop | ||||
| Length | 4:12 | ||||
| Label | A&M | ||||
| Writer(s) | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | ||||
| Producer | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | ||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | ||||
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"Miss You Much" is the lead single from American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). 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 number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, and becoming her second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it remained for four weeks. The song sold over four million copies, becoming the biggest-selling song of 1989. Apart from United States, the song peaked at number one in Canada and South Africa, and it managed to reach the top twenty in many European countries and the top twenty in Australia.
Jackson 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 Award 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", an outtake from Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814. The song is about Jackson's personal feelings about her father, and how the tables are turned, that now he needs her. At the time of its release there were reports that the B-side was the product of Jackson's record labels pressure on her in an attempt to produce specifically "Control Part 2" which reportedly was to address the rumors that remained in the press regarding her personal life and family. Jackson never caved in and followed the alleged orders to produce the project beyond this single track and therefore it is considered autobiographical and a collectors' item.
"Miss You Much" can be heard playing in the background of an episode of Tori Spelling's show So NoTORIous.
The song was remade in the 2005 South Korean comedy film 200 Pounds Beauty by Korean singer Youme. It is sung in the film by fictional Korean pop singer Ammy.
50 Cent featuring Robin Thicke's 2007 song "Follow My Lead" mentions "Miss You Much" in the lines "like Janet Jackson say, 'I miss you much'".
[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 — "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
- Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug — "Check on It"
- Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg — "Buttons"
During MTV's first ever mtvICON in 2001, 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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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 12 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 16 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Finnish Singles Chart[1] | 20 |
| German Singles Chart | 16 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[2] | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 20 |
| UK Singles Chart | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 |
[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 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single October 7, 1989 – October 28, 1989 |
Succeeded by "Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette |
| Preceded by "Life Is a Dance" by Chaka Khan |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single October 7, 1989 – October 14, 1989 |
Succeeded by "French Kiss" by Lil Louis |
| Preceded by "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" by Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Songs number-one single October 14, 1989 – October 21, 1989 |
Succeeded by "Baby Come to Me" by Regina Belle |
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