The song, written by McKee and produced by Mitchell Froom, was covered by Northern Irish singer Feargal Sharkey in 1991.

[5] Upon its release as a single in the US, Billboard picked "To Miss Someone" as "new and noteworthy" and described the "heart warming and comforting easy-paced ballad" as "lyrically astute and expertly produced by Froom".

[8] Len Righi of The Morning Call noted how McKee "goes from breathy edge of panic to full-throated roar" on the track.

[9] In the UK, David Stubbs of Melody Maker was critical of the song, considering it to be "smalltown FM fare, with Maria bleating demurely about a broken heart only to be interrupted by a church organ solo as if our cup of joy were not full enough already".

[17][18] Upon its release as a single, Barbara Ellen of New Musical Express praised Sharkey for having "the most heavenly wheeze in pop", but felt that "here he sadly does not improve on McKee's majestic original".

"[20] In a review of Songs from the Mardi Gras, Paul Sexton of Select described "To Miss Someone" as a "pretty obvious attempt to re-create the conditions of 'A Good Heart'".