Missing You (Black Eyed Peas song) explained

Missing You
Cover:	Black Eyed Peas - Missing You.png
Border:	yes
Type:	promotional single
Artist:	The Black Eyed Peas
Album:	The E.N.D.
Released:	April 23, 2010
Genre:	Electro house
Label:	Interscope
Producer:	Printz Board will.i.am

"Missing You" is a song recorded by American group the Black Eyed Peas for their fifth studio album The E.N.D. (2009). The group co-wrote the song alongside Printz Board and Jean Baptiste, with Printz Board and will.i.am handling production. It was released as a promotional single exclusively in France on April 23, 2010, by Polydor Records.

"Missing You" failed to enter the main singles chart in France, peaking at numbers eight and 19 on the airplay and digital charts, respectively. An accompanying music video for the song was released on June 18, 2010, and included footage from the song's live performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles during The E.N.D. World Tour (2009 - 2010). The song was also featured on an episode of the CBS television series NCIS.

Critical reception

Talia Kraines from BBC said that the song had "wild basslines and vocal snarling".^[1]

Commercial performance

"Missing You" gained heavy airplay in France and Australia.^{[2] [3]} The song peaked at number eight on the official French Airplay and at number 19 on French Digital Singles chart.^{[4] [5]}

Release and promotion

"Missing You" was released as a promotional single exclusively in France on June 7, 2010, by Polydor Records, having impacted the contemporary hit radio in the country on April 23. It was performed live during The E.N.D. World Tour (2009 - 2010), and the March 30, 2010 performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was recorded and released on June 18 via the group's official Dipdive page, as the accompanying music video for the song in France.^[6] The song had also been featured on CBS television series NCIS episode "Moonlighting" on April 27.^[7]

Track listing

• Digital download (Radio Edit)^[8]

1. "Missing You" (Radio Edit) – 4:26

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[9]

• will.i.am – vocals, songwriting, synths, drum programming
• apl.de.ap – vocals, songwriting
• Fergie – vocals, songwriting
• Taboo – vocals, songwriting
• Printz Board – songwriting, production, keyboard, synths
• Jean Baptiste – songwriting
• George Pajon, Jr. – guitar

Charts

Chart (2010)! scope="col"

Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)^[10]	22
France Airplay (SNEP)^[11]	8
France (SNEP) Download Chart^[12]	19

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Missing You"! Region! Date! Format(s)! Label(s)!

France	April 23, 2010	Contemporary hit radio	Polydor
	June 7, 2010	Digital download		^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - Music - Review of Black Eyed Peas - the E.N.D..
2. Web site: Les hits les plus populaires de Goom radio Dance musique . https://archive.today/20120630132725/http://www.goomradio.fr/charts?genreId=128 . dead . 2012-06-30 . Goomradio.fr . 2010-08-03 .
3. Web site: Nova Playlist WC 18/05/10 - Nova 100 Features . Novafm.com.au . 2010-08-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005044718/http://www.novafm.com.au/nova100/Article_Nova-Playlist-WC-18-05-10_100674 . 2011-10-05 .
4. Web site: Disque en France . Disque en France . 2010-07-16 . 2010-08-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505034155/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259838-Radio.html . 2012-05-05 .
5. Web site: Disque en France . Disque en France . 2010-07-25 . 2010-08-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100803152231/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-260585-Telechargement-Titres.html . 2010-08-03 .
6. Web site: Black Eyed Peas - Missing You. DipDive. 2010-08-24. 2010-06-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100825221432/http://blackeyedpeas.dipdive.com/media/136386. 2010-08-25.
7. Moonlightning . 2011-07-17 . . . 2010-04-27 . 7 . en.
8. Web site: Missing You (Radio Edit) - Single par Black Eyed Peas. January 2010.
9. The Black Eyed Peas. Missing You. 2009. Liner Notes. Interscope Records.
10. Web site: Ultratop.be – The Black Eyed Peas – Missing You. fr. Ultratop 50. December 29, 2022.
11. Web site: Le classement Radio. https://web.archive.org/web/20120505034155/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259838-Radio.html. May 5, 2012. Disque en France. fr. December 29, 2022.
12. Web site: Le classement des téléchargements Single. https://web.archive.org/web/20100803152231/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-260585-Telechargement-Titres.html. August 3, 2010. Disque en France. fr. December 29, 2022.
13. Web site: Amazon.fr: Black Eyed Peas: Missing You . Amazon.com. Staples, Inc. 2010-08-24. 2010-06-07.