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"Missing You"
Song
B-side"Ready to Rise"

"Missing You" is a song performed by British girl group The Saturdays taken from their mini album Headlines!. It was officially released as the collection's lead single for digital download from 5 August and from 9 August as a CD single. Its lyrics are an "Ode to losing passion for a relationship" whilst the production incorporates trance and synthpop.[1]

The group described the song as "an updated version of their sound" and said that " Missing You is more out-there than that rest of it. It was fun to experiment."[2] However critics gave the song mostly negative reviews, criticising the decision to release it as a single, for using auto-tuned vocals with something lacking in the song's production.

Composition

"Missing You" is an electropop song incorporating elements of trance and synthpop.[1] It was written by Lukas Hilbert and Alexander Kronlund.[3] According to the group "it's about being in a relationship where the passion has gone - so you're missing that spark. It's quite deep, actually, for a pop song."[2] The critics also agreed, calling the lyrics "surprisingly dark".[4] It has also been described as "experimental" and an "updated version" of the their previous sound.[2] The production was described as "pretty" but "limp" as the "melody is traded for a random 'miss, missing you' refrain". Some of the group also make use of autotune on their vocals,[1] mainly Frankie Sandford, whilst Mollie King uses the natural croak in her voice and Vanessa White's vocals have a nasal tone.[5]

Critical reception

"Missing You" received generally negative comments from the critics who criticised the use of auto-tuned vocals and said that the production was lacking making the choice to release it is a single, confusing. Ollie Meakings of 'TeenToday' felt that the song fell short of what was needed to help them "reclaim their home at near the top of the charts." He said "It needed to sound big, with obnoxious production, great vocals and an actual melody ... Instead it’s a quite-pretty but ultimately limp and lacklustre effort ... [with] some terrible autotone ... and a trance-y backdrop that never quite reaches the places it promises."[1] Natalie Edwarss of The Daily Star agreed calling the single dull. "HAVE you ever been tempted by an scrumptious cake topped with lots of whipped cream and sparkley sprinkles? Then as you take a bite you realise it’s actually a bit stale and nowhere as delicious as its appearance promised ... take a listen to The Saturday’s new single ... and you’ll realise exactly what we mean. All the ingredients are there - and there’s no denying their vocal ability - but it fails at the last hurdle by making a lasting impression."[6] Tony Falls of Virgin Media was also highly critical of the song awarding it zero out of ten. "Never have a group got by with so little a contribution to music, but so big a contribution to rolling back feminist progress. 'Missing You' sounds like an album track. Not something you’d hear as a comeback track that would uplift your lost consciousness about the girls’ disappearance. The idea of shooting the video in Spain for this type of song is a nice choice, but Frankie is overly tanned. Please kill me. A vacuous set of reviews for a vacuous group of girls."[7]

However Fraser McAlpine gave the song a mixed review, awarding it three out of five stars. He pointed out that fans of the group would be divided on the song. "Something hidden deep in the song's DNA is engagingly bad, or worryingly good, and it's got everyone's quality alarms jangling like a wind-chime in a hurricane ... [There is a moment of] appreciation for the bit where they sing "begging to get back together" ... It's slow, moody, ponderous, a little bit boring at times, but when it gets to that bit, it's ... the good bit." He also called the song a "grower"[5] Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review saying "'Missing You' is a post-break-up song with a modishly rave-tinged production... and after a few spins the chorus wiggles into your brain like a tapeworm that missed the turning marked 'digestive tract' ... The charts? Sorted. Your hearts? Well, that's a matter of personal preference of course, but, the odd rocky patch excepted, they've had ours since Up".[4]

Chart performance

Upon digital release the single debuted in Ireland at number fourty-two.[8] Then upon CD release, "Missing You" became the group's fourth top-ten hit[9] by peaking at number six.[10] It is the group's joint-best charting single in Ireland and the second single to chart at number six, after "Just Can't Get Enough" reached the same position back in March 2009.[11] On 14 August 2010, the single debuted in Scotland at number two.[12] Then a day later, "Missing You" debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart,[13] despite being tipped to take the number one spot according to mid week figures.[14] It was beaten by Flo Rida's "Club Can't Handle Me" and "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem and Rihanna, which respectively took the number one and number two positions. It also entered the UK Download Chart at number three.[15] It is the second single by the group to be beaten by Flo Rida in a battle for the number one chart position although it is their seventh top-ten UK hit.[16]

Promotion

The Saturdays have performed the single at T4 on the Beach 2010, where member of the band, Mollie King was absent from the performance, after a horsefly bite left her on crutches and thus unable to perform.[17] King was absent from a number of other performances The Saturdays performed to promote the single. On 1 August 2010, all of the members of The Saturdays performed on Alan Carr: Chatty Man[18] and they were interviewed on GMTV three days later.[19] On 10 August 2010 the group will appear at the Habbo Hotel, London for a 'Meet and Greet' session in promotion of "Missing You".[20]

Music video

The music video was shot at the end of May 2010, in Málaga, Spain[2] and later premiered June 26 on the group's official website.[21] Of the video shoot, the group said "Every time we'd turned round, our dresses would get stuck to our legs! That was a nightmare. It was either that or slipping over."[2]

The video was met by negative reception from TeenToday's Ollie Meakings who called it bland, cheap and boring. He said "The girls hit the beach and various nearby locations (field, tree, some rocks) to make glazed over doe-eyed expressions before hitting the club that night. There’s really only two things of merit in the whole thing and sadly not for positive reasons. Firstly, ANYONE GOT THE TIME is one thing you won’t be asking after watching it, for sure. And then, there’s *that* dance routine. ... Sadly it falls short of being so bad it’s good and is just depressingly terrible and low budget. Although we’re sure the girls had fun working on their tans."[1]

Track listings

Credits

"Missing You" was recorded at Universal Studio London and Fishhead Studio, Göteborg (Sweden).[3]

  • Production - Lukas Hilbert, James Reynolds (additional)
  • Audio mixing - James Reynolds
  • Engineered - Choukri Gustmann, Ben Roulston
  • Instrument programming - Lukas Hilbert
  • Additional synths - James Reynolds.
  • Mastering - Dick Beetham

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 6
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12] 2
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[13] 3

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Ireland[28] 5 August 2010 Digital download Polydor Records
United Kingdom[27] 8 August 2010 Fascination Records
Ireland[25] 9 August 2010 Digital download: accoustic remix Polydor Records
Ireland & UK[22] CD single Polydor, Fascination Records
United Kingdom[29] 12 August 2010 Digital download: accoustic remix Fascination Records

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Meakings, Ollie (30 June 2010). "The Saturdays - Missing You, Shit or Hit?". TeenToday. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e Savage, Mark (6 August 2010). "Talking Shop: The Saturdays". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b Headlines (Media notes). London: Fascination, Polydor Records (00602527463506). 2010. p. 2. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |albumlink= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |artist= ignored (|others= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b Levin, Nick (27 July 2010). "Single Review: The Saturdays - Missing You". Digital Spy (Hachette Filipaacchi Mediás). Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  5. ^ a b McAlpine, Fraser (1 August 2010). "The Saturdays - Missing You (review)". BBC Music. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  6. ^ Edwards, Natalie (9 August 2010). "The Saturdays - Missing You (review)". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Fallows, Tony (9 August 2010). "Re-reviews - Eminem & Rihanna, The Saturdays, The Soft Pack & Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly". Virgin Media. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Irish Top 50 Singles". GfK Chart-Track. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  9. ^ Love, Ryan (13 August 2010). "Saturdays score fourth Irish top 10 hit". Digital Spy (Hachette Filipaacchi Mediás). Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  10. ^ a b "Chart Track: Week 32, 2010". Irish Singles Chart.
  11. ^ "The Saturdays Chart History". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  12. ^ a b "Top 40 Scottish Singles Archive - Week/e 21 August 2010". The Official Charts Company. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  13. ^ a b "Top 40 UK Singles Archive - Week/e 21 August 2010". Official Charts Company. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  14. ^ Levine, Nick (13 August 2010). "Are The Saturdays still heading for Number One?". Digital Spy (Hachette Filipaacchi Mediás). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  15. ^ "Official UK Single Downloads". The Official Charts Company - week/e 21 August 2010. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  16. ^ "Saturdays UK Artist History". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  17. ^ "Mollie King Absent from T4 on the Beach: The Saturdays". Mail Online. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  18. ^ Daw, Robbie (2 August 2010). "The Saturdays Do 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man' On A Sunday". Idolator. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  19. ^ Bull, Sarah (4 August 2010). "Missing You: The Saturdays get glamorous for GMTV interview as they reveal they Just Can't Get Enough of their boyfriends". The Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  20. ^ "Talk To The Saturdays In The Habbo Hotel!". MTV. MTV Networks (Viacom). 6 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  21. ^ http://thesaturdays.co.uk/news/missing-you-video-world-premiere/
  22. ^ a b "Missing You: The Saturdays". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  23. ^ "The Saturdays' Missing You". Amazon. Retrieved 2010-08-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  24. ^ "Ready to Rise (Saturdays, The) Work ID 881358442". ASCAP. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  25. ^ a b "The Saturdays - Missing You (accoustic)". 7Digital (IRE). Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  26. ^ "Missing You: The Saturdays: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  27. ^ a b "The Saturdays - Missing You EP (United Kingdom Release)". Itunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved 2010-08-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  28. ^ "The Saturdays - Missing You (EP)". 7Digital (IRE). Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  29. ^ "The Saturdays - Missing You (accoustic)". 7Digital (GBR). Retrieved 14 August 2010.
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