I Miss You (Klymaxx song)

"I Miss You"
Single by Klymaxx
from the album Meeting in the Ladies Room
B-side	"Video Kid"
Released	November 4, 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Pop
Length	5:32(album version) 4:08 (single version)
Label	Constellation Records/MCA Records (United States and Canada) Top Tape (Brazil) RCA Victor (South America, Guianas, Caribbean, Central America and Mexico)
Songwriter	Lynn Malsby
Producers	Klymaxx Lynn Malsby (co-producer)
Klymaxx singles chronology
"Meeting in the Ladies Room" (1985) "I Miss You" (1985) "Lock and Key" (1985)
Music video
"I Miss You" on YouTube

"I Miss You" is a hit single recorded by American R&B and pop band Klymaxx for their fourth album, Meeting in the Ladies Room (1984). Written and co-produced by Klymaxx keyboardist Lynn Malsby, the song was released as the album's third single. "I Miss You" eventually reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 2 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and number 1 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. Despite peaking at number 5 in the US, it was ranked at number 3 on the year-end Billboard chart for 1986, mainly because of its run on the pop chart lasting for 29 weeks. ^[1]

Reception

In Smash Hits , Janice Long wrote, "I'd miss this like a hole in the head. One of those lush songs with a vocalist trying desperately to sound like a 10-year-old Michael Jackson." ^[2]

Credits

• Joyce "Fenderella" Irby: Lead vocals, bass guitar
• Lorena Porter Shelby: Additional vocals
• Lynn Malsby: Keyboards
• Robin Grider: Keyboards
• Cheryl Cooley: Guitar
• Bernadette Cooper: Drums, percussion
• Background vocals by Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, and Oren Waters

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1985–1987) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 31 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [4] 1 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [5] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [6] 28 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 32 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8] 2 UK Singles (OCC) [9] 89 US Billboard Hot 100 [1] 5 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [10] 3 US Hot Black Singles ( Billboard ) [11] 11 US Cash Box Top 100 [12] 13

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Rank Canada Top Singles (RPM) [13] 34 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] 7 US Billboard Hot 100 [15] 3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [16]	Gold	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

• In 1985, Dionne Warwick performed the song live on Solid Gold .
• In 1990, Seiko Matsuda performed the song live on Music Fair .
• In 2004, Boyz II Men covered the song on their Throwback, Vol. 1 album.
• In 2007, Freya Lim covered the song on her Freya's Love Songs album.
• In 2008, Filipino R&B singer Kyla covered the song on her album Heart 2 Heart .
• In 2021, Brenda K. Starr released a cover of a song as a single.
• In 2023, Lionel Loueke and Gretchen Parlato included the song in their album Lean In .

References

1. "Klymaxx Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
2. Janice Long (29 January 1986). "Singles". Smash Hits . p. 47.
3. "Klymaxx – I Miss You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
4. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0631." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
5. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9332." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
7. "Klymaxx – I Miss You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
8. "Klymaxx – I Miss You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
10. "Klymaxx Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
11. "Klymaxx Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
12. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. XLIX, no. 30. January 18, 1986. p. 4. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
13. "Top 100 Singles of '86". RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
14. "End of Year Charts 1986". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
15. "Billboard Top 100 – 1986". Longbored Surfer. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
16. "Canadian single certifications – Klymaxx – I Miss You". Music Canada . Retrieved September 16, 2020.