Missing You (John Waite song)

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“Missing You”
Single by John Waite
A-side Missing You
B-side For Your Love
Released 1984
Format CD single
Digital download
Cassette
Vinyl
Genre Pop
Length 4:01
Label EMI
Writer(s) John Waite, Mark Leonard & Chas Sandford
Producer John Waite, David Thoener & Gary Gersh
“Missing You”
“Missing You” cover
Single by Tina Turner
from the album Wildest Dreams
Released 1996
Format CD single
Digital download
Genre Pop
Length 4:37
Label Parlophone Records
Writer(s) John Waite, Mark Leonard & Chas Sandford
Producer Trevor Horn
Tina Turner singles chronology
On Silent Wings
1996
Missing You Something Beautiful Remains
1996

"Missing You" is a song recorded by John Waite. Waite's version hit number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 22, 1984 and number nine on the UK Singles Chart. He penned the lyrics within a few minutes because he was in America and missing his English wife, Lynne.

This song was also recorded by Evan Dando and Tom Morgan as a part of Triple J's Live at The Wireless. Dando can clearly be heard saying "I think its by Tom Waits", before being corrected by Morgan.

This song was also recorded by Tina Turner in 1996 on her Wildest Dreams album and hit #12 in the UK and #84 in the U.S.

"Missing You" was also recorded by country music duo Brooks & Dunn in 1999 on their Tightrope album; their version peaked at #15 on the country chart.

John Waite re-recorded the song with country/bluegrass artist Alison Krauss and released it to country music radio in 2007. The re-recording peaked at #34 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Tyler Hilton has also done a cover of Missing You on One Tree Hill and with Taylor Swift at her concert, as can be seen on YouTube.[1]

Another cover came from Rod Stewart in 2006 on his most recent album, Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time.

Contents

[edit] Chart Performance (John Waite - 1984)

Position Chart
1 US HOT 100
7 US AC
12 US Rock
9 UK
6 Ireland

[edit] Chart Performance (Tina Turner - 1996)

Position Chart
12 UK
22 UK Airplay
84 US Hot 100
16 US AC
9 France
66 Germany
70 European Top 100
20 Poland

Tina Turner's version of Missing You was featured on the Mexican Now 4 album and the Argentinian Now 4 album.

[edit] Chart Performance (Brooks & Dunn - 1999)

Position Chart
75 US Hot 100
15 US Country

[edit] Chart Performance (John Waite & Alison Krauss - 2007)

Position Chart
34 US Country
Preceded by
"What's Love Got to Do with It?" by Tina Turner
Billboard Hot 100 number one single (John Waite version)
September 22, 1984
Succeeded by
"Let's Go Crazy" by Prince and the Revolution

Notes

  1. ^ YouTube - Missing You - Tyler with Taylor Swift