I Miss You (song)

“I Miss You”
Song by Adele from the album 25
Released	November 20, 2015
Length	5:49
Label	XL Recordings
Writer(s)	Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth
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"I Miss You" is a song recorded by Adele, taken from her third studio album, 25. The song was written by Adele with Paul Epworth, and appears as the third track on the album.

Background

"I Miss You" was co-written by Adele and Paul Epworth, who previously worked with Adele on "Skyfall" and on various tracks on 21 (specifically "Rolling in the Deep," "He Won't Go," and "I'll Be Waiting").

Adele wrote the song one night lying in bed, unable to sleep. Speaking to i-D about the song, Adele said, "It's about intimacy on every level. It's about sex, it's about arguing, one of the most intimate moments in my life. 'Cause you just blurt it out. It's a bit like, a drunk tongue is an honest one. That's definitely my motto, in life. That's why I don't really like drinking no more. The panic you get when you wake up the next morning." She further expanded on the song's meaning with The New York Times:

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Whenever it's on, I always get hypnotized by the beat. That's just about the general intimacy of a relationship. It sounds very sexual, but it's not only sexual. It's about every aspect of intimacy in a relationship. It's just wanting everything! I want the good, the bad, the warts and all. I want the amazing.

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When asked what her boyfriend, Simon Konecki, thought of the song, she stated, "My man is loyal. My man is strong. So we spoke early on, and he said, 'Your writing isn't anything to do with me.' He's fine with it. And it takes a strong man, I think, to be like that."

Live performances

Adele performed the song for the first time during her pre-Grammy concert at Wiltern on February 12, 2016. It was then added to the setlist of the Adele Live 2016 tour, although it was cut from the setlist during select dates; it remained absent for the majority of the North American leg, although it was added back into the setlist on September 10 during a show in Philadelphia.

Credits

Personnel

• Adele – songwriting, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Paul Epworth – songwriting, producer, drums, bass, piano, organ, guitar, percussion, programming
• Matt Wiggins – engineer
• Joe Hartwell Jones – engineer
• Riley McIntyre – engineer
• Tom Elmhirst – mixer
• Joe Visciano – mixing assistant

Lyrics

I want every single piece of you I want your heaven and your oceans too Treat me soft but touch me cruel I want to teach you things you never knew baby Bring the floor up to my knees Let me fall into your gravity Then kiss me back to life to see Your body standing over me Baby don't let the lights go down Baby don't let the lights go down Baby don't let the lights go down Lights go down lights go down Lights go down lights go down Down down down I miss you when the lights go out It illuminates all of my doubts Pull me in hold me tight don't let go Baby give me light I miss you when the lights go out It illuminates all of my doubts Pull me in hold me tight don't let go Baby give me light I love the way your body moves Towards me from across the room Brushing past my every groove No one has me like you do baby Bring your heart I'll bring my soul But be delicate with my ego I want to step into your great unknown With you and me setting the tone Baby don't let the lights go down Baby don't let the lights go down Baby don't let the lights go down Lights go down lights go down Lights go down lights go down Down down down I miss you when the lights go down It illuminates all of my doubts Pull me in hold me tight don't let go Baby give me light I miss you when the lights go down It illuminates all of my doubts Pull me in hold me tight don't let go Baby give me light We play so dirty in the dark Cause we are living world's apart It only makes it harder baby It only makes it harder baby Harder baby I miss you when the lights go out It illuminates all of my doubts Pull me in hold me tight don't let go Baby give me light I miss you when the lights go out It illuminates all of my doubts Pull me in hold me tight don't let go Baby give me light Oooh (I miss you) Oooh (I miss you) Oooh (I miss you) Oooh (I miss you) Oooh (I miss you) Oooh (I miss you) Oooh (I miss you)