I Miss You (Klymaxx song)
| "I Miss You" | ||||
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| Single by Klymaxx | ||||
| from the album Meeting in the Ladies Room | ||||
| B-side | "Video Kid" | |||
| Released | November 4, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 5:32 (album version) 4:08 (single version) | |||
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| Songwriter | Lynn Malsby | |||
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| "I Miss You" on YouTube | ||||
"I Miss You" is a hit single recorded by American R&B and pop band Klymaxx for their fourth album, Meeting in the Ladies Room (1984). Written and co-produced by Klymaxx keyboardist Lynn Malsby, the song was released as the album's third single. "I Miss You" eventually reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 2 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and number 1 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. Despite peaking at number 5 in the US, it was ranked at number 3 on the year-end Billboard chart for 1986, mainly because of its run on the pop chart lasting for 29 weeks.[1]
Reception
In Smash Hits, Janice Long wrote, "I'd miss this like a hole in the head. One of those lush songs with a vocalist trying desperately to sound like a 10-year-old Michael Jackson."[2]
Credits
- Joyce "Fenderella" Irby: Lead vocals, bass guitar
- Lorena Porter Shelby: Additional vocals
- Lynn Malsby: Keyboards
- Robin Grider: Keyboards
- Cheryl Cooley: Guitar
- Bernadette Cooper: Drums, percussion
- Background vocals by Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, and Oren Waters
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[16] | Gold | 50,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Cover versions
- In 1985, Dionne Warwick performed the song live on Solid Gold.
- In 1990, Seiko Matsuda performed the song live on Music Fair.
- In 2004, Boyz II Men covered the song on their Throwback, Vol. 1 album.
- In 2007, Freya Lim covered the song on her Freya's Love Songs album.
- In 2008, Filipino R&B singer Kyla covered the song on her album Heart 2 Heart.
- In 2021, Brenda K. Starr released a cover of a song as a single.
- In 2023, Lionel Loueke and Gretchen Parlato included the song in their album Lean In.
References
- ^ a b "Klymaxx Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ Janice Long (29 January 1986). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 47.
- ^ "Klymaxx – I Miss You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0631." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9332." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Klymaxx – I Miss You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Klymaxx – I Miss You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Klymaxx Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Klymaxx Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLIX, no. 30. January 18, 1986. p. 4. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles of '86". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "End of Year Charts 1986". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1986". Longbored Surfer. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Klymaxx – I Miss You". Music Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
