I Miss You

"I Miss You" is a song by Clean Bandit that features the vocals of Julia Michaels. It was produced by Jack Patterson, Grace Chatto and Mark Ralph, and written along with Michaels.

"I Miss You" reached the top 5 on the United Kingdom charts, making it Julia Michaels' second top 10 after "Issues" and her biggest peak in the country to date.

## Background

On 16 October 2017, Clean Bandit first announced the song and its release date on social media, along with the single cover and a pre-order set up on streaming services. Shortly afterwards, Michaels revealed on Twitter that she "wrote ['I Miss You'] at the height of an emotional roller coaster. When I was stuck at the top, this flew out of me." On 18 October 2017, the group posted the first snippet of the song on social media, in which Michaels' layered voice can be heard "singing the melody over a piano piece". Michaels later confirmed via a tweet that she wrote the song while Jack Patterson was playing the piano. Chatto spoke to Billboard on the meaning behind the track, saying: "It's a simple song, about the unbelievable pain of breaking up with someone you love." She also regarded "Sorry", a highly successful song co-written by Michaels, as one of her favorites of all time, calling working with Michaels "a real honour".

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I know you're out in Cabo

Hanging with your brother

Wishin' that I was your bottle

So I could be close to your lips again

I know you didn't call your parents and tell 'em that we ended

'Cause you know that they'd be offended

Did you not want to tell 'em it's the end?

[Pre-Chorus]

And I know we're not supposed to talk

But I'm getting ahead of myself

I get scared when we're not

'Cause I'm scared you're with somebody else

So, I guess that it's gone

And I just keep lying to myself

Oh, I can't believe it, I...

[Chorus]

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

I miss you, yeah, I miss you, oh, I do

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

Though I’m tryin’ not to right now

[Verse 2]

You weren't a fan of pictures

So I hardly ever took 'em

Got them saved in my mind from the bedroom

So that way I can't forget your skin

So I saved all the texts

All of the best over the years

Just to remind myself of how good it is, or was

[Pre-Chorus]

And I know we're not supposed to talk

But I'm getting ahead of myself

I get scared when we're not

'Cause I'm scared you're with somebody else

So, I guess that it's gone

And I just keep lying to myself

Oh, I can't believe it, I...

[Chorus]

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

I miss you, yeah, I miss you, oh, I do

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

Though I’m tryin’ not to right now

[Bridge]

So I saved all the texts

All of the best over the years

Just to remind myself of how good it is

Yeah, I saved all the texts off of my ex

Minus the tears

Just to remind myself of how good it is, or was

'Cause I...

[Chorus]

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

I miss you, yeah, I miss you, oh, I do

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

Though I’m tryin’ not to right now

I can't help it, I just...

Though I’m tryin’ not to right now

I can't help it, I just...

## Music video

The music video was directed by Clean Bandit and filmed in both the United Kingdom and a desert in Los Angeles, it sees the ensemble, all dressed in red, dancing around, intercut with landscape shots. Chatto described the filming process as "very special". She added: "We got to know each other better in the blazing heat, we experimented with special effects and train tracks."

## Personnel

* **Composition** - Julia Michaels, Jack Patterson, Grace Chatto
* **Production** - Jack Patterson, Mark Ralph, Grace Chatto
* **Mastering engineer** - Stuart Hawkes
* **Vocals** - Julia Michaels
* **Cello** - Grace Chatto
* **Mixing** - Grace Chatto, Mark Ralph, Jack Patterson, Drew Smith, Tom AD Fuller
* **Percussion** - Luke Patterson
* **Synthesizer** - Jack Patterson

Source: Tidal.

## Videos

Clean Bandit - I Miss You feat. Julia Michaels Official VideoClean Bandit Perform With Zara Larsson, Julia Michaels and Anne-Marie MTV EMAs 2017Clean Bandit - Symphony I Miss You Medley Live from the BRITs Nominations Show 2018Julia Michaels - I Miss You - SydneyClean Bandit - I Miss You (feat. Julia Michaels) Behind The Scenes
## References

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1. ↑ "Clean Bandit & Julia Michaels' "I Miss You" Arriving On October 27. Headline Planet.
2. ↑ Clean Bandit Announce Brand New Single with Julia Michaels. MTV News.
3. ↑ Clean Bandit Preview Julia Michaels' Collab "I Miss You". MTV News.
4. ↑ Clean Bandit preview their new single I Miss You featuring Julia Michaels. Official Charts Company.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Clean Bandit Taps Julia Michaels for Fun New Track and Video 'I Miss You': Premiere. Billboard.
6. ↑ Clean Bandit pen a track for THIS artist in the hope of a collaboration. Daily Star.
7. ↑ See Brilliant New Music Video For Clean Bandit's Latest Single 'I Miss You'. Female First.