Where Are You Now? (Missy Robins song)

"Where Are You Now?" is a single by Kuboian rapper Missy Robins, released on 4th October 1998 as the third single from her debut studio album Little Missy Little. The song features vocals from Karlie Thyssen, who sings the chorus and pre-chorus. "Where Are You Now?" heavily samples and interpolates "Obsession", a 1991 single by Swedish pop group Army of Lovers. The song was a commercial and critical success, scoring Missy Robins her first number one on the Karuboia charts.

Background
"Where Are You Now?" samples and is heavily based around Army of Lovers' 1991 single "Obsession". Because of this, the latter song's writers Alexander Bard and Anders Wollbeck are given writing credits on "Where Are You Now?" The song is written in one key lower than that of "Obsession" and has a tempo of 99 beats per minute.

The song's lyrics are about a young girl who wishes her neglectful, alcoholic mother would spend more time with her. Robins wrote the lyrics based on her relationship with her own mother, whom she did not see much of during her childhood and was not in contact with at the time of the song's recording. In the song, Robins raps in the third person, documenting other issues the girl is going through, such as bullying in school and not having enough money to eat a sufficient amount of food.

Thyssen's inclusion on the song was an afterthought. Robins originally sang the chorus and pre-chorus herself but thought it would be better if the song had a younger girl on it who could "act" as the lyrics' protagonist. Thyseen had appeared as a contestant on Rat Labyrinth in 1996, and had also appeared as a featured artist on Tack the Rat's cover version of "Quarter to Midnight". Although Robins was looking for somebody a bit younger (Thyseen was already eleven years old at the time) she allowed her to be on the song because of her singing ability and "cute" nature.

For unknown reasons, some sources and streaming services credit Thyssen as the lead artist and Robins as the featured artist.

Music video
The music video for "Where Are You Now?" was filmed at a Dream Street chain in Reichetto, East Kuboia. Robins explained that for the video, she wanted a "dark, lonely atmosphere" and thus asked to hire the place to be used after its closing hours. Robins and Thyssen are the only people to appear in the video, except for a reflection of the protagonist's mother. Thyseen plays as the protagonist, sitting near a window, whilst Robins is seen in a restaurant area eating pizza in the dark. Robins spoke about the video in an interview explaining she wanted it to have a sentimental vibe, citing "pizza is my comfort food".

Kuboian CD single

 * 1) "Where Are You Now?"
 * 2) "Where Are You Now?" (short mix)
 * 3) "Find a Way" (Lipstick remix; feat. CP Virus)
 * 4) "Where Are You Now?" (instrumental)

Kuboian cassette single

 * 1) "Where Are You Now?"
 * 2) "Where Are You Now?" (instrumental)

European CD single

 * 1) "Where Are You Now?"
 * 2) "Where Are You Now?" (karaoke version with background vocals)

limited edition deep mixtape

 * 1) "Where Are You Now?"
 * 2) "Where Are You Now?" (short mix)
 * 3) "Where Are You Now?" (w/o Missy Robins)
 * 4) "Where Are You Now?" (instrumental)
 * 5) "Where Are You Now?" (video)