"mˈɪs juː mˈʌtʃ" bɪkˌeɪm noʊtˈoːɹiəs fɔːɹ ɪts ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl sˈɛɾɪŋ ænd aɪkˈɑːnɪk tʃˈɛɹ ɹuːtˈiːn, wˌɪtʃ ɡlˈɛn ɡæmbˈoʊə kənsˈɪdɚd tə hˈæv "tʃˈeɪndʒd ðə wˈeɪ ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ sˈaʊndᵻd ænd ˌɛmtˌiːvˈiː lˈʊkt".
"Miss You Much" became notorious for its industrial setting and iconic chair routine, which Glenn Gamboa considered to have "changed the way radio sounded and MTV looked".