John Waite John Waite is an English rock singer and musician. He was lead vocalist for the bands The Babys and Bad English. His album, “No Brakes”, resulted in international attention - and was a Top 10 Billboard album in the US - due to the smash hit "Missing You" which went to #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In 1989, the Bad English ballad "When I See You Smile" went to #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 and earned a Gold-certified single. Its parent album reached Billboard's Top Five and sold nearly two million copies in the United States alone.