Song · John Waite
“Missing You” by John Waite
Released 1986
“Missing You” by John Waite appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2021 and 2026. It was first released in 1986. Its best result is #182 on the WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #376 of the '80s.
John Waite's "Missing You" arrived in June 1984 as the first single off No Brakes, his second album, and it's soft rock with the collar turned up. Waite wrote it with Mark Leonard and Chas Sandford, and it went all the way to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Album Rock Tracks chart, reached number 9 in Britain, and earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.
It never really went away. Waite cut it again with Alison Krauss for her collection A Hundred Miles or More, and that version went to country radio in 2007, while his original has turned up in the films Selena, Warm Bodies and 22 Jump Street.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 556 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2021 | 437 | WCSX | WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) | 499 |
| 2026 | 182 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
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