"One I've Been Missing" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It was released on November 22, 2019 by RCA Records, as the group's first official Christmas single and later became a contender for the UK Christmas number-one single.[1] It was co-written by Little Mix member Leigh-Anne Pinnock alongside Jez Ashurst, Rachel Furner, Sinéad Harnett, and Tre Jean-Marie.
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| Single by Little Mix | ||||
| Released | 22 November 2019 | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| "One I've Been Missing" on YouTube | ||||
One I've been missing has been described as a 1950s inspired Ballad with a beautiful ode to festive love, with luscious harmonies.[2] The song reached number four on the Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) charts and at number fourteen in Sweden. It charted within the top twenty on the Euro Digital Song and New Zealand Hot Singles charts. It reached number fifty nine on the UK Singles Chart, and charted in Ireland, Scotland, and on the US Holiday Digital Songs Charts. It was later added onto the expanded edition of their sixth studio album, Confetti as a bonus track.
Background
editAlthough the song is the first Christmas-themed song by the group, they did release a "Christmas mix" of their 2015 single "Love Me Like You"[3] and have performed covers of Christmas songs, like "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)".[2]
Promotion
editLittle Mix announced the song in a video posted to social media on 19 November 2019.[4]
Track listing
editDigital download and streaming[5]
- "One I've Been Missing" – 3:12
Digital download and streaming – acoustic[6]
- "One I've Been Missing" (acoustic) – 3:02
Streaming – One I've Been Missing – EP[7]
- "One I've Been Missing" – 3:12
- "One I've Been Missing" (acoustic) – 3:02
Charts
edit| Chart (2019–2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] | 4 |
| Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] | 18 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 72 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] | 26 |
| Scotland (OCC)[12] | 23 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 14 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 59 |
| US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard)[15] | 29 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 22 November 2019 | Original | RCA UK | [5] | |
| Streaming | Remix EP | [7] | |||
| 13 December 2019 |
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Acoustic | [6] |
References
edit- ^ Darvill, Josh (20 November 2019). "Little Mix tipped for Christmas Number 1 with new song 'One I've Been Missing'". TellyMix. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b Molumby, Deirdre (18 November 2019). "Little Mix tease their Christmas single coming this week". Entertainment.ie. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Ross, Alex (19 November 2019). "Little Mix announce details of first ever Christmas song". Planet Radio. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Little Mix are releasing their first Christmas single". Newsround. 20 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b "One I've Been Missing - Single". Apple Music (GB). Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b "One I've Been Missing (Acoustic) - Single". Apple Music (GB). Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b "One I've Been Missing - EP". Apple Music (GB). Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Little Mix – One I've Been Missing" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Little Mix Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 52". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Little Mix Chart History (Holiday Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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