Miss You Much
| "Miss You Much" | ||||
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| Single by Janet Jackson | ||||
| from the album Rhythm Nation 1814 | ||||
| B-side | "You Need Me" | |||
| Released | August 22, 1989 | |||
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1988–1989; Flyte Tyme Studios | |||
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| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Writer(s) | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | |||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | |||
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"Miss You Much" is a song recorded by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released as the lead single from Jackson's fourth studio album, Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). The song spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest-running number one of 1989. "Miss You Much" was the second-best selling single of 1989,[1] and the biggest radio airplay song of the year.[2] It is Jackson's third longest running number-one single, behind "That's The Way Love Goes", and "All For You", which spent eight and seven weeks respectively at number one.
The song received two Grammy Award nominations, and was awarded two American Music Awards and a Billboard Award for Top Hot 100 Single of the Year. It has been included in each of Jackson's greatest hits albums, Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 (1995), Number Ones (2009) and Icon: Number Ones (2010).
Its music video is considered iconic for its choreography and chair routine, and has been referenced by various artists. "Miss You Much" has inspired videos from Britney Spears, and was covered in the Korean film 200 Pounds Beauty, also being sampled by artists such as 50 Cent.
Song information
After the success of Control, Jackson returned with "Miss You Much", the lead single from Rhythm Nation 1814. It became Jackson's biggest selling single at the time, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100, where it remained for four weeks. "Miss You Much" also became her second number-one hit, the first being "When I Think of You". The song sold over four million copies, becoming one of the biggest-selling songs of the year.[3] The song peaked at number two in Canada and reached the top twenty in Australia and many European countries.
"Miss You Much" received two American Music Awards for Favorite Dance Single and Favorite Soul/R&B Single, with Jackson also nominated for Favorite Dance Artist. The song received two Grammy nominations for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song. The single also won a Billboard Award for Top Hot 100 Single of the Year and a Soul Train Music Award for Best Female R&B Single. It was also Jackson's fourth number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The "Miss You Much" single includes the B-side "You Need Me".
Jackson has performed "Miss You Much" on all of her tours, including the Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour, janet. Tour, The Velvet Rope Tour, All for You Tour, Rock Witchu Tour, Number Ones: Up Close and Personal, and Unbreakable World Tour.
Chart performance
Heavy anticipation and radio airplay during the late summer allowed "Miss You Much" to debut at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of September 2, 1989, soaring to the number 1 spot within five weeks, where it remained for four weeks. It was the biggest airplay hit of the year, and fifth biggest overall, also peaking atop the Hot Dance Club Play and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.[2] The song was the second best-selling single of the year, behind only Phil Collins' "Another Day in Paradise". It reached number 2 in Canada and New Zealand, and the top twenty of Australia, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. It peaked within the top twenty five in the United Kingdom, although its accompanying album reached the top five.
Music video
The video for "Miss You Much" was directed by Dominic Sena and choreographed by Anthony Thomas. It was filmed in August 1989 as part of the long-form Rhythm Nation 1814 film. The black-and-white video begins with dancers gathered at a pool hall, gossiping about Jackson and her boyfriend. Jackson enters the room as her dancers suddenly become quiet and look at her. One dancer asks Jackson what she has been doing lately. She jokingly responds, before demonstrating her love through song and dance. The end of the video cuts out a final dance routine performed with chairs, choreographed by Terry Bixler.
The video's choreography and chair routine are regarded as iconic in popular culture. The chair routine is available on the Rhythm Nation Compilation DVD.
In popular culture
- Britney Spears referenced the "Miss You Much" video, and Jackson's "The Pleasure Principle" video, for the chair routine in her "Stronger" video. The video's director Joseph Kahn said Spears' idea for the routine was inspired by "Janet Jackson's 'Pleasure Principle' — the iconic chair sequence in that."[4] A review of the video commented "Ms. Spears gives us her best Janet Jackson impression (“Miss You Much“) with a dizzying chair-dance routine."[5]
- The popular boy band the Backstreet Boys performed a chair routine similar to Spears' and Jackson's in their 1999 Disney Channel in Concert special to the track "As Long as You Love Me".
- During Jackson's inaugural MTV Icon tribute, "Miss You Much" was performed by Pink, Usher, and Mýa to honor Jackson. Pink notably recreated the video's iconic chair routine.
- VH1's show "Miss You Much" was titled after the song.[6]
- "Miss You Much" was covered by Korean singer Youme in the South Korean comedy film 200 Pounds Beauty in 2005. In the film, the song is performed by fictional Korean pop singer Ammy.
- 50 Cent's single "Follow My Lead", which features Robin Thicke, references "Miss You Much" in the line "like Janet Jackson said, I miss you much."
- Akon's single "Right Now (Na Na Na)" references and interpolates "Miss You Much" by quoting the line "I miss you much" using the same rhythm and melody.
- "Miss You Much" was played during an episode of Tori Spelling's show So NoTORIous.
- The song was used in one of the opening scenes of the film Ghost Dad, starring Bill Cosby.
- "Weird Al" Yankovic included the song's chorus in his polka medley "Polka Your Eyes Out" from his album Off the Deep End.
Official versions
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Track listings
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Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart[7] | 12 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[8] | 21 |
| Canadian Singles Chart[9] | 2 |
| Dutch Top 40[10] | 15 |
| Finnish Singles Chart[11] | 20 |
| French Singles Chart[12] | 66 |
| German Singles Chart[13] | 16 |
| Irish Singles Chart[14] | 22 |
| Italian Singles Chart[15] | 31 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[7] | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[7] | 20 |
| UK Singles Chart[16] | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[17] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[17] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1989) | Position |
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| Australian Singles Chart[18] | 85 |
| Canadian RPM Singles Chart[19] | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[20] | 5 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[21] | Gold | 5,000 |
| United States (RIAA)[22] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Top Selling Albums and Singles 1989", TIME, 2009-06-18, retrieved 2012-03-08
- 1 2 Graham, Jefferson (1989-12-15), "Janet in command; Jackson rules her own `Nation'; Highlights of a rhythmic life", USA Today, p. 1.D, ISSN 0734-7456
- ↑ "2. "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson - Top Selling Albums and Singles 1989 - TIME". Time.com. Levy, Glen. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ↑ "Britney Spears' 10 Best Music Videos: Readers' Poll Results". Billboard. February 19, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Flashback Friday: Britney Spears "Stronger" Music Video". The Round Table Online. February 18, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ↑ "'Miss You Much' with Catherine Reitman will be nostalgic - and creepy". Zap2it. Bentley, Jean. 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- 1 2 3 "Janet Jackson – Miss You Much – swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Janet in Belgium". MJJ Charts. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Janet in Canada". MJJ Charts. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 39 – 1989". Radio 538 (in Dutch). Top 40. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
- ↑ "Janet in Finland". MJJ Charts. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Janet in France". MJJ Charts. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Janet Jackson – Miss You Much". GfK Entertainment (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. irishcharts.ie. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Janet in Italy". MJJ Charts. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Chart Stats – Janet Jackson – Miss You Much". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. Archived from the original on July 11, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Rhythm Nation 1814 > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Top 100 Songs AMR 1989". AMR. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "RPM year end chart 1989". RPM. 1989-12-31. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
- ↑ http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1989.php
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Janet Jackson – Miss You Much". Music Canada. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Janet Jackson – Miss You Much". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 10, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
