"The Missing Piece" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter

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. The song was released on 6 February 2021 through 20/20 Records and

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. It was written by

, Fredrik Sonefors and

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, produced by Sonefors, Rey, Gabriel Runemark, and Theo Kylin. It was performed for the first time in Melodifestivalen 2021 and made it to the Second Chance round.

Background and composition

Rey called the song as a journey and described that the track started "intimately and steadily grew". In an interview with ''escXtra'', Rey revealed that "The Missing Piece" was dedicated to his daughter.

Reception

Reviewing the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2021, William Lee Adams of Wiwibloggs praised the simplicity of the performance and called it "powerful, tender and sweet". In comparison to Rey's

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", Tim Jumawan of ''escXtra'' felt his growth and a more intimate feel than the former, while Dominik Rössing called "The Missing Piece" was "stronger".

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Missing Piece 2021 songs 2021 singles English-language Swedish songs Songs written by Laurell (singer) Melodifestivalen songs of 2021