I Miss You (Björk song)
"I Miss You" | ||||
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Single by Björk | ||||
from the album Post | ||||
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Released | 17 February 1997 | |||
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Length | 4:00 | |||
One Little Indian | ||||
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Björk singles chronology | ||||
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"I Miss You" on YouTube |
"I Miss You" is a song recorded by Icelandic musician
Background
The lyrics describe Björk already knowing who her perfect lover will be, even though she has not yet met him. Nine years later, the remastered version, as it appears on the release of the 2006 album Surrounded, features a newly recorded vocal take.
Critical reception
Music video
The accompanying music video for "I Miss You" was directed by John Kricfalusi of Spümcø,[8] best known for the Ren & Stimpy cartoons, which Björk admired.[9] The animation was supervised by Erik Wiese and produced by Stephen Worth. Zeus Cervas, Ben Jones, Albert Lozano, Sanjay Patel, Chris Sauve, Jim Smith and Aaron Springer were amongst the animators who worked on the video.[10]
The first edition of Telegraph, a fan magazine directed by Sjón, read: "To the horror of parents everywhere two of the most disturbed minds in show business (have) come together to make what they promise will be the silliest, most demoralising and, as some depraved souls will undoubtedly say, funniest music video ever!"[11] The video has a surreal and humorous quality, with some sexual imagery.
Björk has red-coloured hair in both the animated and live parts of the video. One of Kricfalusi's characters,
Another Kricfalusi character,
When Björk saw the storyboards, she explained that Kricfalusi had "made [her] very cute",[13] and was so pleased that she reportedly exclaimed, "It's like Christmas!"[14] The video won a 1997 Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject.[8]
Live performances
The track was performed during the
Having not been performed live in over a decade, the song would later be performed during the Volta tour with the Icelandic "Wonderbrass" brass section, sometimes also with fellow Sugarcubes vocalist Einar Örn on trumpet.
Track listing
- United Kingdom CD1
- "I Miss You" – 4:02
- "I Miss You" (Dobie's Rub Part Two – It's a Hip-Hop Thing) – 5:39
- "I Miss You" (Underwater Mix) – 9:30
- "Karvel" – 4:28
- United Kingdom CD2
- "I Miss You" (Dobie's Rub Part One – Sunshine Mix) – 5:33
- "Hyperballad" (3am Mix) – 4:16
- "Violently Happy" (live) – 6:17
- "Headphones" (Ø Remix) – 6:16
- European CD
- "I Miss You" – 4:02
- "Karvel" – 4:28
- "I Miss You" (Photek Mix) – 5:53
- "I Miss You" (Dobie's Rub Part Two – It's a Hip-Hop Thing) – 5:39
Remixes
Dobie Mixes
Darren Emerson Mix
Photek Mix
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R.H. Factor Mixes
Junior Vasquez Mix (Unreleased)
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Charts
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[15] | 118 |
Scotland (OCC)[16] | 47 |
36 | |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[18] | 1 |
References
- Wondering Sound. eMusic.com. 9 September 2010. Archived from the originalon 26 July 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 35.
- ^ Flick, Larry (12 April 1997). "Reviews & Previews: Singles" (PDF). Billboard. p. 66. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Campbell, Chuck (23 June 1995). "Björk Returns With Lyrical Surprises". Knoxville News Sentinel.
- ^ Pride, Dominic (15 February 1997). "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 12. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1 February 1997. p. 27. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Sinclair, David (22 February 1997). "The week's top pop releases; Records". The Times.
- ^ a b "Bjork Scrapbook - Page Two". spumco.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 1998. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ ISBN 1-85410-960-X, pg 182.
- ^ "Bjork Scrapbook - Page Five". spumco.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 1998. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Sjón (1995). "The Stuff Clothes Are Made Of". Telegraph.
- ^ "Bjork Scrapbook - Page Three". spumco.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 1998. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "John K talks Ren & Stimpy, Mighty Mouse, Ralph Bakshi - FULL SHOW - TORn Tuesday". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "I Miss You: It's Like Christmas!". Bjorkish.com. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-06-05". Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015 – via Imgur.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Bjork Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 November 2020.