"Miss You Like Crazy" is a song by American singer Natalie Cole, released as a single on March 15, 1989, from her 11th solo studio album, Good to Be Back (1989).

"Miss You Like Crazy"
Single by Natalie Cole
from the album Good to Be Back
B-side"Good to Be Back"[1]
ReleasedMarch 15, 1989
Length3:56
LabelEMI USA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Masser
Natalie Cole singles chronology
"I Live for Your Love"
(1988)
"Miss You Like Crazy"
(1989)
"I Do"
(1989)
Music video
"Miss You Like Crazy" on YouTube

Chart performance

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"Miss You Like Crazy" was a hit for Cole, becoming her fifth and last top-10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart when it peaked at number seven. The song topped both the Billboard R&B and Adult Contemporary charts in 1989, as well as reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the biggest hit of her career there. In Canada, the song peaked at number 19 for two weeks.[2] "Miss You Like Crazy" is ranked as the 67th-biggest US hit of 1989 and the 20th-biggest UK hit, being certified silver in the latter region.[3]

Critical reception

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Jerry Smith from Music Week complimented the song as a "strong, sweeping ballad, where her soaring vocal talents are amply displayed among Michael Masser's dramatic and highly polished production."[4] Colin Irwin from Number One wrote, "'Miss You Like Crazy' is an immaculate pop record — shades of Donna Summer's alliance with S/A/W — and fully deserves its success."[5]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 15, 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
EMI USA [citation needed]
United Kingdom April 3, 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
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References

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  1. ^ Miss You Like Crazy (US 7-inch single sleeve). Natalie Cole. EMI USA. 1989. B-50185.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6367." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "British single certifications – Natalie Cole – Miss You Like Crazy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Smith, Jerry (April 24, 1989). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Irwin, Colin (May 17, 1989). "Albums". Number One. p. 43. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Natalie Cole – Miss You Like Crazy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Natalie Cole – Miss You Like Crazy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 6398." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 23. June 10, 1989. p. 20.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Miss You Like Crazy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 29, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Natalie Cole – Miss You Like Crazy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  13. ^ "Natalie Cole – Miss You Like Crazy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  14. ^ "Natalie Cole: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  15. ^ "Natalie Cole Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  16. ^ "Natalie Cole Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  17. ^ "Natalie Cole Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  18. ^ "Top 100 Singles". Cash Box. Vol. LII, no. 52. July 8, 1989. p. 17.
  19. ^ "Discos más populares de Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón. July 17, 1989. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  20. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Natalie Cole – Miss You Like Crazy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  21. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1989" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  23. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 1989". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. 6.
  24. ^ "Year-End Charts '89 – Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England. March 3, 1990. p. 16.
  25. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  26. ^ "Adult Contemporary: Top Singles". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. D-34.
  27. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. April 1, 1989. p. 31.
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