Throwback Thursday: Tamia – “Officially Missing You”
Canadian singer Tamia has had an interesting career. She has an amazing voice, conventional good looks, and a catalog full of solid songs. However, she was never the major star that one would’ve expected her to be, which demonstrates once again that the music industry — and quite frankly, life itself — is a bit of a game of luck. Despite all the great things she had going for her, one could argue that she was generally overlooked, and as a result, a lot of good music has been overlooked.
If you ask anyone to hum the first song that comes to mind when they think of Tamia, it will probably be “So Into You,” and for good reason — it is undoubtedly her signature hit. However, anyone who is even remotely familiar with Tamia’s catalog would probably highlight her lead single from her third album, More, as one of her shining moments.
Released in September of 2003, “Officially Missing You” is a guitar-driven ballad sung from the perspective of a forlorn ex-lover who wants that old thang back. The song was written and produced by Marcus Vest — better known as 7 Aurelius — who made a name for himself after producing multiple hits in the heydays of Murder Inc., including “Always on Time,” “Foolish” and the remixes to “I’m Real” and “Ain’t It Funny.”
Because life isn’t fair, “Officially Missing You” only managed to peak at No. 83 on the Billboard Hot 100, but that says absolutely nothing about the song’s quality. If this is your introduction to this song, thank me later.
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