Wishing You Were Here (Alison Moyet song)

"Wishing You Were Here"
Single by Alison Moyet
from the album Hoodoo
B-side	"Back Where I Belong"
Released	20 May 1991
Format	7" single, 12" single, CD single, Cassette
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	3:55
Label	Columbia, Sony Music
Writer(s)	Alison Moyet, Pete Glenister
Producer(s)	Pete Glenister
Alison Moyet singles chronology
"It Won't Be Long" (1991) "Wishing You Were Here" (1991) "This House" (1991)

"Wishing You Were Here" is a song by English singer Alison Moyet, released in 1991 as the second single from her third studio album Hoodoo. It was written by Moyet and Pete Glenister, and produced by Glenister.

Like the previous single, "It Won't Be Long", "Wishing You Were Here" was met with limited commercial success, failing to enter the UK Top 40. It peaked at #72, appearing in the chart for the one week.^[1] At the time, Columbia Records had complained that Hoodoo and the single were not commercial enough.

Kirsty MacColl provided backing vocals on the song.^[2] A promotional video was filmed for the single.

The single's B-Side is "Back Where I Belong", which was taken from Hoodoo. For the 12" and CD versions of the single, two remixes of the B-Side were included: the "Polite Mix" and the "Soft Mix".^[3]

Formats

7" Single

1. "Wishing You Were Here" - 3:55
2. "Back Where I Belong" - 3:52

12" Single

1. "Wishing You Were Here" - 3:55
2. "Back Where I Belong" - 3:52
3. "Back Where I Belong (Polite Mix)" - 5:26
4. "Back Where I Belong (Soft Mix)" - 5:31

CD Single

1. "Wishing You Were Here" - 3:55
2. "Back Where I Belong" - 3:52
3. "Back Where I Belong (Polite Mix)" - 5:26
4. "Back Where I Belong (Soft Mix)" - 5:31

Cassette Single

1. "Wishing You Were Here" - 3:55
2. "Back Where I Belong" - 3:52

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Polish Singles Chart	47
UK Singles Chart[4]	72

Personnel

• Writers – Alison Moyet, Pete Glenister
• Mixer on "Wishing You Were Here" – Steve Lillywhite
• Producer on "Wishing You Were Here" – Pete Glenister
• Producer on "Back Where I Belong" – Andy Cox
• Co-producer on "Back Where I Belong" – David Steele
• Remixer for both "Back Where I Belong" remixes – Ben Chapman

References

1. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12673/alison-moyet/
2. "Hoodoo | Alisonmoyet.com – The Official Alison Moyet Site". Alisonmoyet.com. 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
3. "Alison Moyet - Hoodoo at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
4. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12673/alison-moyet/