Missing Words

"Missing Words"
Single by the Selecter
from the album Too Much Pressure
B-side"Carry Go Bring Come"
Released1980
GenreSka
Length3:22
Label2 Tone CHS TT 10
SongwriterNeol Davies
ProducerRoger Lomas
The Selecter singles chronology
"Three Minute Hero"
(1980)
"Missing Words"
(1980)
"The Whisper"
(1980)
Music video
"Missing Words" on YouTube

"Missing Words" is a song and single written by Neol Davies and performed by the English 2 tone ska revival band the Selecter.[1] Released in 1980 it reached No. 23, on the UK singles chart, staying there for eight weeks.[2][1]

Background

In contrast to the Selecter's two previous singles, "On My Radio" and "Three Minute Hero", "Missing Words" is a downbeat song about heartbreak issued as the 2 Tone Records ska revival began to fade.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Missing Words". Discogs. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ^ "UK Official charts - Selecter Missing Words". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ^ Peter Buckley (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. pp. 923–. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.