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"Missing Words"
Single by the Selecter
from the album Too Much Pressure
B-side	"Carry Go Bring Come"
Released	1980
Genre	Ska
Length	3:22
Label	2 Tone CHS TT 10
Songwriter(s)	Neol Davies
Producer(s)	Roger Lomas
The Selecter singles chronology
"Three Minute Hero" (1980) "Missing Words" (1980) "The Whisper" (1980)

"Missing Words" is a song and single written by Neol Davies and performed by English 2 tone ska revival band the Selecter. Released in 1980 it reached #23, on the UK charts, staying there for eight weeks.

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.

References

1. ^ "Missing Words". Discogs. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
2. "UK Official charts - Selecter Missing Words". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
3. Peter Buckley (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. pp. 923–. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.

External links

• "Missing Words" at Discogs (list of releases)

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