Wishing You Were Here (song)
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"Wishing You Were Here" is vocalist Alison Moyet's second single of 1991. The song was the lead single from the album Hoodoo.
Like the previous single "It Won't Be Long
", this single failed to enter the UK top 40, peaking at #72 for only one week. Moyet's previous single "It Won't Be Long" peaked at #50 in the UK.
A promotional video was created for the single, although there were no TV performances, resulting in the poor charting.
Columbia Records
complained that the single as well as the album wasn't commercial enough.
Kirsty MacColl
provided backing vocals on "Wishing You Were Here".
The b-side for the single "Back Where I Belong" appeared on the same album as the eighth track, written by Moyet and Glenister.
12" Single
CD Single
Cassette Single
Like the previous single "It Won't Be Long
It Won't Be Long (song)
"It Won't Be Long" is vocalist Alison Moyet's first single of 1991 and first single from Moyet since 1987, four years earlier. The song was the lead single from the album Hoodoo....
", this single failed to enter the UK top 40, peaking at #72 for only one week. Moyet's previous single "It Won't Be Long" peaked at #50 in the UK.
A promotional video was created for the single, although there were no TV performances, resulting in the poor charting.
Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
complained that the single as well as the album wasn't commercial enough.
Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter.MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s...
provided backing vocals on "Wishing You Were Here".
The b-side for the single "Back Where I Belong" appeared on the same album as the eighth track, written by Moyet and Glenister.
Formats
7" Single- "Wishing You Were Here" - 3:55
- "Back Where I Belong" - 3:52
12" Single
- "Wishing You Were Here" - 3:55
- "Back Where I Belong" - 3:52
- "Back Where I Belong (Polite Mix)" - 5:26
- "Back Where I Belong (Soft Mix)" - 5:31
CD Single
- "Wishing You Were Here" - 3:55
- "Back Where I Belong" - 3:52
- "Back Where I Belong (Polite Mix)" - 5:26
- "Back Where I Belong (Soft Mix)" - 5:31
Cassette Single
- "Wishing You Were Here" - 3:55
- "Back Where I Belong" - 3:52
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Polish Singles Chart | 47 |
| UK Singles Chart | 72 |
Personnel
- Writers – Alison Moyet, Pete Glenister
- Mixer on "Wishing You Were Here" – Steve Lillywhite
- Producer on "Wishing You Were Here" – Pete Glenister
- Producer on "Back Where I Belong" – Andy Cox
- Co-producer on "Back Where I Belong" – David Steele
- Remixer for both "Back Where I Belong" remixes – Ben Chapman