"Miss You" | |
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Westlife album cover
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Song by Westlife | |
from the album Westlife | |
Released | 1 November 1999 |
Recorded | 1998-99 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 3:53 |
Label | BMG, RCA |
Songwriter(s) | Jake Schulze, Rami Yacoub |
Producer(s) | Jake Schulze, Rami Yacoub |
"I Miss You" | ||||
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Single by Basshunter featuring Lauren Dyson | ||||
from the album Now You're Gone - The Album | ||||
Released | 15 December 2008 (UK) | |||
Format | CD single, Digital download | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Eurodance, Electronic Rock | |||
Length |
2:42 (radio edit) 3:47 (album version) |
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Label | Hard2Beat | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jake Schulze, Rami Yacoub | |||
Basshunter featuring Lauren Dyson singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"I Miss You" on YouTube |
"Miss You" is a popular song written by Jake Schulze and Rami Yacoub. It was originally recorded as a ballad, by the Irish boy band Westlife, but was never released as a single. In 2007, it was remade as a dance track by Swedish DJ and producer Basshunter becoming a hit single for him as "I Miss You" in 2008, notably in UK, Germany and Sweden.
The original song "Miss You" appeared on Irish boy band Westlife's 1999 debut album, Westlife. Although the album produced five different singles "Swear It Again", "If I Let You Go", "Flying Without Wings", the double A-side "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" all in 1999 and "Fool Again" and a remake of "More Than Words" both released in 2000, the song "Miss You" was never released as a single. The Westlife version heavily uses the sound of Irish instruments such as Fiddles and Bagpipes, making up a strong Irish sound. Moreover, the version is structured starting very soft and low until raising to soaring melody, leaving an anthem-like feel.
Nearly a decade later, the Swedish singer and DJ Basshunter made a cover version of the song as a dance track retitling it as "I Miss You". Basshunter's track "I Miss You" featured lead vocals by the UK singer Lauren Dyson. It appeared on his 2007 album, Now You're Gone – The Album. The track was released as his fifth single from the album following "Now You're Gone" released in 2008, "All I Ever Wanted", Please Don't Go, a remake of KC and the Sunshine Band and "Angel In The Night" all in 2008. The Basshunter single was released on 15 December 2008 and peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted in Germany and Sweden.