"Missing You" is a song recorded by American singers

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and Canadian R&B musician

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. The song was used to promote the 1996 film '' Set It Off''. It was written and produced by Gordon Chambers and Barry J. Eastmond and released as the lead single from the

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of the film on August 6, 1996, through

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. The song features a string

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conducted by Eastmond. The collaboration peaked at number two in New Zealand and reached number 25 on the US ''

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as well as number ten on the ''Billboard''

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chart. It gave Tamia her highest-charting single at the time and become one of the biggest hit singles of the 1990s for both Knight and Khan. At the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, "Missing You" was nominated for

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Background

"Missing You" was written by musicians Barry J. Eastmond and Gordon Chambers. Eastmond was picked by

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CEO

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to produce a song for the '' Set It Off'' motion picture. He wrote much of the song after watching a rough cut of the film in

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. Rhone stated that she was thrilled to have all four performers of the song in the studio, and she also noted that the song was integral to the film because it illustrates the personalities of the four main characters.

Music video

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for "Missing You" was filmed by F. Gary Gray, director of ''Set It Off''. The video portrays

and

performing in different landscapes each. Brandy is in the middle of a grassy field under a tree; Tamia is in the middle of a wheat field; Knight is on a covered bridge overlooking a stream; and Khan is on top of a cliff overlooking an ocean shore. It also features scenes from the 1996 film.

Track listings

US CD and cassette single # "Missing You" (radio version) # "Missing You" (a cappella mellow mix) #

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: "So Right, For Life" – 4:44 European and Australian CD single # "Missing You" (radio version) – 4:12 # "Missing You" (a cappella intro mix) – 4:26 # "Missing You" (mellow acoustic mix) – 4:14 # "Missing You" (instrumental) – 4:13 # "Missing You" (LP version) – 4:22

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the US CD single liner notes. Studios * Recorded at East Bay Recording (

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, US), The Hit Factory (New York City), Tracken Studios, Capitol Recording, and The Enterprise (Los Angeles) * Mixed at The Enterprise ( Burbank, Los Angeles) Main personnel * Barry J. Eastmond – writing, keyboard and drum programming, conductor, production, arrangement, string arrangement, engineering * Gordon Chambers – writing, background vocals, background vocal arrangement * Brandy – vocals * Tamia – vocals, background vocals * Gladys Knight – vocals, background vocals * Chaka Khan – vocals, background vocals * Cindy Mizelle – background vocals * LaJuan Carter – background vocals * Phil Hamilton – guitar * Eric Rehl –

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programming * Stan Wallace – engineering * Carl Nappa – engineering * Manny Marroquin – engineering * Bill Smith – engineering * Kevin Stone – engineering assistant * Greg Pinto – engineering assistant * Rick Alvarez – engineering assistant * Colin Sauer – engineering assistant * Steve Genewick – engineering assistant * Steve Kinsey – engineering assistant * Erik Zobler – mixing * Mike Tacci – mixing assistant Orchestra * Gene Orloff –

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, violin *

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– violin * Stanley Hunte – violin * Winterton Garvey – violin * Max Ellen – violin * Ashley Horn – violin * Elliot Rosoff – violin * Margaret Magill – violin * Tony Post – violin * Regis Iandiorio – violin * Belinda Whitney-Barratt – violin * Sandra Billingslea – violin * Alfred Brown – viola, string contractor * Olivia Koppell – viola * Sue Pray – viola * Stephanie Fricker – viola * Richard Brice – viola * Carol Landon – viola * Jesse Levy – cello * Kermit Moore – cello * Jeanne LeBlanc – cello * Mark Shuman – cello *

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– bass * Gail Kruvand – bass

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

ForeverBrandy.com
– official Brandy site {{Authority control 1990s ballads 1996 singles 1996 songs Brandy Norwood songs Chaka Khan songs East West Records singles Gladys Knight songs Music videos directed by F. Gary Gray Songs written by Barry Eastmond Songs written by Gordon Chambers Tamia songs