I Miss You (Darren Hayes song)

Last updated

"I Miss You"
Darren Hayes - I Miss You.jpg
Single by Darren Hayes
from the album Spin
B-side "Where You Want to Be"
Released4 November 2002
Recorded2001
Genre Pop
Length5:30
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Darren Hayes, Walter Afanasieff
Producer(s) Darren Hayes, Greg Bieck
Darren Hayes singles chronology
"Strange Relationship"
(2002)
"I Miss You"
(2002)
"Crush (1980 Me)"
(2003)

"I Miss You" is a single released by the Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes from his first solo album, Spin . The track was the album's third single in the United Kingdom and its fourth single in Australia, released after "Crush (1980 Me)" in 2003.

Contents

Background and release

The song's protagonist describes how he feels when he is away from the one he loves. The song contains the repetitive phrase "Give me a reason...".

The song debuted at #20 on the UK Singles Chart and at #25 on the Australian ARIA Chart. The music video shows Hayes performing in a diner and flashbacks of him and his lover. At the end, he is reunited with her. In Australia, a music video was also released for the Dallas Austin Mix. This video has the Australian actress Rose Byrne. The UK and European releases of the song included a version of the 1986 Peter Gabriel song "In Your Eyes".

Track listings

  1. "I Miss You" (Dallas Austin Mix) 3:28
  2. "I Miss You" (radio edit) 3:31
  3. "Crush (1980 Me)" (Crush on Holiday Remix) 4:24
  4. "Where You Want to Be" (original demo recording) 6:21
  1. "I Miss You" (radio edit) 3:30
  2. "Strange Relationship" (F3 Remix) 3:50
  3. "In Your Eyes" 4:47
  4. "I Miss You" (CD-ROM video)
  1. "I Miss You" (album version) 5:31
  2. "Where You Want to Be" (original demo recording) 6:12
  3. "I Miss You" (instrumental) 3:31
  1. "I Miss You" (album version) 5:31
  2. "Where You Want to Be" (original demo recording) 6:12
  1. "I Miss You" (radio edit) 3:30
  2. "Strange Relationship" (F3 Remix) 3:50
  3. "In Your Eyes" 4:47
  4. "Insatiable" (acoustic) 5:20
  5. "I Miss You" (CD-ROM video)

Chart performance

Peak positions

Charts (2002)Peak
Position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [1] 20
Australia (ARIA) [2] 25

Related Research Articles

Darren Hayes Australian pop singer

Darren Stanley Hayes is an Australian singer. He was the frontman and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden until their disbandment. Their 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in United Kingdom and No. 3 in United States. It spawned the singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", and Australian and US No. 1 "Truly Madly Deeply". The duo followed the success of their debut album with Affirmation (1999), which provided additional hits such as US No. 1 "I Knew I Loved You", and Australian No. 3 "The Animal Song". Savage Garden parted ways in 2001.

Truly Madly Deeply 1997 single by Savage Garden

"Truly Madly Deeply" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released as the third single from their self-titled debut album in March 1997 by Roadshow and Warner Music. It won the 1997 ARIA Music Award for Single of the Year and Highest Selling Single and was nominated for Song of the Year. Written by bandmates Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones, the song is a reworking of a song called "Magical Kisses" that the pair wrote together during the recording of their debut album.

<i>Affirmation</i> (Savage Garden album) 1999 studio album by Savage Garden

Affirmation is the second and final studio album by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. The album was released on 9 November 1999 by Columbia Records. It won the 2000 ARIA Music Award for Highest Selling Album. Alongside this it was nominated for Best Group and Best Pop Release but lost.

Low (Kelly Clarkson song) 2003 single by Kelly Clarkson

"Low" is a song by American singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson from her debut album, Thankful (2003). The song was written by Jimmy Harry and produced by Clif Magness. It was released as the album's second official single, on August 3, 2003, while it was also released as a double A-side single with "The Trouble with Love Is" in the United Kingdom. This release reached only number 35, but "Low" was more successful in Australia and Canada, reaching numbers 11 and two, respectively, while also peaking at number 58 in the United States. The song received favorable reviews from music critics who complimented her vocals and the song's lyrics. On March 5, 2013, Billboard ranked the song at number 90 in its list of "Top 100 American Idol Hits of All Time".

Insatiable (Darren Hayes song) 2002 single by Darren Hayes

"Insatiable" is the debut solo single released by Australian singer Darren Hayes, former lead singer of Savage Garden. The song served as the lead single from his debut solo album, Spin (2002). It was first released to American adult contemporary radio on 7 January 2002 and was issued as a CD single in Australia on 14 January 2002. The song topped the New Zealand Singles Chart on the week of 21 April 2002, reached number three on the Australian and Danish singles charts, and peaked at number eight on the Swedish and UK singles charts.

<i>Savage Garden</i> (Savage Garden album) 1997 studio album by Savage Garden

Savage Garden is the debut studio album by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. It was released on 4 March 1997 in Australia by Columbia Records and Roadshow Music. The album won the award for Highest Selling Album at the 12th Annual ARIA Music Awards, selling more than 12 million copies worldwide, according to Billboard magazine.

<i>Spin</i> (Darren Hayes album) 2002 studio album by Darren Hayes

Spin is the first solo album released by former Savage Garden member Darren Hayes. The album was produced by Walter Afanasieff and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. It was released in Australia in March 2002 and reached the rest of the world later that year.

Strange Relationship 2002 single by Darren Hayes

"Strange Relationship" is the second solo single released by Australian singer Darren Hayes from his debut studio album, Spin (2002). The single was released in May 2002 and made it into the top 40 in Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The music video was directed by Tommy O'Haver; it features Hayes moving around a film set with a number of other people and changing scenery.

So Beautiful 2005 single by Darren Hayes

"So Beautiful" is a song written by Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes and Robert Conley. In 2005, the song was released as a single as a part of the promotion of the greatest hits album Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden, a band that Hayes was part of until their split in 2001. Hayes was credited on the release as "Darren Hayes ".

Crush (1980 Me) 2003 single by Darren Hayes

"Crush " is the fourth and final overall single released by Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes from his debut studio album, Spin. It reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. In Australia, it was released as the third single from the album in September 2002, prior to the release of "I Miss You", which was released in early 2003. The song is an homage to the 1980s, featuring a 1980s synthesized pop sound, vocoded vocals and referencing many stars such as Cyndi Lauper, Simon Le Bon and Eurythmics. Samples of "Holiday", the 1983 hit song of Madonna, were used in the remix "Crush on Holiday", which became the main airplay and video version in Australia.

I Want You (Savage Garden song) 1996 single by Savage Garden

"I Want You" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. It was originally released in Australia on 27 May 1996 as the lead single from their eponymous debut album, Savage Garden (1997). The single reached number one in Canada for two weeks and peaked at number four in Australia and on the US Billboard Hot 100. Much of the song's chart success in the US was the result of Rosie O'Donnell playing the song on several episodes of The Rosie O'Donnell Show. The single also peaked at number nine in Iceland and at 11 on the UK Singles Chart. In November 1998, the single was re-released in the United Kingdom following the success of "Truly Madly Deeply" and "To the Moon and Back". This release peaked at number 12.

To the Moon and Back (Savage Garden song) 1996 single by Savage Garden

"To the Moon and Back" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. It was released in Australia on 4 November 1996 as the second single from their self-titled 1997 album. It was the follow up to their hit "I Want You". It won the 1997 ARIA Music Award for Song of the Year. The song became the band's first number-one single in their native country, reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, and peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Popular (Darren Hayes song) 2004 single by Darren Hayes

"Popular" is a song from Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes' second solo album, The Tension and the Spark (2004). The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek send-up of celebrities and wannabes. A radio edit was made which omits the instrumental section after the second chorus and also adds several new drumbeats to the second verse. The song was released in Australia on 12 July 2004.

Darkness (Darren Hayes song) 2004 single by Darren Hayes

"Darkness" is the second single released from the album The Tension and the Spark, released by Australian singer Darren Hayes in 2004. It charted at #40 in the Australian Singles Chart.

Break Me Shake Me 1997 single by Savage Garden

"Break Me Shake Me" is the fourth single released by Savage Garden from their eponymous debut album Savage Garden. "Break Me Shake Me" was released exclusively as a single in Australia in 1997 before being issued in Europe and Japan during the summer of 1998. The song was a hit in Australia, reaching number seven on the ARIA Singles Chart, and in New Zealand, where it peaked at number eight on the RIANZ Singles Chart. Two music videos exist for the song.

The discography of Savage Garden, an Australian duo made up of singer Darren Hayes and producer Daniel Jones, contains two studio albums, one compilation album, thirteen singles and four video albums. According to the duo's manager and reported by Billboard, the two studio albums released by the duo have sold 23 million copies worldwide.

Dance with Me (112 song) 2001 single by 112

"Dance with Me" is the third and final single released from 112's 2001 album, Part III. It features Slim on lead vocals. The released version features rap artist Beanie Sigel and is featured on the Bad Boy album We Invented the Remix. The song peaked at number 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a platinum-selling hit in Australia and Belgium in 2002, reaching number two in Australia, number one in Flanders, and number nine in Wallonia.

Savage Garden Australian pop rock duo

Savage Garden was an Australian pop duo consisting of Darren Hayes on vocals and Daniel Jones on instruments. Formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1993, the duo achieved international success from the mid-1990s to early 2000s with the No. 1 hit singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", "Truly Madly Deeply", "The Animal Song" and "I Knew I Loved You".

Bloodstained Heart 2011 single by Darren Hayes

"Bloodstained Heart" is a song by British-based Australian singer Darren Hayes, released as the second overall single from his fourth studio album, Secret Codes and Battleships, on 26 February 2012.

When You Say You Love Me (Human Nature song) 2004 single by Human Nature

"When You Say You Love Me" is a song by Australian vocal group Human Nature, released as the first single from their fourth studio album, Walk the Tightrope (2004). It was written by Darren Hayes from Savage Garden and Rick Nowels, who also produced the track. The song was originally recorded in 2003 by Clay Aiken for his album Measure of a Man. Released on 12 April 2004, the song peaked at number seven in Australia.

References

  1. "DARREN HAYES | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. "Darren Hayes – I Miss You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.