Missing You (Mary J. Blige song)

"Missing You"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album Share My World
Released	December 2, 1997
Format	CD Single, 12" single
Genre	R&B
Length	4:19 (album version)
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Babyface
Producer	Babyface
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"Everything" (1997) "Missing You" (1997) "Seven Days" (1998)
Share My World track listing "Thank You Lord (Interlude)" (9) "Missing You" (10) "Everything" (11)

"Missing You" is a R&B song written and produced by Babyface, who produced the song for singer Mary J. Blige, who released it as the third UK single from her Share My World album, released in late 1997.

The song featured Shanice in background vocals and much like "Seven Days", it talked about a woman in dilemma over a relationship with a man that she at first claimed she "wasn't in love" with but then finds herself "thinking about him all the time" and her missing him.

The song became a performance show-stopper for Blige on several stops of her "Share My World" tour and was indeed a highlight when she performed it on the Soul Train Music Awards, where she was greeted with a huge standing ovation afterwards. The song was released in the UK and eventually reached number nineteen there.

The b-side to CD: 1 of the "Missing You" single was "I Can Love You", which was not released as a stand-alone single in the UK.

Track listings

CD 1

1. "Missing You" (Album Version)
2. "I Can Love You" (Album Version)
3. "Missing You" (Curtis and Moore Club Remix)
4. "I Can Love You" (Brooklyn Funk R&B Mix)

CD 2

1. "Missing You" (Curtis and Moore Radio Edit)
2. "Everything" (So So Def Remix)
3. "Everything" (Malik Mix)
4. "Don't Walk Away"

Credits

• Lead vocals by Mary J. Blige
• Background vocals by Shanice
• Produced and written by Babyface

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay	23
UK Singles Chart	19
Tokio Hot 100	19

References