The Sound of Missing You

"The Sound of Missing You"
Single by Ameerah
Released	December 2009
Format	CD single
Genre	Eurodance, trance
Length	3:33
Label	Spinnin Records
Writer(s)	Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott, Carl Björsell, Ameerah
Ameerah chronology
"The Sound Of Missing You" (2009) "Freaky Like Me" (2010)

"The Sound of Missing You"
Single by Wildboyz featuring Ameerah
Released	11 January 2010
Format	CD single
Genre	Eurodance, trance
Length	3:33
Label	Universal Music (Belgium) Spinnin Records
Writer(s)	Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott, Carl Björsell, Astrid Roelants
Wildboyz singles chronology
"" "The Sound of Missing You" (2010)
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 Sound of Missing You" is a 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 in the US.

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 in the Romanian Airplay Chart.^[1]

Live performance

Ameerah performed "The Sound Of Missing You" live in several tour dates through 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 in the United States Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart, in early 2010, and stayed in the top 10 for over 10 week. 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 in the Airplay Top 100, and stuck to its peak position 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 it premiered on Spinnin'Record 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 gained over 10 million views on YouTube.

Wildboyz version

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

Tracklist

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 Wallonia)[5]	11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]	44
Romania (Romanian Top 100)	2

References

1. Romanian Top 100 - October 17, 2010
2. "Topul celor mai difuzate piese în România în 2010" (in Romanian). România Liberă. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
3. Основные параметры ротации трека на радиостанциях, работающих в системе TOPHIT.RU
4. "Ultratop.be – Wildboyz Feat. Ameerah – The Sound of Missing You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Ultratop.be – Wildboyz Feat. Ameerah – The Sound of Missing You" (in French). Ultratip.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Wildboyz Feat. Ameerah – The Sound of Missing You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.