"My Arms Keep Missing You" is a song by

Rick Astley Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, radio DJ and podcaster. He gained fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman, releasing the 1987 album ''Whenever You Need Somebody'', which sol ...

released in 1987 as the second half of a

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single. The first A-side is a cover of the

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When I Fall in Love "When I Fall in Love" is a popular song, written by Victor Young (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics). It was introduced in Howard Hughes' last film '' One Minute to Zero'' as the instrumental titled "Theme from One Minute to Zero". Jeri Southe ...

". "My Arms Keep Missing You" was released as an independent single in Germany and reached number 6. The song's first appearance on an album was the 2002 compilation ''

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'', and it later appeared on the 2010 expanded version of '' Hold Me in Your Arms'' as a bonus track. The song also appeared on the remastered edition of ''

Whenever You Need Somebody ''Whenever You Need Somebody'' is the debut studio album by English singer Rick Astley, released on 16 November 1987 by RCA Records. It is his highest-selling album and has sold 15.2 million copies worldwide. The album is listed as the 136th bes ...

'', which was released on 20 May 2022. In addition, a digital EP was released on 13 April 2022, including the single and its remixes. The song was also included on a limited edition 12" double A-side red vinyl issue of the "Love This Christmas" single, along with "When I Fall in Love".

Critical reception

In a review published in ''

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'', Lola Borg considered "My Arms Keep Missing You" as "truly splendid", adding that Astley "gears himself into shuffly dance mode and sounds exactly like himself".

Track listing

* 12" vinyl promo RCA RICK 1000 DJ # "My Arms Keep Missing You" # "My Arms Keep Missing You" (dub) * 12" vinyl RCA PT 41684 R # "My Arms Keep Missing You" (Bruno's mix) – 6:11 # "My Arms Keep Missing You" – 6:45 # "When I Fall in Love" – 2:59 * Digital EP # "My Arms Keep Missing You" – 3:14 # "My Arms Keep Missing You" (The "Where's Harry?" remix) – 3:15 # "My Arms Keep Missing You" (Bruno's remix) – 6:17 # "My Arms Keep Missing You" (No L mix) – 6:46

Charts

Weekly charts

Cover versions

In 1995, British-Dutch boyband Caught in the Act covered "My Arms Keep Missing You" and released it as the second single from their debut album, '' Caught in the Act of Love'', which peaked at number 26 in Germany and 42 in Switzerland. In 2006,

Danzel Danzel (born Johan Waem, 9 November 1976) is a Belgian musician, best known for his 2004 single " Pump It Up!" which reached the top 10 across Europe, including in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Polan ...

Vs. DJ F.R.A.N.K. released their own version of the song as a 12" maxi single, which charted for ten weeks on the Ultratop Belgian (Flanders) Chart and peaked at number 15.

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References

1987 songs 1987 singles Rick Astley songs Danzel songs Songs written by Mike Stock (musician) Songs written by Matt Aitken Songs written by Pete Waterman Song recordings produced by Stock Aitken Waterman RCA Records singles {{1980s-single-stub