"One I've Been Missing" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It was released on November 22, 2019 by
RCA UK
RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also Aris ...
, as the group's first official Christmas single and later became a contender for the
UK Christmas number-one single. It was co written by Little Mix member
Leigh-Anne Pinnock alongside
Jez Ashurst,
Rachel Furner
Rachel Clare Furner (born 1 July 1992), known by her stage name Tich, is an English singer and songwriter signed to Universal Music Publishing. She originally performed as an artist under Tich and as Rachel Furner, signed to Mercury Records.
...
,
Sinéad Harnett, and
Tre Jean-Marie.
One I've been missing has been described as a
1950s
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Throughout the decade, the world continued its re ...
inspired
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...
with a beautiful ode to festive love, with luscious harmonies.
The song reached number four on the Belgium (
Ultratip Flanders) charts and at number fourteen in Sweden. It charted within the top twenty on the
Euro Digital Song and New Zealand Hot Singles charts. It reached number fifty nine on the
UK Singles Chart
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, and charted in Ireland, Scotland, and on the US Holiday Digital Songs Charts. It was later added onto the expanded edition of their sixth
studio album
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, ''
Confetti'' as a bonus track.
Background
Although the song is the first Christmas-themed song by the group, they did release a "Christmas mix" of their 2015 single "
Love Me Like You
"Love Me Like You" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It was released through Syco Music and Columbia Records, as the second single from the group's third studio album, ''Get Weird'' (2015). It was produced by Steve Mac, who co-w ...
"
and have performed covers of Christmas songs, like "
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" is a pop song originally sung by Darlene Love and included on the 1963 seasonal compilation album, ''A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector''. The song was written by Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, and Phil S ...
".
Promotion
Little Mix announced the song in a video posted to social media on 19 November 2019.
Track listing
Digital download and streaming
# "One I've Been Missing" – 3:12
Digital download and streaming – acoustic
# "One I've Been Missing" – 3:02
Streaming – ''One I've Been Missing – EP''
# "One I've Been Missing" – 3:12
# "One I've Been Missing" – 3:02
Charts
Release history
References
2019 singles
2019 songs
Little Mix songs
Songs written by Jez Ashurst
Songs written by Tich (singer)
Songs written by Tre Jean-Marie
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