The Sound of Missing You

"The Sound of Missing You" is the debut single by Belgian-Tunisian singer Ameerah. It is considered to be her first international hit dance single. It was also her first song to be produced in the United States. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart.

"The Sound of Missing You"
Single by Ameerah
ReleasedDecember 2009
GenreEurodance, trance
Length3:33
LabelSpinnin' Records
Songwriter(s)Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott, Carl Björsell, Ameerah
Ameerah singles chronology
"The Sound of Missing You"
(2009)		 "Freaky Like Me"
(2010)
"The Sound of Missing You"
Single by Wildboyz featuring Ameerah
Released11 January 2010
GenreEurodance, trance
Length3:33
LabelUniversal Music (Belgium)
Spinnin Records
Songwriter(s)Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott, Carl Björsell, Astrid Roelants
Ameerah singles chronology
"The Sound of Missing You"
(2009)		 "The Sound of Missing You"
(2010)		 "Freaky like Me"
(2010)
Music video
"The Sound of Missing You" by Wildboyz featuring Ameerah on YouTube

The single was released in December 2009 in Belgium and the Netherlands as Wildboyz featuring Ameerah, charting in both countries. In October 2010, the song peaked at number-two on the Romanian Airplay Chart.[1]

Live performance

Ameerah performed "The Sound of Missing You" live on several tour dates throughout Europe and in certain music festivals, such as Bydgoszcz Hit Festival and the Hity na Czasie contest from Poland and the SLAM FM Beachbreak, in Bloemendaal.

Chart performance

The song peaked at number-three on the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart in early 2010, and stayed in the top 10 for more than 10 weeks. Later, in May, "The Sound of Missing You" entered the official Romanian Top 100. In mid-September, the song reached the Romanian top 10. A few weeks later, on October 17, it peaked at number-two on the Airplay Top 100, and remained at its peak position for three weeks. It was the 22nd most played song in Romania in 2010.[2]

Music video

The music video was shot in the United States in late 2009 and premiered on Spinnin' Records' official YouTube profile on December 3, 2009. It features Ameerah walking down the empty streets of a big city, in a desert and nearby a crashed plane. So far, it has gained over 20 million views on YouTube.

Wildboyz version

For the European markets, the song was marketed as Wildboyz featuring Ameerah. The single was a hit in Belgium, the Netherlands and Romania.

Track listing
  1. "The Sound of Missing You" (Radio Edit) (3:33)
  2. "The Sound of Missing You" (Extended Mix) (5:42)
  3. "The Sound of Missing You" (TJ's Candlelight Mix) (3:35)

Charts
Ameerah version (solo)
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Hot Dance Airplay[3] 3
Wildboyz featuring Ameerah
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 22
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[5] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 44
Poland (Polish Airplay New)[7] 2
Romania (Romanian Top 100) 2

References
  1. Romanian Top 100 - October 17, 2010
  2. "Topul celor mai difuzate piese în România în 2010". România Liberă (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  3. Основные параметры ротации трека на радиостанциях, работающих в системе TOPHIT.RU
  4. "Wildboyz Feat. Ameerah – The Sound of Missing You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. "Wildboyz Feat. Ameerah – The Sound of Missing You" (in French). Ultratip.
  6. "Wildboyz Feat. Ameerah – The Sound of Missing You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay New. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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