"The Missing Piece" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Paul Rey. The song was released on 6 February 2021 through 20/20 Records and Warner Music Sweden. It was written by Paul Rey, Fredrik Sonefors and Laurell Barker, produced by Sonefors, Rey, Gabriel Runemark, and Theo Kylin.
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| Released | 6 February 2021 | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
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It was performed for the first time in Melodifestivalen 2021 and made it to the Second Chance round.[1]
Background and composition
editRey called the song as a journey and described that the track started "intimately and steadily grew".[2] In an interview with escXtra, Rey revealed that "The Missing Piece" was dedicated to his daughter.[3]
Reception
editReviewing the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2021, William Lee Adams of Wiwibloggs praised the simplicity of the performance and called it "powerful, tender and sweet".[4] In comparison to Rey's Melodifestivalen 2020 entry "Talking in My Sleep", Tim Jumawan of escXtra felt his growth and a more intimate feel than the former, while Dominik Rössing called "The Missing Piece" was "stronger".[5]
Charts
edit| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 18 |
References
edit- ^ Agadellis, Stratos (6 February 2021). "Sweden: Here are the results of the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2021!". ESCToday. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Rössing, Dominik (4 February 2021). "🇸🇪 Melodifestivalen 2021 – Your Guide for Semi-Final 1". escXtra. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Jumawan, Tim (27 January 2021). "🇸🇪 Paul Rey: "The Missing Piece is more intimate and dynamic than Talking in My Sleep"". escXtra. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (6 February 2021). "Melodifestivalen 2021 results: Danny Saucedo and Arvingarna win Semi-Final 1 in Stockholm". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Jumawan, Tim; Rössing, Dominik (4 February 2021). "🇸🇪 Melodifestivalen 2021 rehearsals – complete review of semi-final 1". escXtra. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 March 2021.