Miss Me

This article is about Drake song feat. Lil Wayne. For Mohombi song featuring Nelly, see Miss Me (Mohombi song).

For other uses of "Miss Me", see Miss Me (disambiguation).

"Miss Me"
Single by Drake featuring Lil Wayne
from the album Thank Me Later
Released	June 1, 2010
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2009
Genre	Hip hop, R&B
Length	5:06 (Album Version) 4:26 (Radio Edit 1) 4:16 (Radio Edit 2)
Label	Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Motown
Writer(s)	A. Graham, D. Carter, M. Samuels
Producer	Boi-1da, 40
Certification	Gold (RIAA)[1]
Drake singles chronology
"Find Your Love" (2010) "Miss Me" (2010) "Fancy" (2010) Lil Wayne singles chronology "Knockout" (2010) "Miss Me" (2010) "Right Above It" (2010)

"Miss Me" is the third single^[2] by Canadian recording artist, Drake from his debut album Thank Me Later. The song features label mate and Young Money founder Lil Wayne. Produced by Drake's long-time collaborators Boi-1da and 40, the track was released as the third official single from his debut album Thank Me Later. It debuted and peaked at number fifteen on Billboard, becoming the third consecutive track to attain chart success from the album.

Background

The song was originally by rapper Bun B featuring Drake for his 3rd album, Trill OG, with a different chorus, entitled "All Night Long." ^[3] A version with Drake's and Bun B's verses and the final chorus was released as the "OG Mix", which is the official remix of the song, on September 13, 2010 on Bun B's Twitter page. The song samples "Wildflower" by Hank Crawford^[4].

Music video

The music video was directed by Anthony Mandler. Drake shot his scenes on July 15, 2010.^[5]. Shots of Lil Wayne were filmed in early 2010 by director David Rousseau before Wayne went to jail.^[6]. The video premiered at 8 PM Eastern Standard Time on August 19, 2010 on MTV.^[7]. Mandler told MTV that the video was a particular challenge because Lil Wayne's footage was shot prior to Mandler coming onboard as director, he said: "It wasn't shot the way I would have shot it, so I had to come up with a world where I had ultimate control. I think with Drake, we're always looking for overarching themes. We're always looking for bigger themes to hang our hat on. With 'Miss Me,' what was interesting to me was not the idea of 'miss me because Wayne was going to jail.' Because it was deeper than that. It was the attainability verses the unattainability. And how stars and people who are public figures are expected to sit on a platform and be grabbed and watched and photographed and controlled. The idea for me was, what happens if it's not that clear, everything is a click off, all these unrelated scenarios are related by a textual theme and trying to play that into that, rather than some straight narrative, because we didn't have control ... 'cause we didn't have Wayne". The director said he incorporated a set where everything was slightly off. The set was built with a converging ceiling, in order to appear smaller. The lead actress in the video was never fully shown. The Young Money star appears but then quickly disappears".^[8]

Chart performance

As a promotional single, "Miss Me" shot onto the Billboard Hot 100 at number 15 for its debut, making it his highest charting U.S debut off Thank Me Later. It then fell to number 76 in the next several weeks, but once it was released as an official single it rebounded to number 39.

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9]	73
US Billboard Hot 100[10]	15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11]	3
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[12]	2

References

1. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=drake&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50
2. ^ Concepcion, Mariel (2010-05-28). "Drake's Leaked 'Fireworks' Addresses Rihanna Relationship". Billboard. (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). http://www.billboard.com/charts?tag=nav#/song/drake-featuring-lil-wayne/miss-me/20027500. Retrieved 2010-05-28. 
3. ^ http://www.rapradar.com/2010/05/21/bun-b-clarifies-drake-collabos/
4. ^ http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/46851/Drake%20and%20Lil%20Wayne-Miss%20Me_Hank%20Crawford-Wildflower/
5. ^ http://www.youngmoneyhq.com/2010/07/16/pics-drake-young-money-on-the-set-of-miss-me-video-shoot/
6. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648046/20100916/lil_wayne.jhtml
7. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1646137/20100819/drake.jhtml
8. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1646337/20100823/drake.jhtml
9. ^ "Drake Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Drake. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
10. ^ "Drake Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Drake. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
11. ^ "Drake Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Drake. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
12. ^ "Drake Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rap Songs for Drake. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 19, 2011.