Make You Miss Me

"Make You Miss Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Sam Hunt. It was released to country radio, by MCA Nashville on March 7, 2016^[1] as the fifth single from his debut studio album Montevallo (2014). The song is written by Hunt, Matthew Ramsey and Josh Osborne.^[4]

"Make You Miss Me"
Single by Sam Hunt
from the album Montevallo
Released	March 7, 2016 (2016-03-07)[1]
Recorded	2014
Genre	Country[2]
Length	3:45
Label	MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Sam Hunt Josh Osborne Matthew Ramsey
Producer(s)	Zach Crowell Shane McAnally[3]
Sam Hunt singles chronology
"Break Up in a Small Town" (2015) "Make You Miss Me" (2016) "Body Like a Back Road" (2017)

"Make You Miss Me" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, becoming Hunt's fourth number one and making him the first male solo artist to land four number ones on that chart from a debut studio album.^[5] It also peaked at number two on the Hot Country Songs chart and number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It has sold 659,000 units in the US as of October 2016. The song achieved similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number two on the Canada Country chart and number 67 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Commercial performance

The song first entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at number 32 when it became available for download on the release of his debut studio album Montevallo in October 2014.^[6] It also debuted the same week at number seven on the Country Digital Songs chart, selling 21,000 copies.^[7] It entered the Country Airplay chart at number 58 for the week of March 12, 2016 on its release as a single.^[8] The song has since reached number two on the Hot Country Songs chart and number one on the Country Airplay chart, making Hunt the first solo male artist to pull four Country Airplay number one hits from a debut studio album.^[5]

As of April 2017, the song has sold 708,000 copies in the US.^[9]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 67 Canada Country (Billboard)[11] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[12] 45 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[13] 1 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[15] 15 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] 26

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17]	3× Platinum	3,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Sam Hunt's 5th single announced" (PDF). CountryAircheck. Retrieved Feb 29, 2016.
2. Easton, Anthony (19 November 2014). "Sam Hunt: Montevallo". Popmatters. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
3. 0Jessica Nicholson (September 9, 2014). "Sam Hunt To Release 'Montevallo' In October". Music Row.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. Courtney Carr (March 8, 2016). "Hear Sam Hunt's New Single, 'Make You Miss Me'". The Boot.
5. "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'Stranger Things' Soundtrack Makes Strong Debut". billboard.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
6. "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. November 15, 2014.
7. Bjorke, Matt (November 5, 2014). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: November 5, 2014". Billboard.
8. "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. March 12, 2016.
9. Bjorke, Matt (April 17, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: April 17, 2017". Roughstock.
10. "Sam Hunt Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
11. "Sam Hunt Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
12. "Sam Hunt Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
13. "Sam Hunt Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
14. "Sam Hunt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
15. "Country Airplay - Year-End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
16. "Hot Country Songs - Year-End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
17. "American single certifications – Sam Hunt – Make You Miss Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 3, 2021.