| "I Miss You" | ||||
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| Single by Blink-182 | ||||
| from the album Blink-182 | ||||
| Released | February 9, 2004 March 1, 2004 (UK) |
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| Format | CD single, 7" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Writer(s) | Tom DeLonge Mark Hoppus Travis Barker |
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| Producer | Jerry Finn | |||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||
| Blink-182 singles chronology | ||||
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"I Miss You" is the second single from Blink-182's 2003 self titled album. It was released in February 2004. The song signals a drastic departure from Blink-182's usual upbeat, crudely humorous style, presenting a somber theme and a slower pace. In the music video (see below), the band plays at a haunted mansion. The video was also featured on their Greatest Hits album.
The song reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock chart and peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although "All the Small Things" had more radio airplay, "I Miss You" sold more singles, being certified gold for selling over 500,000 copies (RIAA gold single certification).[1] The song was a top ten hit single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number eight in 2004.
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The song features references to Tim Burton's 1993 movie The Nightmare Before Christmas, with "We can live like Jack and Sally" and "We'll have Halloween on Christmas". Travis Barker says that the line was directed towards his then girlfriend, Shanna Moakler.[2] The two would have a Nightmare Before Christmas themed wedding on October 30, 2004.
The James Guthrie mix of "I Miss You", which can be found on the "I Miss You" single, was also included in the benefit album Future Soundtrack for America (2004).
The video directed by Jonas Åkerlund was shot in a house, and the band members were made to wear make-up to give a ghostly feel as well as 1920's outfits. It also features Mark Hoppus playing a double bass, inspired by Phil Thornalley of The Cure's use of one in the video for the band's 1983 single "The Lovecats". In the CDs booklet, Hoppus states:
As a result of this, Mark had to use superglue on his fingertips as his skin was shredding off due to the number of takes for the video. In the album notes he states that the song was written 'all acoustic' and there is footage of him playing an acoustic bass in the "Cheetah" videos from when they were recording the album.
All songs written and composed by Blink-182.
| I Miss You Single CD #1 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "I Miss You" | 3:47 | |||||||
| 2. | "Not Now" | 4:09 | |||||||
| 3. | "Feeling This" (Video) | 3:07 | |||||||
| I Miss You Single CD #2 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "I Miss You" | 3:47 | |||||||
| 2. | "Not Now" | 4:09 | |||||||
| 3. | "I Miss You" (James Guthrie Mix) | 4:25 | |||||||
| I Miss You UK CD Single | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "I Miss You" | 3:47 | |||||||
| 2. | "Go" (BBC Radio 1 Session) | 1:51 | |||||||
| I Miss You UK DVD Single | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "I Miss You" (Video) | 3:47 | |||||||
| 2. | "First Date" (Video) | 3:43 | |||||||
| 3. | "I Miss You - Behind the Scenes" (Video) | 2:00 | |||||||
| 4. | "Photo Gallery" | 0:15 | |||||||
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart[3] | 13 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[4] | 41 |
| German Singles Chart[5] | 32 |
| Irish Singles Chart[6] | 20 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[7] | 55 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[8] | 51 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 42 |
| U.S. Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "Megalomaniac" by Incubus |
Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks number-one single April 3, 2004 – April 10, 2004 |
Succeeded by "The Reason" by Hoobastank |
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