I Miss You (Haddaway song)


"I Miss You" is a song recorded by Trinidadian-German musician Haddaway. It was released on December 29, 1993 as the third single from his debut album, The Album. It was written by Dee Dee Halligan, Junior Torello and Clyde Lieberman and produced by Halligan and Torello. The song was a hit in several countries, particularly in the United Kingdom and Finland where it reached the top 10, reaching number 9 and number 4, respectively. It entered the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 87 on December 11, 1993 and peaked at number 10 on February 19, 1994. However, the single did not reach the same level of success as "What Is Love" and "Life". By March 1994 worldwide sales had reached 300,000 units.

Critical reception

Kingston Informer described the song as a "commercial slice of pop from the dance floor master with a penchant for leather." Music & Media wrote, "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." Reading Evening Post commented that "after two fast-paced dancefloor smashes, Haddaway makes a brave but mistaken move in slowing things down on this deeply ordinary bed foray".

Airplay

"I Miss You" entered the European airplay chart Border Breakers at number 11 on December 4, 1993 due to crossover airplay in West Central-, East Central-, North- and South-Europe. It peaked at number 2 on January 8, 1994.

Track listings

; CD single
  1. "I Miss You" — 3:37
  2. "I Miss You" — 5:07
; CD maxi
  1. "I Miss You" — 3:37
  2. "I Miss You" — 5:07
  3. "I Miss You" — 5:20
  4. "I Miss You" — 4:12

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Europe 52
Germany 81
Netherlands 168