"I Miss You" is a song by British electronic music group Clean Bandit, featuring vocals from American singer and songwriter Julia Michaels. It was written by Michaels, Jack Patterson and Grace Chatto, with production handled by the latter two and Mark Ralph. The song was released to digital retailers on 27 October 2017, as the third single from Clean Bandit's second studio album, What Is Love? (2018).
Background On 16 October 2017, Clean Bandit first announced the song and its release date on social media, along with the single cover and a pre-order set up on streaming services. Shortly afterwards, Michaels revealed on Twitter that she "wrote ['I Miss You'] at the height of an emotional roller coaster. When I was stuck at the top, this flew out of me." The group posted the first snippet of the song on social media two days later, in which Michaels' layered voice can be heard "singing the melody over a piano piece".
Michaels later confirmed via a tweet that she wrote the song while Jack Patterson was playing the piano. Chatto spoke to Billboard on the meaning behind the track, saying: "It's a simple song, about the unbelievable pain of breaking up with someone you love." She also regarded Justin Bieber's 2015 single "Sorry", a highly successful song co-written by Michaels, as one of her favourites of all time, calling working with Michaels "a real honour".
Critical reception Allison Stubblebine of Billboard described the song as "packed with the bright symphonic elements synonymous with any Clean Bandit project". Mike Wass of Idolator called it "a sublime banger that packs an emotional punch", praising Clean Bandit for providing "faultless, intricate, multi-layered production", as well as "introducing some Asian sounds into the mix without it sounding forced or gimmicky".
Music video The self-directed music video, filmed at the Epping Ongar Railway and the locations on the South Coast in the United Kingdom and a desert in Los Angeles, sees the ensemble, all dressed in red, dancing around, intercut with landscape shots. Chatto described the filming process as "very special". She added: "We got to know each other better in the blazing heat, we experimented with special effects and train tracks." Jack Patterson said that he was "desperately trying to finish [the music video] in time to go on tour".
Credits and personnel Recording and management Recorded at Club Ralph (London, England) and Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) Mixed at Club Ralph (London, United Kingdom) Mastered at Metropolis Mastering (London, United Kingdom) Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/Thanks for the Songs Richard (BMI) administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp
Personnel
Julia Michaels – vocals, songwriting Jack Patterson – songwriting, production, mixing, piano, synthesisers Grace Chatto – songwriting, production, mixing, cello Mark Ralph – production, mixing Keith Gretlein – engineering, vocal engineering Drew Smith – engineering Tom AD Fuller – engineering Rob Cohen – vocal engineering Luke Patterson – percussion Stuart Hawkes – mastering
Credits adapted from What Is Love? liner notes.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2017–18) Peakposition Australia Dance (ARIA) 2 Colombia Airplay (National-Report) 54 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 1 Greece International (IFPI) 39 Italy (FIMI) 75 Latvia Streaming (DigiTop100) 23 Mexico Airplay (Billboard) 14 Netherlands (Mega Top 50)"Lijst van 16-12-2017 – MEGA TOP 50" (in Dutch). Mega Top 50 39 Netherlands (Dutch Dance Top 30) 1 Philippines (Philippine Hot 100) 93 Slovenia Airplay (SloTop50) 44
Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Hungary (Stream Top 40) 98
Chart (2018) Position Australia (ARIA) 63 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 32 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 48 Denmark (Tracklisten) 58 France (SNEP) 142 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 80 Ireland (IRMA) 37 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 59 Portugal (AFP) 90 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 48 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 15
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Version Label Italy October 26, 2017 Contemporary hit radio Original Warner Worldwide October 27, 2017 Digital download Various Naations Remix United States November 7, 2017 Contemporary hit radio Original Atlantic United Kingdom November 17, 2017 Various Digital download Cahill Remix Matoma Remix December 8, 2017 Acoustic December 15, 2017 Tokio Myers Remix January 5, 2018 Yungen Remix February 16, 2018 Remixes EP
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