"I'd Rather Miss You" is the title of a song recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 group Little Texas

Little Texas

Little Texas is an American country music band founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1988 by Tim Rushlow , Brady Seals , Del Gray , Porter Howell , Dwayne O'Brien , and Duane Propes . Signed to Warner Bros...

. It was released in January 1993 as the fifth and final single from their debut album, First Time for Everything

First Time for Everything

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. It was co-written by the band's lead guitarist Porter Howell and Dwayne O'Brien. The song peaked at #16 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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s Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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 chart and reached #13 on the Canadian RPM

RPM (magazine)

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country Tracks chart in 1993.

Content

The song is a ballad in which the narrator states that he would rather be lonely and not have a significant other because the only one he wants to be with is his ex.

Chart performance

"I'd Rather Miss You" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 30, 1993.

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	16
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	13