It’s still such a standout from Cloud 9.
Over the weekend, Megan Moroney surprised fans at her Atlanta, Georgia show at State Farm Arena with a duet of her ballad “I Only Miss You” with JP Saxe, who is a Canadian singer-songwriter best known for his massive 2019 hit “If the World Was Ending” (featuring Julia Michaels).
The duet originally featured British pop star Ed Sheeran, and it’s a beautiful, classic country heartbreaker where they trade verses about the loneliness of and breakup and how much they miss each other.
A slow burning breakup song, Moroney says she and Ed hit it off after playing a writers’ round with him at Nashville’s iconic Bluebird Cafe in March of last year. She says it all came together naturally, and Sheeran was really pushing for a traditional country song, rather than some of the more pop-leaning songs she sent him and appear all over the Cloud 9 tracklist:
“It was such a fun night and we just naturally became friends, and after that we’d send song ideas back and forth in hopes of collaborating someday.
At first I was trying to send more pop-leaning songs to Ed, because that’s what most Pop artists go for when they collab with Country artists. But he ended up loving ‘I Only Miss You,’ and I think his voice sounds amazing in a traditional Country song.”
She says it was also partially inspired by the longing in Glen Campbell’s “Wichita Lineman,” and I was skeptical about what they might come up with, not because they’re both individually very talented, but because I thought it would be pure bubblegum pop, and it’s quite the opposite, which is a very pleasant and welcome surprise.
Written by Megan, Ed, Ben Williams, Mackenzie Carpenter and Micah Carpenter, it opens with a gut punch:
“I thought today would be the day
That I’d finally finish sober
I’d cook a meal and go to bed
Without sadness in my chest
Wake up with no hangover
I thought tonight would be the night
I’d get a full eight hours of sleep
I’d quit leaning on the wine
Wake up and feel just fine
And leave you in my dreams”
The twist is that the “missing” is all-consuming, appearing in daily tasks and everywhere else:
“I only miss you when I’m breathing
And my face is far from blue
I only miss you when it’s raining
But this downpour outside ain’t nothing new
I only miss you when I’m lonely
And these days I’m barely getting by
I only miss you when I’m drinking
And baby, I’ve been drinking
’Cause I miss you all the time”
I think it’s one of the best, most country songs Megan has ever put out, and the two of them did a beautiful job with this duet:
@jessb225 Surprise in Atlanta!!! #meganmoroney #cloudninetour ♬ original sound – JessB225
Here’s another angle:
@xoxo.ale08 the first time meg plays this on the cloud 9 tour @Megan Moroney @MoroneyHQ @jpsaxe #cloud9 #meganmoroney #georgia #fyp ♬ original sound – Ale
I’m still holding out for a live performance with Megan and Ed, though…
“I Only Miss You”
Cloud 9 Tour Dates:
JUNE
2 | Chicago, IL – United Center
3 | Chicago, IL – United Center – NEW
5 | Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
6 | Greensboro, NC – First Horizon Coliseum
8 | Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
9 | Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena – NEW
12 | Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
13 | St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
16 | Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
18 | Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
19 | Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
20 | Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
JULY
6 | Boston, MA – TD Garden – NEW
7 | Boston, MA – TD Garden
9 | Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
10 | Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
11 | Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena
14 | Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
16 | Orlando, FL – Kia Center
17 | Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
18 | Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
24 | Monticello, IA – Great Jones County Fair
25 | Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
26 | Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
28 | Denver, CO – Ball Arena
AUGUST
1 | Portland, OR – Moda Center
2 | Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
5 | Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
7 | Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
8 | Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena – NEW
11 | Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena
14 | Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
15 | Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
16 | Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
18 | Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
21 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
22 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena – NEW
SEPTEMBER
13 | Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
15 | Stockholm, SE – Annexet
18 | Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Victoria
19 | Tilburg, NL – 013 Poppodium
21 | Paris, FR – Le Trianon
23 | London, UK – Eventim Apollo
26 | Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
27 | Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
28 | Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy – NEW
OCTOBER
1 | Belfast, UK – SSE Arena
