"My Arms Keep Missing You" is a song by

Rick Astley Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and radio personality, who has been active in music for several decades. He gained worldwide fame in the 1980s, having multiple hits including his signature song "Ne ...

released in

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as the second half of a

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single. The first A-side is the

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When I Fall in Love "When I Fall in Love" is a popular song, written by Victor Young (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics). It was introduced in the film '' One Minute to Zero'' as the instrumental titled "Theme from One Minute to Zero". Jeri Southern sang on the fir ...

". "My Arms Keep Missing You" was released as an independent single in Germany and reached number 6. The song's first appearance on an album was the 2002 compilation ''

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'', and it later appeared on the 2010 expanded version of '' Hold Me in Your Arms'' as a bonus track. The track is also slated to appear on the upcoming remastered edition of ''

Whenever You Need Somebody ''Whenever You Need Somebody'' is the debut studio album by English singer Rick Astley, released on 16 November 1987 by RCA Records. It is his best-selling album and, according to his own official website, has sold 15.2 million copies worldwi ...

'', which is due for release on 20 May 2022. In addition, a digital EP was released on 13 April 2022, including the single and its remixes.

Track listing

;12" vinyl promo RCA RICK 1000 DJ # "My Arms Keep Missing You" # "My Arms Keep Missing You" ;12" vinyl RCA PT 41684 R # "My Arms Keep Missing You" – 6:11 # "My Arms Keep Missing You" – 6:45 # "When I Fall in Love" – 2:59 ;My Arms Keep Missing You - EP # "My Arms Keep Missing You" – 3:14 # "My Arms Keep Missing You" (The ''Where's Harry?'' Remix) – 3:15 # "My Arms Keep Missing You" (Bruno's Remix) – 6:17 # "My Arms Keep Missing You" (No L Mix) – 6:46

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References

1987 singles Rick Astley songs Songs written by Mike Stock (musician) Songs written by Matt Aitken Songs written by Pete Waterman Song recordings produced by Stock Aitken Waterman 1987 songs RCA Records singles {{1980s-single-stub