I Missed the Bus

"I Missed the Bus" is a song by American hip-hop duo Kris Kross. It was released in September 1992 as the third single from their debut album, Totally Krossed Out (1992).

"I Missed the Bus"
Single by Kris Kross
from the album Totally Krossed Out
Released	September 3, 1992
Recorded	1991
Genre	Hip hop
Length	2:59
Label	Ruffhouse Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Jermaine Dupri
Producer(s)	Jermaine Dupri
Kris Kross singles chronology
"Warm It Up" (1992) "I Missed the Bus" (1992) "It's a Shame" (1993)
Music video
"I Missed the Bus" on YouTube

Release

"I Missed the Bus" was the third single from Totally Krossed Out, following "Jump" and "Warm It Up", both of which made it to #1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart. Though the single was not as successful as the group's previous two, "I Missed the Bus" managed to make it to #14 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and #63 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written and produced by Jermaine Dupri. It contains samples from the song "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" which was performed by Sammy Davis Jr.

Critical reception

In his review of the album, Steve Huey from AllMusic viewed the song as "self-explanatory".^[1] Larry Flick from Billboard commented, "Currently in the midst of its first U.S. concert tour, kid duo digs into its triple-platinum debut, "Totally Krossed Out", and pulls out a contagious anthem that is (gratefully) not as derivative of 'Jump' as the previous 'Warm It Up'. Pro-education message is well-timed with back-to-school season and should click with teen audiences."^[2]

Music video

The song's music video, which received heavy play on MTV and BET, employs satirical horror movie imagery to illustrate the anxiety of missing the bus and being late for school. The bus driver is depicted as a dancing zombie with rotting, mottled flesh. A female school teacher appears as a bizarre creature with compound eyes, reminiscent of the protagonist of The Fly films, while her students are catatonic, nodding drones, covered in cobwebs and hypnotized by her powers. Dupri appears as a magistrate in a judicial wig, convicting the tardy duo in a kangaroo court, pounding a gavel and occasionally scratching turntables.

Track listing

1. "I Missed the Bus" (Backwards To School Radio Version)- 3:00
2. "I Missed the Bus" (School Crossing Mix)- 2:56

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	95
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]	16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[5]	14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]	46
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7]	28
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	57
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	63
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[10]	14
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11]	29