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{{Infobox song
{{Song infobox
| Name = Something's Missing
| name = Something's Missing
| cover = Something's_Missing_Sheppard.jpg
| Artist = [[John Mayer]]
| Album = [[Heavier Things]]
| alt =
| border = yes
| Format = [[Digital download]]<br>[[CD single]]
| Recorded = 2003
| type = single
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]<br>[[Acoustic rock]]
| artist = [[Sheppard (band)|Sheppard]]
| Length = 5:05
| album = [[Bombs Away (album)|Bombs Away]]
| released = {{Start date|2014|6|27|df=yes}}
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Composer = [[John Mayer]]
| recorded = 2014
| Producer = [[Jack Joseph Puig]]
| studio =
| track_no = 3
| venue =
| prev = "[[Bigger Than My Body]]"
| genre =
| prev_no = 2
| length = {{duration|m=2|s=51}}
| next = New Deep
| label = Empire of Song
| writer = George Sheppard, [[Amy Sheppard]], Jason Bovino
| next_no = 4
| producer =
| Misc = {{Extra tracklisting
| Album = [[Any Given Thursday]]
| chronology = [[Sheppard (band)|Sheppard]]
| prev_title = [[Geronimo (Sheppard song)|Geronimo]]
| Type = live
| prev_year = 2014
| prev_track = "City Love"
| next_title = [[Smile (Sheppard song)|Smile]]
| prev_no = 4
| next_year = 2014
| this_track = "Something's Missing"
| misc = {{External music video|header=Lyric video|{{YouTube|rg-3a6Hy-yc|"Sheppard - Something's Missing (Official Lyric Video)"}}|type=song}}
| track_no = 5
| next_track = "[[Lenny (song)|Lenny]]"/"Man on the Side"
| next_no = 6
}}
{{Extra tracklisting
| Album = [[as/is]]
| Type = live
| prev_track = "[[Your Body Is a Wonderland]]"
| prev_no = 1
| this_track = "Something's Missing"
| track_no = 2
| next_track = "[[Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)]]"
| next_no = 3
}}
{{Extra tracklisting
| Album = [[Try!]]
| Type = live
| prev_track = "[[Daughters (John Mayer song)|Daughters]]"
| prev_no = 9
| this_track = "Something's Missing"
| track_no = 10
| next_track = "Try!"
| next_no = 11
}}
}}
}}
'''"Something's Missing"''' is a song by [[John Mayer (musician)|John Mayer]]. It is the third track from ''[[Heavier Things]]'', Mayer's second studio album. This song is distinct from all other songs by Mayer as it was the only song to have appeared on every live release Mayer had contributed to up to ''[[Where the Light Is]]''. This included the live album, ''[[Try!]]'', from his group [[John Mayer Trio]]. Mayer has mentioned (even in his Grammy acceptance speech) that his song "[[Daughters (John Mayer song)|Daughters]]" wasn't suitable as a single. He has mentioned that "Something's Missing" along with "[[Come Back To Bed]]" would have been more suitable as the singles from the album, despite the success "Daughters" earned him.


"'''Something's Missing'''" is the third single from Australian [[indie pop]] band [[Sheppard (band)|Sheppard]]'s debut album ''[[Bombs Away (album)|Bombs Away]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://now.jbhifi.com.au/Album/1057_9324690107001|title=Sheppard Something's Missing|date=June 2014|publisher=JBHiFi|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> It is the follow-up to their 5× platinum selling, number-one single, "[[Geronimo (Sheppard song)|Geronimo]]". The single was announced on 23 June 2014 in conjunction with the album and tour details.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scenestr.com.au/music/sheppard-nothing-missing-new-album-tour|title=Sheppard: Nothing Missing - New Album Tour|date=23 June 2014|work=Staff Writers |publisher=scenestr.com.au|accessdate=4 August 2014}}</ref> "Something's Missing" was available to download on [[iTunes]] on 27 June 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaureview.com/news/sheppard-announce-tour-dates-to-accompany-release-of-explosive-new-single|title=SHEPPARD ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES TO ACCOMPANY THE RELEASE OF EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLE!|date=25 June 2014|work=Livio Forza |publisher=The AU Review|accessdate=4 August 2014}}</ref>
==The meaning of "Something's Missing"==
The song is about a "gap" or a "hole". Mayer talks of the song as meaning one can't specifically say what it is, but that "something's missing".


==Promotion==
In the song, he goes through a checklist of things in his life, each of which he confirms is NOT missing (in sequence):
An acoustic version of "Something's Missing" was published on Sheppard's [[YouTube]] account on 18 February 2013.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/G_6bRloBfn0 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028113147/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_6bRloBfn0&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_6bRloBfn0| title = Sheppard - Something's Missing (Acoustic Sessions) | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 14 July 2014, Sheppard performed "Something's Missing" on the ''[[Today (1982 TV program)|Today]]'' show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jump-in.com.au/show/today/today-takeaway/2014/july/catch-sheppard-live/|title= Catch Sheppard Live!|date=23 June 2014|publisher=Jump In|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>
*Friends
*Money
*Well-Slept
*Opposite sex
*Guitar
*Microphone
*Messages waiting on him when he comes home


==Track listing==
After this, the lyrics then digress and cause him to wonder, "How come everything I think I need always comes with batteries?".<ref>Mayer explains where Something's Missing came from and when he wrote it in the DVD audio commentary from the [[Any Given Thursday]] special features.</ref>
*'''Digital download'''
#"Something's Missing" – 2:51


==Reviews==
John plays this song in an unusual tuning, tuned (from bottom to top) E B E F# B E.
A reviewer at ''[[The Music (magazine)|The Music]]'' said; "The track shows a slightly softer, more subdued side to the cheery, poptastic vibe of their previous singles, but their trademark, uplifting style is still present".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2014/06/23/sheppard-announce-headline-shows-as-new-single-drops/|title= Sheppard announce headline shows as new single drops|date=23 June 2014|publisher=[[The Music (magazine)|The Music]]|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> A reviewer at VMusic said of the song, simply; "stunning".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vmusic.com.au/news/sheppard-announce-album-tour-new-single.aspx|title=Sheppard announce album tour new single|date=24 June 2014|publisher=VMusic|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>


==Charts==
He also uses an unusual guitar, a blue Fender Stratocaster/Telecaster hybrid.
"Something's Missing" debuted at number 35 on the [[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]] for the week commencing 7 July 2014.<ref name="ARIA Chart"/>

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"{{singlechart|Australia|35|artist=Sheppard|song=Something's Missing|accessdate=4 August 2014|refname="ARIA Chart"}}
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Independent Singles ([[Australian Independent Record Labels Association|AIR]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.air.org.au/charts/20140707/?chart=independent-label-singles-charts|title= Independent Label singles Chart wc 7 July 2014 |publisher=www.air.org.au|accessdate=23 February 2015}}</ref>
| 5
|-
|}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
|-
! scope="row"| Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/bombs-away/id884971307|title=Bombs Away by Sheppard|date=11 July 2014|publisher=iTunes Store (Australia). Apple|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>
| 27 June 2014
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Empire of Song
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Sheppard}}

[[Category:2014 singles]]
[[Category:2014 songs]]
[[Category:Sheppard (band) songs]]


==External links==
* [http://music.yahoo.com/John-Mayer/Somethings-Missing/lyrics/2065590 "Something's Missing"] lyrics, at Yahoo! Music
<br/>
{{John Mayer}}


{{2010s-rock-song-stub}}
[[Category:John Mayer songs]]
[[Category:2003 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by John Mayer]]

Latest revision as of 15:10, 30 May 2024

"Something's Missing"
Single by Sheppard
from the album Bombs Away
Released27 June 2014 (2014-06-27)
Recorded2014
Length2:51
LabelEmpire of Song
Songwriter(s)George Sheppard, Amy Sheppard, Jason Bovino
Sheppard singles chronology
"Geronimo"
(2014) 		"Something's Missing"
(2014) 		"Smile"
(2014)
Lyric video
"Sheppard - Something's Missing (Official Lyric Video)" on YouTube

"Something's Missing" is the third single from Australian indie pop band Sheppard's debut album Bombs Away.[1] It is the follow-up to their 5× platinum selling, number-one single, "Geronimo". The single was announced on 23 June 2014 in conjunction with the album and tour details.[2] "Something's Missing" was available to download on iTunes on 27 June 2014.[3]

Promotion

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An acoustic version of "Something's Missing" was published on Sheppard's YouTube account on 18 February 2013.[4] On 14 July 2014, Sheppard performed "Something's Missing" on the Today show.[5]

Track listing

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  • Digital download
  1. "Something's Missing" – 2:51

Reviews

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A reviewer at The Music said; "The track shows a slightly softer, more subdued side to the cheery, poptastic vibe of their previous singles, but their trademark, uplifting style is still present".[6] A reviewer at VMusic said of the song, simply; "stunning".[7]

Charts

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"Something's Missing" debuted at number 35 on the Australian Singles Chart for the week commencing 7 July 2014.[8]

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 35
Australian Independent Singles (AIR)[9] 5

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Australia[10] 27 June 2014 Digital download Empire of Song

References

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  1. ^ "Sheppard Something's Missing". JBHiFi. June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Sheppard: Nothing Missing - New Album Tour". Staff Writers. scenestr.com.au. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. ^ "SHEPPARD ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES TO ACCOMPANY THE RELEASE OF EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLE!". Livio Forza. The AU Review. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Sheppard - Something's Missing (Acoustic Sessions). YouTube.
  5. ^ "Catch Sheppard Live!". Jump In. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Sheppard announce headline shows as new single drops". The Music. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Sheppard announce album tour new single". VMusic. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Sheppard – Something's Missing". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Independent Label singles Chart wc 7 July 2014". www.air.org.au. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Bombs Away by Sheppard". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.


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