On this day in music history: September 22, 1984 - Missing You by John Waite hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 1 week. Written by Mark Leonard, Chas Sandford, and John Waite, it will be the biggest solo hit for the British rock vocalist. Waite, the former lead singer of the UK rock band The Babys, will write the song about the aftermath of a relationship with a woman he had been involved and his denial over his true feelings for her. Released as the first single from his second album No Brakes, there will actually be two different mixes of the single issued during the songs run on the charts. The first is the original album version. When the music video for Missing You is released, it will contain a remix of the song remixed and edited by veteran remixer John Luongo (an extended version of this remix will also be issued as a 12 single). EMI-America Records will quickly replace the original pressing of the single with the remix, becoming the definitive version of the record. Entering the Hot 100 at #89 on June 23, 1984, it will climb to the top of the chart thirteen weeks later. Missing You will also be featured in numerous movies, television programs and commercials over the years. It is also featured on the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Waite will also cover the song as a duet with bluegrass musician Alison Krauss in 2007, with that version peaking at #34 on the Billboard Country Singles chart.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 05:13:35 +0000
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