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(Zach) View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 07:05 PM Post #1
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 23 March 2013 Posts: 3,902 User: 18,512	The Saturdays - Missing You United Kingdom #3 Ireland #6 Scotland #2 y_-UiAwEgbQ "Missing You" is a song performed by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, taken from their first mini album, Headlines!. Written by Alexander Kronlund and Lukas Hilbert with production from Hilbert and James Reynolds, the song was released as the collection's lead single on 5 August as a digital download and on 9 August as a CD single. The lyrics centre on being in a relationship where the passion has died, but still being addicted to the love that used to exist. It features an electropop production, incorporating elements of synthpop. The group described the song as "an updated version of their sound" and was fun to record and experiment with. "Missing You is more out-there than that rest of [Headlines!]."


(Zach) View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 07:07 PM Post #2
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 23 March 2013 Posts: 3,902 User: 18,512	Chart Run 01 - 15/08/10 - #003 - 57,157 02 - 22/08/10 - #007 - 33,636 03 - 29/08/10 - #011 - 23,663 04 - 05/09/10 - #016 - 15,520 05 - 12/09/10 - #026 - 11,435 06 - 19/09/10 - #024 - 11,284 07 - 26/09/10 - #033 - 08,510 08 - 03/10/10 - #041 - 06,103 09 - 10/10/10 - #047 - 04,746 10 - 17/10/10 - #063 - 03,384 11 - 24/10/10 - #072 - 02,950 12 - 31/10/10 - #080 - 02,607 13 - 07/11/10 - #090 - 02,195 14 - 14/11/10 - #100 - 02,076 15 - 21/11/10 - #146 - 01,603 16 - 28/11/10 - #172 - 01,347 (OUT) 17 - 02/01/11 - #183 - 02,334 (OUT) Airplay Run Radio Airplay: 89-49-30-33-21-15-01-01-03-15-28-37-40 TV Airplay:73-14-20-19-23-25-13-08-12-11-17-22-35


*Tim View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 07:08 PM Post #3
Bitch of t seet Joined: 2 April 2012 Posts: 27,395 User: 16,660	That radio airplay is quite shocking. Both it beinf #1 as well as it tumbling down the chart in true Sats way


(Zach) View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 07:10 PM Post #4
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 23 March 2013 Posts: 3,902 User: 18,512	Promo 03/07/10. Mercedes Benz World Summer Concert Series 08/07/10. Haigh Hall 09/07/10Thetford Forest 16/07/10 Rochester Castle 18/07/10 Tamworth Castle 23/07/10 Suck My Pop' performance (Viva, 7pm) 25/07/10 Party In The Park in Leeds 30/07/10 Suck My Pop' 'The Best Saturday' stint (Viva, 7pm) 31/07/10 In: Demand Live 01/08/10. 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man' interview & performance (CH4, 10pm) 04/08/10. GMTV performance (ITV1, from 6am-9.25am) 07/08/10. 'The Crush' Interview (The Box, 9.30am) 07/08/10. ITV1-Magic Numbers 08/08/10. Ch4-Big Brothers Little Brother 08/08/10. 'Radio 1' 5.19 Show (8pm) 10/08/10. ITV1-This Morning 11/08/10. 'Missing You' Single Signing (G-A-Y Bar, 10pm) 12/08/10 Live Ustream (7pm) 13/08/10. BBC Breakfast News (BBC1, 8.30am aprox) 15/08/10. Radio City live 15/08/10. Rock FM Live 16/08/10. 'Headlines' Album Signing (HMV Blackpool, 12.30pm) 16/08/10. 'Headlines' Album Signing (HMV Manchester, 5pm) 17/08/10. ITV1-Michael Ball 19/08/10. Ch5-Live From Studio 5 21/08/10. Pop Party In The Park 12/09/10. A Concert For Heroes


(Zach) View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 07:11 PM Post #5
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 23 March 2013 Posts: 3,902 User: 18,512	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. with] some terrible autotone ... and a trance-y backdrop that never quite reaches the places it promises." 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." 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" 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'."


(Zach) View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 07:29 PM Post #6
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 23 March 2013 Posts: 3,902 User: 18,512	Missing You's run on my personal chart: 2011 6-12-Out 2012 12-Out-9-18-Out-3-1-5-14-16-19-Out-15-18-Out-15-16-Out-6-1-9 2013 20-10-11-18-Out-1-9-11-13-19-20-Out 2014 6-2-5-5-8-8-6-13-14-17-18-19-Out 2015 3-2-8- 2011 YE #148 2012 YE #9 2013 YE #93 2014 YE #41 Also my 9th most played Sats song.


UltraCruelSummer View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 07:31 PM Post #7
It's a cruel summer. Joined: 26 May 2014 Posts: 35,253 User: 20,947	Love this


SGrey View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 07:31 PM Post #8
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 4 December 2013 Posts: 8,400 User: 20,182	What is your most played Sats song, Zach? Just out of interest


Totto View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 07:32 PM Post #9
I was grindin' with the DJ with my hands on the floor! Joined: 12 January 2014 Posts: 3,954 User: 20,441	Bet you couldn't wait to open this thread Now we wait for a certain person to arrive.


(Zach) View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 07:47 PM Post #10
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 23 March 2013 Posts: 3,902 User: 18,512	QUOTE(Sean. @ Jul 6 2015, 07:31 PM) What is your most played Sats song, Zach? Just out of interest Wildfire of course! QUOTE(Totto @ Jul 6 2015, 07:32 PM) Bet you couldn't wait to open this thread Now we wait for a certain person to arrive. I honestly couldn't. I wanted Hurricane to start it but she just never seemed to do it for some reason! This post has been edited by (Zach): Jul 6 2015, 07:48 PM


Cameron View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 08:05 PM Post #11
THE BLAZE . Joined: 27 December 2012 Posts: 24,309 User: 18,061	I miss auto-tune, sometimes, I miss getting solos, it makes me cry, I miss putting effort in, when I perform, trying not to get dropped, begging to have another hit


AdamAloud View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 08:29 PM Post #12
I was born 7 million years ago in Sweden, Africa Joined: 4 October 2010 Posts: 13,253 User: 11,955	QUOTE(Cameron @ Jul 6 2015, 09:05 PM) I miss auto-tune, sometimes, I miss getting solos, it makes me cry, I miss putting effort in, when I perform, trying not to get dropped, begging to have another hit !! Dead.


Hurricane View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 08:35 PM Post #13
get me started, hot like fire Joined: 21 June 2012 Posts: 6,221 User: 17,262	I didn't even remember we did 'Ego' lol. Sorry! Also, I'll still maintain that 'Missing You' got a huge loads of promo and airplay (two weeks at #1?!?!). If you were looking at just these numbers, you would easily expect another 350k seller in their hands, but it's only just around 220k. It's kind of disappointing and you can only wish some of their better singles got that airplay and promo instead. Anyhoo. It's just so...dull. I don't get the appeal at all. Like Frankie sounds beyond bored and dull herself and that verse is way too long for something that has absolutely no melody whatsoever. There's no even a proper build-up?! Mollie sounds nasal. It's hardly a peak for Vanessa as she doesn't sound that outstanding or anything, nor does she provide good emotions either. (But she doesn't sound bad, of course) I really don't think Una and Rochelle's take over on the chorus are as good as some of the fans are making it out to be. I always thought Una made the chorus sound even thinnier and Rochelle slightly sounded out of place. There's no production values whatsoever until the chorus, but I'll admit that when we hit the chorus, the instrumental does become great. But the chorus (of the song) itself kinda ruins that good instrumental. The lyrics are great, though. So all in all, it really should be just a 6/10, but most people act like it's 10/10. It's not.


(Zach) View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 09:56 PM Post #14
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 23 March 2013 Posts: 3,902 User: 18,512	I agree regarding Frankie's verse. I do think it's pretty lifeless and the heavy use of autotune sort of sets the song off on the wrong foot. I think that first verse was probably enough to turn people off to the song or make them change the station before giving it a proper chance which might've affected the song's sales. I do, however, think that once the first chorus hits the song is great. The second verse is much better than the first and I do prefer Una's chorus to the others (go figure). The production isn't anything amazing but it's really only terrible during the first verse. And yes, Mollie's vocals are very poor in this song which is probably the worst part for me.


-0-0 View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 10:34 PM Post #15
🙄 Joined: 14 February 2010 Posts: 53,654 User: 10,643	'Missing You' was the song that made be The Sats stan that I am today. I purchased four versions of the song.


365 View member profile	Jul 6 2015, 11:41 PM Post #16
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 11 October 2013 Posts: 31,023 User: 19,931	I echo what Hurricane says. The fact that this only snuck over silver when it was such a massive airplay hit is really shocking. Imagine Ego had had that amount of support? I wasn't really a Saturdays 'stan' at the time. I use to roll my eyes because in my eyes they'd follow up great songs/eras with awful songs like 'Forver Is Over'. This was one of those cases. But I have to say over the years it's grown on my slightly - I mean, during Greatest Hits I started to quite like it. But I think it says a lot that it's their only single they didn't perform in full at their show - they played much floppier songs instead.


P@ul View member profile	Jul 7 2015, 12:05 AM Post #17
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 25 March 2014 Posts: 766 User: 20,742	No matter how much I listen to this, I still don't like it. I remember back then seeing on a chart show that the girls were #3 and thinking "wow this must be a great song for The Sats to get such a high placing" and then hearing it and being incredibly MEH.


(Zach) View member profile	Jul 7 2015, 02:25 AM Post #18
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 23 March 2013 Posts: 3,902 User: 18,512	I would definitely classify it as a grower. Like I always say, I didn't like it at all originally but have grown to love it over time.


Martyn View member profile	Jul 7 2015, 10:14 AM Post #19
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 7 March 2006 Posts: 13,207 User: 66	Always have ways will love this song.


LMFan View member profile	Jul 11 2015, 08:36 PM Post #20
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 17 July 2006 Posts: 2,023 User: 948	I have always loved this song and would place it in my top 3 Sats songs ever! I don't understand the hate for it.