"I Miss You" is a R&B/ hip hop song written by

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, Mouse and

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for Webbie's second studio album, ''

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'' (2008). The song samples Diana Ross' " Missing You", and features

LeToya Luckett LeToya Nicole Luckett (born March 11, 1981) is an American R&B singer and actress. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a founding member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. As a me ...

. It was originally going to feature singer

Kelis Kelis Rogers-Mora (; born August 21, 1979), known mononymously as Kelis, is an American singer, songwriter and a professionally trained chef. At age 14, she was admitted to New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Perform ...

, but she was replaced for unknown reasons. While the song is about Webbie being on the road and looking forward to returning home to his woman, it is dedicated to

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rappers that recently have died, mainly for

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member

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. The song was leaked to the internet on February 5, 2008 and was officially released (for commercial purposes) on March 10, 2008.

Music video

The video was shot in

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, New York, and was directed by Edwin Decena, who also directed videos for artists such as Plies' " Shawty",

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's " Never",

Rich Boy Marece Benjamin Richards (born September 2, 1983), better known by his stage name Rich Boy, is an American rapper from Mobile, Alabama. He is best known for the hit single "Throw Some D's" (featuring Polow da Don) released in August 2006. It was ...

's "

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" and others. Although Luckett is not physically present in the video (due to her being part of JD Lawernce's play ''Rumors''), cameo appearances are made by Rick Ross and

Lil Phat Melvin Vernell III (July 25, 1992 – June 7, 2012), better known by his stage name Lil Phat, was an American rapper. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Vernell began rapping as a teenager and was signed to Trill Entertainment in 2007 when he w ...

among others.

Track listing

;CD single # "I Miss You (Radio Version)" # "I Miss You (Remix Version)"

Credits and personnel

* Vocals: LeToya Luckett

Chart performance

The song entered the ''Billboard''

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...

chart at number 65, peaking at number 27 on April 25, 2008.Billboard.com
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References

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