Miss You Lyrics

[Verse 2]
Now I'm sitting here, thinking 'bout you
And the days we used to share
It's driving me crazy, I don't know what to do
I'm just wondering if you still care
I don't wanna let you know that it's killing me
I know you got another life you gotta concentrate, baby
Come back to me, can you feel me calling?
Hear me calling for you, for you, 'cause it's

[Chorus]
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do?
Said I been needing you, wanting you
Wondering if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine, I wanna cry sometimes
I miss you

It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do?
I've been needing you, wanting you
Wondering if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine, I wanna cry sometimes, yeah
I miss you


[Bridge]
I-I-I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I-I-I (I miss you)
I-I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I-I
I can't be no more, no
Since you went away, I don't really feel like talking (No)
No one here to love me (No), baby, do you understand me?
I can't do a thing without you

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“Miss You” is a song by American recording artist Aaliyah. Written by Johnta Austin, Ginuwine and Teddy Bishop in 1998 and initially recorded in the fall of 1999 for her self-titled third studio album (2001), the track remained unreleased. Instead, it was later included on the posthumously released compilation album, I Care 4 U (2002), serving as its leading single during the last quarter of 2002.

The ballad received positive reviews from contemporary music critics and achieved a strong charting throughout Europe and other worldwide regions, reaching the top twenty in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. On the US Billboard charts, the song peaked on top of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and reached number three on the Hot 100, becoming Aaliyah’s highest-charting single after her 2000 number-one hit “Try Again” featuring Timbaland.

The music video for the song was directed by Darren Grant and featured tributes by Aaliyah’s friends and collaborators, including DMX, Missy Elliott, and Static Major. It received a nomination for Best R&B Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. Rapper Jay-Z made a tribute to Aaliyah using the “Miss You” instrumental and chorus for its official remix version in Summer 2003.

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What did Aaliyah say about "Miss You"?
Genius Answer

The song was originally written by Johnta Austin, Ginuwine and Teddy Bishop in 1998, and later recorded by Aaliyah in 1999. In an interview with You Know I Got Soul, Teddy gave an insight into the story behind the track:

That was an interesting session because that song was originally written for Ginuwine. We were in the studio and we were playing Aaliyah records. She wanted to hear some of the records Johnta and I had written at the time. We played her a couple of tracks and that particular track happened to kind of pass by. She was like, ‘Wait a minute, back that up. I want to hear that again!’ We played it for her and she was like, ‘I want to cut this record,’ and we were like ‘Well this is Ginuwine’s record.’

She was like, “I don’t care, I want to cut it.‘ She got on the phone, called him and said 'Hey I know you cut this record already, but I would love to cut it.’ Ginuwine, because he was a part writer on the song, it benefited him anyway. Plus they came from the same camp. Ginuwine told her to cut it and we cut it on Aaliyah and it went on to be a number one hit.

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