“I Miss You” is a song by Beyoncé Knowles, taken from her fourth studio album, 4 (2011). It was written by R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean.

This song is the first official musical collaboration between Beyoncé and Frank Ocean, later to be succeeded by songs such as “Superpower” and “Pink + White”.

This collaboration came to fruition after Jay Z played one of Frank’s CDs for Beyoncé during a car ride. She was so compelled by his music that she invited him to travel to New York and record with her the very next day.

Jay had a CD playing in the car one Sunday when we were driving to Brooklyn. I noticed his tone, his arrangements, and his storytelling. I immediately reached out to him — literally the next morning. I asked him to fly to New York and work on my record.

Frank sung “I Miss You” in one of his shows: