The Rolling Stones- Miss You - The Rolling Stones- Miss You

What this video is

Released in May 1978, 'Miss You' arrived at a moment of acute cultural tension for The Rolling Stones and classic rock broadly. Disco ruled mainstream dancefloors while punk rock was dismantling the credibility of established rock acts, particularly in the UK. The Rolling Stones responded with a calculated genre crossover, embedding a four-on-the-floor disco rhythm and harmonica blues into their signature rock…

Why it matters

'Miss You' represents the Rolling Stones' most commercially successful disco-rock synthesis, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 — their eighth and final US chart-topper. Its promotional film is a textbook example of the late-1970s performance promo format that bridged the gap between…

The director

Sir Michael Edward Lindsay-Hogg (born 5 May 1940) is a British-American television, film, music video, and theatre director. He began his career as principal director of the British TV rock music series Ready Steady Go! in the 1960s. He directed promotional…