"Missing You" is a 1990 song by British R&B band Soul II Soul. It was released as the fourth and last single from their second album, Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade. It features American singer-songwriter Kym Mazelle and reached number 22 in the United Kingdom, number 24 in Ireland and number 74 in the Netherlands. Outside Europe, "Missing You" peaked at number 39 on the BillboardDance Club Songs chart in the US and number 166 in Australia. A black-and-white music video was made to accompany the song. It shows Mazelle and Jazzie B dancing together on a dancefloor while performing the song.
Critical reception
Alex Henderson from AllMusic descriibed the song as a "sleek urban/dance/neo-soul" groove.[1] Bill Coleman from Billboard picked it as one of the "special moments" from Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade.[2] Another editor, Larry Flick stated that it "places guest diva Kym Mazelle within a down-tempo R&B/house groove. A tad slow for peak-hour play, but just perfect for early-a.m. sets."[3] Ernest Hardy from Cashbox complimented the chorus of the song.[4]Music & Media wrote that it is "somewhat similar" to their 1989 hit "Keep On Movin'" and noted further that this is "another strong contender from the masters of club music."[5] Selina Webb from Music Week called it "a safe bet" featuring Mazelle's "strident soul vocal and loads of sophisticated groove techniques." She added that "this will chart highly".[6]People said the song is one of the "winners" on the album, "which Kym Mazelle gets to belt it out".[7] Tom Doyle from Smash Hits described it as an "ace tune" and said it sounds "a bit" like "Keep On Movin'". He added that the song "definitely deserves to be a single".[8]