| artist = [[Tom MacDonald (rapper) |Tom MacDonald]] ▼{{Self-published|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Short description|2024 single by Tom MacDonald}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox song
| name = You Missed
▲| artist = [[Tom MacDonald (rapper)|Tom MacDonald]]
| type = single
| cover = You Missed (Tom MacDonald song).jpg
| alt = Evan Vucci's photograph of Trump raising his fist after being shot in the ear, with the single's title underneath
| caption = The single's cover, displaying [[Evan Vucci]]'s [[Trump raised-fist photographs|photograph]] of [[Donald Trump]] raising his fist after being [[Attempted assassination of Donald Trump|shot in the ear]]
| released = {{Start date|2024|07|14}}
| recorded = July 13, 2024
| genre = {{hlist|[[Political rap]]|[[hip hop]]}}
| length = {{duration|m=2|s=7}}
| label = [[Self-publishing|Self-released]]
| writer = Tom MacDonald
| producer = Tom MacDonald
| chronology = Tom MacDonald
| prev_title = Heroes
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|YL9apblSQ-s|"You Missed"}}}}
}}
"'''You Missed'''" is a song by the Canadian rapper [[Tom MacDonald (rapper)|Tom MacDonald]]. It was self-released as a single on July 14, 2024, 12 hours after the [[attempted assassination of Donald Trump]]. The single, containing elements of [[political rap]] and [[hip hop]], follows MacDonald voicing his frustrations about the shooting and the current state of the United States, condemning the left-wing polices he believes led to it.
The single saw immediate popularity from being released very shortly after the event, placing first on US [[iTunes]] charts and second on [[YouTube]]'s. The message of the single has received mixed reviews from political commentators.
== Music and lyrics ==
The single contains a blend of both [[political rap]] and [[hip hop]] genres in it.<ref>{{cite web |title=You Missed - Single |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-missed-single/1757316416 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=16 July 2024 |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716181944/https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-missed-single/1757316416 |url-status=live}}</ref> The description of the single's [[music video]] posted on YouTube on July 14, 2024, reads "I made this beat, wrote this song & shot the video last night."<ref>{{cite AV media |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Tom MacDonald - "You Missed" |work=[[Tom MacDonald (rapper)|Tom MacDonald]] |type=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL9apblSQ-s |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716002646/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL9apblSQ-s |url-status=live}}</ref> MacDonald, known for making music appealing to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and [[right-wing]] audiences, had previously made music entering the ''[[Billboard Hot 100]]'' with his songs "Snowflake", "[[Fake Woke]]", and his 2024 single "[[Facts (Tom MacDonald song)|Facts]]", which included right-wing political commentator [[Ben Shapiro]] as a cameo.<ref name="McIntyre"/><ref name="Stevenson">{{cite web |last1=Stevenson |first1=Thomas |title='You Missed': Tom MacDonald's new track after attempted Trump assassination hits #1 on iTunes charts |url=https://thepostmillennial.com/you-missed-tom-macdonalds-new-track-after-attempted-trump-assassination-hits-1-on-itunes-charts |work=[[The Post Millennial]] |date=July 15, 2024 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715190948/https://thepostmillennial.com/you-missed-tom-macdonalds-new-track-after-attempted-trump-assassination-hits-1-on-itunes-charts |url-status=live}}</ref>
The single primarily follows MacDonald voicing his frustrations about the shooting and the current state of the United States, alongside his condemnation of [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] or "left" policies which led to this point.<ref name="McIntyre"/> In addition to the shooting; right-wing views on political topics such as [[transgender]] identity, [[Illegal immigration to the United States|illegal immigration]], and the [[politicization of science]] were also brought up.<ref name="McIntyre"/> The chorus of the single, including the lines "Bitch you missed" and "Thank God the left can't aim" also call out liberal left-wing politics as responsible for trying to rid Trump from office,<ref name="McIntyre"/> and condemns those who were upset the assassination failed.<ref name="Stevenson"/><ref name="Kangadis">{{cite web |last1=Kangadis |first1=Nick |title='B***h, You Missed!' Rapper Tom MacDonald Releases Anthem About Trump Assassination Attempt |url=https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/bh-you-missed-rapper-tom-macdonald-releases-anthem-about-trump-assassination |work=[[MRCTV]] |date=July 15, 2024 |access-date=July 17, 2024 |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716230300/https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/bh-you-missed-rapper-tom-macdonald-releases-anthem-about-trump-assassination |url-status=live}}</ref>
== Reception and charts ==
The single saw immediate success upon releasing only 12 hours after the attempted assassination attempt.<ref name="McIntyre">{{cite web |last1=McIntyre |first1=Hugh |title=A Song About The Trump Shooting Is Already Rising On iTunes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/07/14/a-song-about-the-trump-shooting-is-already-rising-on-itunes/ |publisher=[[Forbes]] |date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714224753/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/07/14/a-song-about-the-trump-shooting-is-already-rising-on-itunes/ |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Knowles">{{cite AV media |date=July 15, 2024 |title=Tom MacDonald Releases "You Missed" 12 Hours After Trump's Assassination Attempt |work=[[Michael Knowles (political commentator)|Michael Knowles]] |type=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rup8M9pyV5E |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715235015/https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=71QNOLTZazaeCvr_&v=rup8M9pyV5E&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live}}</ref> Within eight hours of the single's debut on July 14, it reached the top spot on iTunes charts in the US.<ref name="Stevenson"/><ref name="Friedman">{{cite web |last1=Friedman |first1=Roger |author-link=Roger Friedman |title=Number 1 with a Bullet: MAGA Trump Shooting Anthem Tone Deaf Anti-Left Record, "You Missed" |url=https://www.showbiz411.com/2024/07/14/maga-singer-cashes-in-on-trump-shooting-with-tone-deaf-anti-left-record-you-missed |work=[[Showbiz411]] |access-date=17 July 2024 |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715065539/https://www.showbiz411.com/2024/07/14/maga-singer-cashes-in-on-trump-shooting-with-tone-deaf-anti-left-record-you-missed |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |title=Tom MacDonald's "You Missed" has reached #1 on US iTunes. |user=chartdata |number=1812638820849914178 |author=chart data |date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=July 17, 2024}}</ref> The single's music video on YouTube also reached 1.7 million views in 21 hours, and reached the second spot on YouTube's Trending Music chart, behind only "[[Not Like Us]]" by [[Kendrick Lamar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=United States Trending Music Videos |url=https://charts.youtube.com/charts/TrendingVideos/us/RightNow |work=[[YouTube]] |date=July 17, 2024 |access-date=July 17, 2024 |archive-date=July 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717181302/https://charts.youtube.com/charts/TrendingVideos/us/RightNow |url-status=live}}</ref> Right-wing political commentator [[Michael Knowles (political commentator)|Michael Knowles]] called the song "real political art" and praised the speed at which the song was released.<ref name="Knowles"/> Other reviews were critical of the single like American journalist [[Roger Friedman]], who called it "Tone deaf? Tasteless? Too soon? All of the above."<ref name="Friedman"/>
== References ==
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[[Category:2024 singles]]
[[Category:2024 songs]]
[[Category:Attempted assassination of Donald Trump]]
[[Category:Protest songs]]
[[Category:Songs about Donald Trump]]
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