"Missing Me" is a song written by
Lin Buckfield
Linda Mary Buckfield is an Australian television producer, journalist and musician. Buckfield was the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the pop rock band Electric Pandas from 1983 to 1987. Buckfield's television work commenced in 1990, a ...
and recorded by the Australian band
Electric Pandas. It was released in July 1985 as the second
single lifted from the band's debut album, ''
Point Blank
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''. The song peaked at number 41 on the Australian
Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July ...
.
[
In July 1985, Electric Pandas performed "Missing Me" for the Oz for Africa concert (part of the global ]Live Aid
Live Aid was a multi-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, as well as a music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine ...
program). It was broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australi ...
and Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television ne ...
) and on MTV in the US.
Track listing
; 7" Single (K 9781)
* Side A "Missing Me"
* Side B "20 Revolutionaries"
Charts
References
1985 songs
1985 singles
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