Girl I'm Gonna Miss You

"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"
Single by Milli Vanilli
from the album All or Nothing and Girl You Know It's True
B-side	"Can't You Feel My Love" "All or Nothing" "More Than You'll Ever Know" "Baby Don't Forget My Number"
Released	1 July 1989
Length	3:57 (album version) 4:19 (single version)
Label	Hansa Arista
Songwriter(s)	Frank Farian Peter Bischof-Fallenstein Dietmar Kawohl
Producer(s)	Frank Farian
Milli Vanilli singles chronology
"Blame It on the Rain" (1989) "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" (1989) "All or Nothing" (1989)
Music video
"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" on YouTube

"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" (sometimes listed as "I'm Gonna Miss You") is a song by German dance-pop group Milli Vanilli. It was released in July 1989 as the fourth single from their debut album, All or Nothing (1988), as well as its American counterpart, Girl You Know It's True (1989). The single was a success, hitting the number one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The song also reached number one in Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands and Switzerland, number two in Ireland, the United Kingdom and West Germany, and number three in Australia.

Critical reception

Richard Lowe from Smash Hits wrote, "The Nilli's song is quite sweet. It's got a nice melody, gently plopping synths and a tasteful horn solo. Why, one could almost forgive them their trousers." ^[1]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1989–1990) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [2] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] 1 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [5] 1 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [6] 4 Denmark (IFPI) [7] 8 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8] 2 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 5 France (SNEP) [10] 3 Ireland (IRMA) [11] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [12] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] 8 Norway (VG-lista) [15] 4 Spain (AFYVE) [16] 7 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 1 UK Singles (OCC) [19] 2 US Billboard Hot 100 [20] 1 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [21] 21 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [22] 20 West Germany (GfK) [23] 2 Chart (2018) Peak position Slovenia (SloTop50) [24] 34 Chart (2019) Peak position Slovenia (SloTop50) [25] 32 Chart (2020) Peak position Slovenia (SloTop50) [26] 17 Chart (2021) Peak position Slovenia (SloTop50) [27] 26 Chart (2024) Peak position Iceland (Tónlistinn) [28] 30 Lithuania (AGATA) [29] 95 UK Singles (OCC) [30] 40 Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position Belgium (Ultratop) [31] 8 Canada Top Singles (RPM) [32] 18 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [33] 12 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [34] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [35] 2 UK Singles (OCC) [36] [37] 15 US Billboard Hot 100 [38] [39] 16 West Germany (Media Control) [40] 33 Chart (1990) Position Australia (ARIA) [41] 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [42] 37 Germany (Media Control) [43] 25 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [44] 13

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [41]	Platinum	70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [45]	Platinum	50,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [46]	Gold	50,000^
Germany (BVMI) [47]	Platinum	500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [48]	Platinum	100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [49]	Gold	15,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [50]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [51]	Silver	200,000^
United States (RIAA) [52]	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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