What I Miss Most

"What I Miss Most"
Single by Calum Scott
from the album Only Human
Released4 May 2018 (2018-05-04)
Length3:51
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Calum Scott singles chronology
"Give Me Love"
(2018) 		"What I Miss Most"
(2018) 		"No Matter What"
(2018)
Music video
"What I Miss Most" on YouTube

"What I Miss Most" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Calum Scott. It was released in May 2018 as the fourth single from Scott's debut studio album, Only Human. The track was inspired by Scott's time spent away from his family and friends.[1] Scott said "I wrote ["What I Miss Most"] in Sweden and is an upbeat song with an optimistic view of my journey so far. It's about how I've gone from a normal Yorkshireman to being thrown into this incredible career but missing home and missing people back home and missing the town and the streets and everything."[2]

Background

Scott calls "What I Miss Most" his nostalgia song. In an interview with Billboard, Scott said "It's a complete tribute to my hometown. The crest for my city is three golden crowns on top of each other, so when I say, “Under three crowns when I'm far away” I'm trying to basically say I'm proud of Hull, where I'm from."[3] On Twitter, Scott supported the statement saying "[What I miss Most is]..a song about missing my hometown of Hull, but I wrote it in a way that it could be about missing anyone or anything!"[4]

Music video

The music video was released on 16 May 2018 on Scott's YouTube channel via Vevo. It was directed by Ozzie Pullin.[5] The video shows the various stages of a man's life from childhood to old age.[6]

As of October 2021, the video has gained over 30 million views.

Critical reception

Nathan Jake from Project U called the song the "highlight" from Only Human.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."What I Miss Most" (Album Version)3:51
Digital download[8]
No.TitleLength
1."What I Miss Most" (Acoustic, 1 Mic 1 Take/Live from Abbey Road Studios)3:48

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[9] 83

Release history

Region Date Format Label Version Ref.
Various 4 May 2018 Digital download, streaming Capitol Album version [10][11]
Various 8 June 2018 Digital download, streaming Capitol Acoustic, 1 Mic 1 Take [8]

References

  1. ^ "Calum Scott unveils What I Miss Most music video". Entertainment Focus. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Calum Scott Picks 'What I Miss Most' As Next Single". People Magazine. June 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Calum Scott Details How Accepting His Sexuality & Being 'Only Human' Played Into His Songwriting". Billboard. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Calum Scott". Twitter. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Calum Scott - What I Miss Most (Official Video)". YouTube. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Calum Scott Pays Tribute To His Hometown In Nostalgic "What I Miss Most" Video". idolator. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Calum Scott's "What I Miss Most" video just made me tear up a little". Project U. May 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  8. ^ a b "What I Miss Most (Acoustic, 1 Mic 1 Take/Live From Abbey Road Studios)". amazon. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  9. ^ "29 June 2018 – 5 July 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Calum Scott Drops New Single 'What I Miss Most'". Female First. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Calum Scott releases new single What I Miss Most". Entertainment Focus. May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.