Waite re-recorded the song with country/bluegrass artist Alison Krauss which appeared on her album A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection, and released it to Country music radio in 2007.

The opening line "Every time I think of you"[6] is the title of a song by Waite's group The Babys.

[7] Waite's record label was convinced they had enough songs for the No Brakes album, but he felt it lacked a hit single.

[9] The accompanying music video for "Missing You" was written, directed and produced by Kort Falkenberg III and was filmed in Los Angeles in 1984.

To start the clip, John Waite is sitting in a chair, and after seeing a picture of a woman (played by actress Elizabeth Reiko Kubota) with whom he is still in love, he, frustrated, slaps the lamp above him causing it to swing back and forth and begins to sing the song.

When he opens his bedroom door, a woman playfully jumps into his arms and they embrace falling back onto the bed.

She leans against the door gently touching it and, with a deep breath, she turns and leaves as tears flow down her face.

"Missing You" was also recorded by American singer and actress Tina Turner in 1996, and was released as the third single from her ninth solo album, Wildest Dreams (1996).

When Waite's original version of "Missing You" topped Billboard's Hot 100 in late 1984, it ended the reign of Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do with It".

He wrote, "Under the shrewd guidance of mega-producer Trevor Horn, Turner's distinctive growl is pushed to deliciously dramatic heights and is matched by countless layers of synths and a crisp rock backbeat.

The combined attention of the singer's loyalists and those who simply never get enough of this timeless tune should make this cover an instant (and most deserving) winner at top 40 and AC.

"[38] A reviewer from Music Week rated the song four out of five, adding that "a lottery show appearance and a fine cover of this John Waite hit should do the business for la Turner.

[citation needed] This song was also recorded by American country music group Brooks & Dunn and was released in August 1999 as the lead single from the album Tight Rope.

This re-recording was included on Waite's album Downtown: Journey of a Heart and Krauss's A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection, both released via Rounder Records.