This Weeks #1 Song 27 Years Ago: ‘Missing You’- John Waite

The biggest hit for British artist John Waite was at it's biggest on this day back in 1984 when it peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also made the top ten in the U.K. The song has never really lost a lot of popularity, and John Waite has ridden it out. From frequent radio airplay the song to pop culture, "Missing You" is still alive and well today. John Waite re-recorded the song with country/bluegrass artist Alison Krauss which appeared on her album A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection, and released it to country music radio in 2007. The re-recording peaked at #34 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The original recording has been featured in 1997's Selena, the popular 1980s inspired video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and the second episode of the TV series Miami Vice ("Heart of Darkness" - originally aired September 28, 1984). In 2010, it was used in a series of commercial spots for Conan O'Brien's Conan on TBS.

...Love the earring John! Haha!