{{Short description|1984 single by Culture Club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}} {{Use British English|date=June 2014}} {{Infobox song | name = Miss Me Blind | cover = Miss Me Blind.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Culture Club | album = Colour by Numbers | B-side = Colour by Numbers | released = 14 February 1984 (US) | format = | recorded = 1983 | studio = | venue = | genre = * Pop-funk<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/cultureclub/albums/album/304512/review/5943492/colour_by_numbers |title=Culture Club: this Boy's the real thing |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=407 |date=27 October 1983 |access-date=25 January 2026|last=Holden |first=Stephen |author-link=Stephen Holden |pages=77–79 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807143426/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/cultureclub/albums/album/304512/review/5943492/colour_by_numbers |archive-date=7 August 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * R&B<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/culture-club/chart-history/bsi/|title=Chart History Culture Club|publisher=Billboard|access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref> * new wave<ref name="AllMusic Erlewine">{{AllMusic |class=album|id=mw0000184272|title=Various Artists - ''Best of 80s Rock, Vol. 2'' (1994) Review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|access-date=February 15, 2026}}</ref> | length = 4:29 | label = * Virgin * Epic | writer = * Boy George * Mikey Craig * Roy Hay * Jon Moss | producer = Steve Levine | prev_title = Victims | prev_year = 1983 | next_title = It's a Miracle | next_year = 1984 }}
"'''Miss Me Blind'''" is a song by English new wave band Culture Club. It was the third single released from the album ''Colour by Numbers'' (1983) in North America, peaking at number 5 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in spring 1984.<ref name="Top 40">Whitburn, Joel (2010). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 9th Edition (Billboard Publications)</ref> This gave the band its sixth consecutive top 10 hit in the US, as well as its final top 10 hit in that country, although the group would score several other top 20 hits in the US. The single reached number 5 in Canada, and was also released in several South American countries, Australia, and Japan. It was also the band's biggest R&B hit, reaching number 5 on the US ''Billboard'' Soul/R&B chart.
''Cash Box'' said that the song illustrates lead singer "Boy George's knack for finding the right beat for the right lyrics and singing them in the right way" and that his vocal is "well complemented by an unflagging beat and soulful background vocals."<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1984/CB-1984-03-03.pdf|date=March 3, 1984|accessdate=2022-07-23|page=13}}</ref>
A very popular 12-inch was issued, gaining big success in American clubs and elsewhere. The popular extended 12-inch version contained extracts of the other Culture Club hit of the spring, "It's a Miracle". In the US, the "Miss Me Blind" / "It's a Miracle" 12" single reached No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart in May 1984.<ref>Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003'', (Record Research Inc.)</ref> The official music video features the four members of Culture Club in a Japanese setting; Japan was one of several countries where the band was extremely popular. The music video was directed by Steve Barron. Backing vocals on "Miss Me Blind" were performed by R&B singer Jermaine Stewart.<ref name="Top 40"/>
The song was featured in the 2016 video game ''Watch Dogs 2''.
==Formats and track listings== '''US/Canada/Australia/France/Italy/Japan 7"''' :A. "Miss Me Blind" – 4:28 :B. "Colour by Numbers" (non-album track) – 3:57 '''Mexico 7"''' :A. "Miss Me Blind" – 4:28 :B. "Victims" – 4:56 '''Brazil 7"''' :A. "Miss Me Blind" – 4:31 :B. "Boy, Boy (I'm the Boy)" – 3:46 '''US / Canada 12"''' :A. "Miss Me Blind/It's a Miracle" (extended dance remix) – 9:08 :B. "Colour by Numbers" – 3:57 '''France 12"''' :A. "It's a Miracle/Miss Me Blind" (US remix) – 9:08 :B1. "Love Twist" – 4:23 :B2. "Melting Pot" (live) – 4:30
==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1984) !Position |- |Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6715&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6715.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6715|title = Image : RPM Weekly| website=Library and Archives Canada |date = 17 July 2013}}</ref> |6 |- |US Hot 100 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=The Hot 100 Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1984-04-28|access-date=2020-12-20|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |5 |}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- !Chart (1984) !Position |- |US Top Pop Singles (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 22, 1984 |title=Talent Almanac 1985: Top Pop Singles |page=TA-19 |magazine=Billboard |volume=96 |issue=51 }}</ref> |align="center"|63 |}
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