I Miss You (Haddaway song)

"I Miss You" is a song by Trinidadian-German musician Haddaway, released in November 1993 by Coconut as the third single from the musician's debut album, The Album (1993). Unlike his two previous hit singles, the song is a ballad. It was written by Dee Dee Halligan, Junior Torello and Clyde Lieberman, and produced by Halligan and Torello. A sizeable hit in several countries, particularly in the United Kingdom and Finland, it entered the top 10, reaching number nine and four, respectively. The single entered the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 87 on 11 December 1993 and peaked at number 10 on 19 February 1994. However, it did not reach the same level of success as "What Is Love" and "Life". By March 1994, worldwide sales had reached 300,000 units.[1]

"I Miss You"
Single by Haddaway
from the album The Album
Released28 November 1993 (1993-11-28)
GenrePop
Length4:12
LabelCoconut
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dee Dee Halligan
  • Junior Torello
Haddaway singles chronology
"Life"
(1993)		 "I Miss You"
(1993)		 "Rock My Heart"
(1994)
Music video
"I Miss You" on YouTube

Critical reception

American magazine Billboard declared "I Miss You" "among the most potent offerings" from the album.[2] A reviewer from Kingston Informer described it as a "commercial slice of pop from the dance floor master with a penchant for leather."[3] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "The new single is, as might be expected, a ballad but in actual fact is far better than the current crop of seasonal hits. It's gone in too slow to be a massive Christmas hit, but a good track nonetheless."[4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted, "After two massive pop dance hits, this is another, more tender side of this year's biggest new male star. For this ballad he borrowed the sequencer hook out of Seal's "Crazy"."[5]

Alan Jones from Music Week commented, "An unexpectedly subtle record, with a slow and shuffling beat that draws a subdued but competent vocal from Haddaway. Repeated plays draw out its finer qualities."[6] A reviewer from Reading Evening Post stated that "after two fast-paced dancefloor smashes, Haddaway makes a brave but mistaken move in slowing things down on this deeply ordinary bed foray".[7] James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update viewed the song as a "mournful husky smoocher".[8] Leesa Daniels from Smash Hits called it a "slowie".[9]

Chart performance

"I Miss You" was a notable hit in several countries, reaching the top 10 in Finland (4), Lithuania and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100 and the European Adult Contemporary Radio chart, where it reached number ten and nine. In the UK, the single peaked at number nine on 16 January 1994, during its fifth week at the UK Singles Chart.[10] Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Austria (11), France (16), Germany (18), Ireland (13), the Netherlands (17) and Switzerland (17). Outside Europe, "I Miss You" reached number seven in Zimbabwe and number 44 in Australia.

Airplay

"I Miss You" entered the European airplay chart Border Breakers at number 11 on 4 December 1993 due to crossover airplay in West Central-, East Central-, North- and South-Europe. It peaked at number two on 8 January 1994.[11]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. It received heavy rotation on MTV Europe[12] and was A-listed on Germany's VIVA.[13] Later, the video was published on Coconut Records' official YouTube channel in 2012, and as of December 2022, it had generated more than 8,7 million views.[14]

Track listings
  • 12-inch single
  1. "I Miss You" (club mix) — 5:20
  2. "I Miss You" (12-inch mix) — 5:07
  3. "Haddaway Mega Mix" — 5:37
  4. "I Miss You" (radio edit) — 3:37
  • CD single
  1. "I Miss You" (radio edit) — 3:37
  2. "I Miss You" (12-inch mix) — 5:07
  • CD maxi
  1. "I Miss You" (radio edit) — 3:37
  2. "I Miss You" (12-inch mix) — 5:07
  3. "I Miss You" (club mix) — 5:20
  4. "I Miss You" (album mix) — 4:12

Charts

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe 28 November 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Coconut [22]
United Kingdom 6 December 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Logic [36]

References
  1. Weinert, Ellie (26 March 1994). "Casebook: Haddaway". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. (December 1993). "Haddaway – Haddaway". Billboard.
  3. "I Miss You by Haddaway". Kingston Informer. 17 December 1993. page 5.
  4. Masterton, James (12 December 1993). "Week Ending December 18th 1993". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  5. "New Releases" (PDF). Music & Media. 4 December 1993. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. Jones, Alan (4 December 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 12. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. "Haddaway I Miss You". Reading Evening Post. 10 December 1993. page 46.
  8. Hamilton, James (11 December 1993). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  9. Daniels, Leesa (8 December 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 57. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  11. "Border Breakers: Monitoring The Impact Of Euro Talent" (PDF). Music & Media. 19 November 1994. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  12. "Station Reports > MTV Europe/London" (PDF). Music & Media. 5 February 1994. p. 29. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  13. "Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne" (PDF). Music & Media. 5 February 1994. p. 29. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  14. "Haddaway - I Miss You". YouTube. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  15. "Haddaway – I Miss You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  16. "Haddaway – I Miss You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  17. "Haddaway – I Miss You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  18. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 8. 19 February 1994. p. 17. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  19. "Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 February 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  20. "Hit of the World: Finland". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3. 15 January 1994. p. 37.
  21. "Haddaway – I Miss You" (in French). Les classement single.
  22. "Haddaway – I Miss You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  23. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (27.01.1994 – 02.02.1993)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 27 January 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  24. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Miss You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  25. "M-1 TOP 40". M-1.fm. 30 January 1994. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2022. See LW column.
  26. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Haddaway" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  27. "Haddaway – I Miss You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  28. "Haddaway – I Miss You". Singles Top 100.
  29. "Haddaway – I Miss You". Swiss Singles Chart.
  30. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 11 December 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  32. "1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 December 1994. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  33. "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1994" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  34. "Jaarlijsten 1994" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  35. "Top 100 Singles 1994". Music Week. 14 January 1995. p. 9.
  36. "Single Releases". Music Week. 4 December 1993. p. 21.
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