Missing Words

{{Infobox song

| name = Missing Words

| cover = MissingWords.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = the Selecter

| album = Too Much Pressure

| B-side = Carry Go Bring Come

| released = 1980

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Ska

| length = 3:22

| label = 2 Tone CHS TT 10

| writer = Neol Davies

| producer = Roger Lomas

| prev_title = Three Minute Hero

| prev_year = 1980

| next_title = The Whisper

| next_year = 1980

}}

"Missing Words" is a song and single written by Neol Davies and performed by English 2 tone ska revival band the Selecter.{{cite web|title=Missing Words|url=https://www.discogs.com/Selecter-Missing-Words/release/1749499|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=24 July 2016}} Released in 1980 it reached #23, on the UK charts, staying there for eight weeks.{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/missing%20words/ | title=UK Official charts - Selecter Missing Words | publisher=Official Charts Company | accessdate=24 July 2016}}

Background

In contrast to the Selecter's two previous singles, "On My Radio" and "Three Minute Hero", "Missing Words" is a downbeat song about heartbreak issued as the 2 Tone Records ska revival began to fade.{{cite book|author=Peter Buckley|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PT923|year=2003|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-84353-105-0|pages=923–}}

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