Did You Miss Me

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"Did You Miss Me"
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Single by Lindsey Buckingham
from the album Gift of Screws
ReleasedSeptember 2008
Studio Cornerstone Studios (Chatsworth, California)
Length3:57
Label
Songwriters
Producer Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham singles chronology
"Show You How"
(2006)		"Did You Miss Me"
(2008)		"Seeds We Sow"
(2011)

"Did You Miss Me" is a song by Lindsey Buckingham that was released on his fifth solo album Gift of Screws in 2008. He co-wrote the song with his wife Kristen, who was responsible for some of the lyrics. The song was released as the lead single from Gift of Screws and issued to album oriented rock radio stations. Buckingham also played the song on the album's accompanying tour, which was launched the same year.

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Background

Buckingham was demoed on a Korg 16-track digital tape machine before being transferred to a Sony PCM3348. [1] When discussing his wife's role on "Did You Miss Me", Buckingham credited her with some of the lyrics and the arrangement, adding that her involvement was a "very nice accident." [2] [3]

For the week dated August 8, 2008, "Did You Miss Me" received 40 new plays on adult album alternative (AAA) radio stations reporting to Radio & Records , which was the third highest increase in plays in the AAA format that week. [4] One month later, the song had received 74 plays in that format, placing it outside that listing's Top 30 Triple A songs. [5] Diarmuid Quinn, who at the time served as the chief operating officer for Warner Bros. Records, said that "we hope 'Did You Miss Me' sticks, and if the song takes hold, who knows what he's going to want to do or have time to do." [6]

Following the inclusion of "Did You Miss Me" on Gift of Screws, Buckingham included the song for his live shows promoting the album. During his performance in Portland, Oregon at the Newmark Theatre, Buckingham told the audience that his record company was "loosely" calling "Did You Miss Me" a single, adding, "I say that because I don't know what that means anymore. They didn't make a video." [7] In their review of Buckingham's performance at the Berklee Performance Center, Sarah Rodman said that the song's live rendition "offered a simpler adult contemporary crunch and lilting rhythms". [8]

Critical reception

Jim Kiest of MySA reviewed the single in August, describing it as "simple, direct and kind of rough around the edges." He also likened it to "a sketch from memory of an almost forgotten Fleetwood Mac hit." [9] Thom Jurek of AllMusic believed that the song "could have appeared on any of Fleetwood Mac's blissed-out, bittersweet '70s recordings", adding that "the weave of guitars, layered backing vocals, and drop-dead catchy chorus is pure Buckingham." [10] Writing for MusicOMH , Nic Oliver called the song "a whip-smart pop single good enough to already have landed on the US charts" and said that it "boasts one of the album's most direct lyrical pleas for connection and understanding." [11]

Alfred Soto of The Village Voice thought that the song came "closest to unearthing the romantic wanderlust that's been Buckingham's trademark since 1975's "Monday Morning". [12] In his review for The Guardian , Dave Simpson called "Did You Miss Me" Buckingham's best pop song since "Go Your Own Way". [13] The Boston Globe characterized "Did You Miss Me" as an "engaging song" where Buckingham "doesn't stray far from his comfort zone". [14] Writing for the San Francisco Chronicle , Tom Lanham said that the song "feels like vintage Mac telegraphed through a tinny old Victorola." [15]

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Romano, Will (April 1, 2009). "Let The Right Sounds In: Fleetwood Mac's Studio Genius Opens Up About His Off-Kilter Production Techniques". Electronic Musician. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ "A chat with Lindsey Buckingham, Lindsey Buckingham interview, Gift of Screws, Fleetwood Mac". Bullz- Eye. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ O'Hare, Kevin (October 12, 2008). "Lindsey Buckingham on Fleetwood Mac, solo work and Sheryl Crow". Mass Live. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ "R&R Triple A" (PDF). Radio & Records . August 8, 2008. p. 60. Retrieved October 28, 2025– via World Radio History.
  5. ↑ "R&R Triple A" (PDF). Radio & Records . September 26, 2008. p. 52. Retrieved October 28, 2025– via World Radio History.
  6. ↑ Graff, Gary (September 6, 2008). "Unexpected 'Gift': Lindsey Buckingham Returns to Unfinished Album" (PDF). Billboard . Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ Cohen, Jason (September 15, 2008). "Lindsey Buckingham. Brings 'Gift' To Portland". Billboard . Archived from the original on October 21, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ Rodman, Sarah (October 20, 2008). "A fine balance between solo and big Mac songs". The Boston Globe . pp. B6. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ Kiest, Jim (August 13, 2008). "Singles Reviews". MYSA . Archived from the original on August 14, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  10. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Gift of Screws Review". AllMusic . Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  11. ↑ Oliver, Nic. "Lindsey Buckingham - Gift Of Screws (Reprise)". MusicOMH . Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  12. ↑ Soto, Alfred (September 17, 2008). "Lindsey Buckingham: Still Weird and Beautiful, but Tedious, Too". The Village Voice . Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ Simpson, Dave (September 11, 2008). "Rock review: Lindsey Buckingham, Gift of Screws". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Sound Check New Album Reviews". The Boston Globe . September 16, 2008. p. 8. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  15. ↑ Lanham, Tom (September 3, 2008). "Mac man gives listeners a 'Gift'". San Francisco Examiner . p. 21. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
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