Missing You Now

"Missing You Now"
"Missing You Now"
Single by Michael Bolton featuring Kenny G
from the album Time, Love & Tenderness
Released	December 1991
Length	4:33 (album version); 4:40 (music video version);
Label	Columbia
Songwriters	Diane Warren; Walter Afanasieff; Michael Bolton;
Producers	Walter Afanasieff; Michael Bolton;
Michael Bolton singles chronology
Kenny G singles chronology
Music video
	"Missing You Now" on YouTube

"Missing You Now" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Bolton. It was released in December 1991 by Columbia Records as the fourth single from his seventh album, Time, Love & Tenderness (1991), and features saxophone player Kenny G. The track was co-produced by Walter Afanasieff, who co-wrote the song with Bolton and Diane Warren.

"Missing You Now" entered the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 12 in March 1992, and reached No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for three weeks, Bolton's sixth song to do so and Kenny G's first.^[1] The song also reached No. 2 on the US Cash Box Top 100, No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 27 on the Irish Singles Chart, and topped the Canadian RPM 40AC (Adult Contemporary) chart. The music video for "Missing You Now" features actress Teri Hatcher, whom Bolton was reportedly dating at the time.^[2]

Personnel

Michael Bolton: lead vocals, songwriter, producer, arranger
Diane Warren: songwriter
Walter Afanasieff: songwriter, producer, arranger, keyboards, Moog bass, synthesizer, drums, percussion
Louis Biancaniello: additional keyboards, drum programming
Ren Klyce: Akai AX60, Fairlight CMI, and Synclavier programming
Kenny G: soprano saxophone
Michael Landau: guitars
Claytoven Richardson, Jeanie Tracy, Kitty Beethoven, Sandy Griffith, Vicki Randle: background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	61
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[4]	8
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[5]	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[6]	70
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[8]	84
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	28
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[10]	26
US Billboard Hot 100^[11]	12
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[12]	1
US Cash Box Top 100^[13]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[14]	74
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[15]	9
US Billboard Hot 100^[16]	77
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[17]	10
US Cash Box Top 100^[18]	38

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	December 1991	7-inch vinyl cassette	Columbia
Japan	March 8, 1992	Mini-CD	Sony	^[19]
United Kingdom	April 27, 1992	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	Columbia	^[20]
Australia	June 22, 1992	CD cassette	Columbia	^[21]

References

^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
^ "They Dated Who?!? Surprising Former Couples! | Access Hollywood – Celebrity News, Photos & Videos". Access Hollywood. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Image 2084". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 2073". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 22. May 30, 1992. p. 31. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Missing You Now". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
^ "Michael Bolton feat. Kenny G – Missing You Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
^ "Official Singles Chart on 16/5/1992 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
^ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. May 16, 1992. p. 14. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "Michael Bolton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
^ "Michael Bolton Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
^ "USA Cashbox Charts Summaries". popmusichistory. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
^ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. December 19, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
^ "The RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary tracks of 1992". RPM. Retrieved April 14, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1992". Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
^ "1992 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-38. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "Awards: Top 50 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVI, no. 18. December 26, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
^ "ミッシング・ユー・ナウ | マイケル・ボルトン" [Missing You Now | Michael Bolton] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. April 25, 1992. p. 21.
^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 22/06/92: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 125. June 21, 1992. p. 19.

[1] Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)

[2] "They Dated Who?!? Surprising Former Couples! | Access Hollywood – Celebrity News, Photos & Videos". Access Hollywood. Retrieved May 21, 2010.

[3] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-4] "Top RPM Singles: Image 2084". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-5] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 2073". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

[6] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 22. May 30, 1992. p. 31. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

[sc_Ireland2_-7] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Missing You Now". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 18, 2019.

[sc_Dutch100_Michael_Bolton_feat._Kenny_G-8] "Michael Bolton feat. Kenny G – Missing You Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

[sc_UK_-9] "Official Singles Chart on 16/5/1992 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

[10] "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. May 16, 1992. p. 14. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Michael_Bolton-11] "Michael Bolton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Michael_Bolton-12] "Michael Bolton Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

[13] "USA Cashbox Charts Summaries". popmusichistory. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

[14] "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. December 19, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

[15] "The RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary tracks of 1992". RPM. Retrieved April 14, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.

[16] "Billboard Top 100 – 1992". Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2010.

[17] "1992 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-38. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[18] "Awards: Top 50 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVI, no. 18. December 26, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

[19] "ミッシング・ユー・ナウ | マイケル・ボルトン" [Missing You Now | Michael Bolton] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[20] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. April 25, 1992. p. 21.

[21] "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 22/06/92: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 125. June 21, 1992. p. 19.

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Discography
Studio albums	Michael Bolotin (1975) Everyday of My Life (1976) Michael Bolton (1983) Everybody's Crazy (1985) The Hunger (1987) Soul Provider (1989) Time, Love & Tenderness (1991) The One Thing (1993) All That Matters (1997) Only a Woman Like You (2002) One World One Love (2009) Gems: The Duets Collection / Duette (2011) Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A. (2013) Songs of Cinema (2017)
Cover albums	Timeless: The Classics (1992) This Is the Time: The Christmas Album (1996) My Secret Passion: The Arias (1998) Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 (1999) Vintage (2003) Bolton Swings Sinatra: The Second Time Around (2006)
Compilation albums	The Artistry of Michael Bolotin (1993) Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995) The Essential Michael Bolton (2005) 'Til the End of Forever (2005)
Singles	"(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" "How Can We Be Lovers" "When I'm Back on My Feet Again" "Love Is a Wonderful Thing" "Time, Love and Tenderness" "When a Man Loves a Woman" "Missing You Now" "To Love Somebody" "Drift Away" "Reach Out I'll Be There" "Said I Loved You... But I Lied" "Lean on Me" "I Found Someone" "Go the Distance" "Nessun dorma!" "Sexual Healing" "Jack Sparrow" "I'm Not Ready"
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