I Missed Again
| "I Missed Again" | ||||
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| Single by Phil Collins | ||||
| from the album Face Value | ||||
| B-side | "I'm Not Moving" | |||
| Released | 7 March 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" / 12" | |||
| Recorded | January 1980-January 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock, R&B | |||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label |
Virgin Records (UK) Atlantic Records (international) | |||
| Writer(s) | Phil Collins | |||
| Producer(s) | Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham | |||
| Phil Collins singles chronology | ||||
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"I Missed Again" is a song from Phil Collins's debut solo album, Face Value. This song is the seventh song on the CD and the first song on the second side on the record.
The song, like many from the Face Value album, is about Collins's anger and frustration about his first wife leaving him. The original demo was entitled, "I Miss You, Babe" and the lyrics were made much sadder. He re-wrote the lyric, gave the song a different tempo, and re-titled it "I Missed Again" in an effort to make it funny as opposed to sad, as Collins stated on Classic Albums "Making of Face Value". The demo is available on the single "If Leaving Me Is Easy".
The first single off Face Value in the United States, it peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1981. It reached #14 in the UK.
The video for the song features Collins on a white background singing and miming the various instruments.
The song features a tenor sax solo by one of Britain's most famous jazz musicians, Ronnie Scott.
The song was featured in a late 1980s promotional commercial, which featured bloopers, by the National Basketball Association. It was also used in the early 90s by the BBC in a montage of snooker players missing shots.
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australia[1] | 88 |
| Canadian RPM [2] | 6 |
| Germany | 23 |
| UK | 14 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 19 |
| US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 8 |
| WLS (Chicago) [3] | 10 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1981) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada[4] | 54 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 112 |
Credits
- "I Missed Again"
- Phil Collins – piano, vocals, drums, Prophet 5
- John Giblin – bass
- Daryl Stuermer – guitar
- Don Myrick – tenor sax
- Louis – trombone
- Rahmlee and Michael – trumpets
- Ronnie Scott – tenor sax solo
- Shankar – violins
- "I'm Not Moving"
- Gavin Cochrane – Photography
References
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0329&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=tb4lo6nglb1end61c7hf685q65
- ↑ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls051681.htm
- ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4689&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=up72o95cche5c6q97n65fblc26
- ↑ http://www.chartjunkie.com/1981all.htm
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