"Missing You" is a song by British musician John Waite and
was included in the album
No Brakes. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot
100 during the week of September 22, 1984, and number nine on
the UK Singles Chart.
John Waite re-recorded the song with country/bluegrass
artist Alison Krauss which appeared on her album
A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection, and released it
to country music radio in 2007. The re-recording peaked at #34
on the Hot Country Songs chart. It was also featured in the
popular 1980s inspired video game
Grand Theft Auto: Vice Cityand the second episode of the
TV series Miami Vice ("Heart of Darkness" - originally aired
September 28, 1984).
This song was also recorded by Tina Turner in 1996, and was
released as the third single from the album
Wildest Dreams. When Waite's original version of
"Missing You" topped Billboard's Hot 100 in late 1984, the song
that it knocked out of a 3-week reign at the top was none other
than Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do with It". Turner's
version of Waite's "Missing You" hit #12 in the UK and #84 in
the U.S.
The single "Missing You" included an edited single version
of the track, an alternative mix and certain formats also the
European non-album track "The Difference Between Us", later
featured on the U.S. edition of the
Wildest Dreamsalbum.
"Missing You" was recorded by American folk-pop musician
David Wilcox for his 1994 album "Big Horizon."
The song was also recorded by Evan Dando and Tom Morgan as a
part of Triple J's Live at The Wireless.
It was also recorded by country music duo Brooks & Dunn
in 1999 on their
Tightropealbum; their version peaked at #15 on the
country chart.
Another cover came from Rod Stewart in 2006 on his album,
Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time.
A cover has also been made by actor/musician Tyler Hilton,
exclusively for the soundtrack of One Tree Hill.
Declan Galbraith recorded a cover version on his album
You and Me.