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I'll Be Missing You

October 15, 2023

"I'll Be Missing You" is a song by American rapper Puff Daddy and American singer Faith Evans, featuring R&B group 112, in memory of fellow Bad Boy Records artist (and Evans's husband) Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace, who was murdered on March 9, 1997. Released as the second single from Puff Daddy and the Family's debut album, No Way Out (1997), "I'll Be Missing You" samples the Police's 1983 hit song "Every Breath You Take" with an interpolated chorus sung by Evans and interpolated rhythm. The song also interpolates the 1929 Albert E. Brumley hymn "I'll Fly Away" and features a spoken intro over a choral version of Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings".

"I'll Be Missing You"
Single by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
from the album No Way Out
B-side
  • "We'll Always Love Big Poppa"
  • "Cry On"
ReleasedMay 27, 1997 (1997-05-27)[1]
Recorded1997
Length
  • 5:43 (LP version)
  • 5:01 (LP edit)
  • 4:08 (radio edit)
  • 3:29 (short version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Puff Daddy singles chronology
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"
(1997) 		"I'll Be Missing You"
(1997) 		"It's All About the Benjamins"
(1997)
Faith Evans singles chronology
"You Could Be My Boo"
(1996) 		"I'll Be Missing You"
(1997) 		"How's It Goin' Down"
(1998)
112 singles chronology
"Cupid"
(1997) 		"I'll Be Missing You"
(1997) 		"All Cried Out"
(1997)
Music video
"I'll Be Missing You" on YouTube

At the 40th Annual Grammy Awards, the song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. The single spent eleven weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one in 15 other countries; it was the best-performing single of 1997 in Iceland, the Netherlands (Dutch Top 40), and Romania. With shipments of over three million copies in the United States and over one million in both Germany and the United Kingdom, the song has become one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Composition Edit

"I'll Be Missing You" is based on a sample of the 1983 single "Every Breath You Take" by the Police. It also uses an interpolation of the "Every Breath You Take" melody, sung by Biggie's widow, Faith Evans. Daddy did not secure legal approval for the sample before releasing the song, and Police songwriter Sting sued, receiving 100% of the song royalties, with payments reportedly going until 2053.[2][3] Police guitarist Andy Summers called the sample "a major rip-off", and told the A.V. Club: "I found out about it after it was on the radio ... I’d be walking round Tower Records, and the fucking thing would be playing over and over. It was very bizarre while it lasted."[4] Sting later reconciled with Bad Boy, and performed the song alongside Puff Daddy and Evans in September of 1997 at the MTV Video Music Awards.[5][6]

The track also reuses the melody from the hymn “I'll Fly Away”.[4] Combs's verses were actually composed by rapper Sauce Money.[7] Combs had originally asked Jay-Z to write the track, but he turned it down and suggested that Sauce Money write the track instead.[7]

Critical reception Edit

Tom Sinclair from Entertainment Weekly panned the song, giving it a grade of D and describing it as a "maudlin 'tribute' to the Notorious B.I.G., [in which] the late rapper's former mentor (Puff Daddy) and wife (Faith Evans) team up to say their farewells to the big man on a song that 'samples' The Police's 'Every Breath You Take'. With lyrics like 'Know you're in heaven, smiling down/Watching us while we pray for you,' 'I'll Be Missing You' gives the lie to those who claim hip-hoppers are above self-serving sentimentality."[8] British magazine Music Week rated it four out of five, calling it a "dignified tribute".[9] Also James Hyman from RM gave the song four out of five, noting that "once again, blatant plundering from an Eighties groove forms the basis for an instant pop-rap crossover."[10]

David Fricke from Rolling Stone wrote, "In "I'll Be Missing You", he didn't merely crib from Sting; he took a song about stalking and transformed it into a radiant hymn of brotherly love and a community's loss."[11] Freelance music writer Jeremy Simmonds described it as "somewhat turgid".[12] Ian Hyland from Sunday Mirror rated it nine out of ten, commenting, "Not the greatest rap I've ever heard but this tribute to murdered rapper Notorious B.I.G. is going to be H.U.G.E. In a mish-mash of The Police's "Every Breath You Take" and John Waite's "Missing", the highlight is Faith Evans' amazing voice."[13]

Chart performance Edit

"I'll Be Missing You" topped many charts across the world. It reached number one in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Flanders, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

The song debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was the only rap song by a male artist to do so until Eminem's "Not Afraid" debuted at the top spot, thirteen years later, in 2010. The song spent a record-breaking 11 weeks at number one on the Hot 100, making it the longest-running number-one hip hop song in history, until Eminem's "Lose Yourself" spent 12 weeks at number-one in 2002.

The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 32 on July 8, 2007, 10 years after it had its full physical release, and 10 years after it was number one. As of July 2013, "I'll Be Missing You" is the 22nd best-selling song of all time in the UK.[14]

Music video Edit

A music video was made to accompany the song, directed by American director Hype Williams and shot in Chicago. Portions of the video were filmed in the Helmut Jahn designed moving walkway tunnel that connects Concourses B and C in Terminal 1 at the O'Hare International Airport. The hill and motorcycle scene was shot at Sauer Family Prairie Kame Preserve in Elburn, Illinois. The music video was added to BET and MTV on the week ending on May 11, 1997.[15]

Formats and track listings Edit

  • CD single
  1. Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 – "I'll Be Missing You"
  • Maxi-single
  1. Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 – "I'll Be Missing You"
  2. The Lox – "We'll Always Love Big Poppa"
  3. 112 – "Cry On"
  4. Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 – "I'll Be Missing You" (Instrumental)
  5. The Lox – "We'll Always Love Big Poppa" (Instrumental)

Charts Edit

Certifications and sales Edit

Certifications and sales for "I'll Be Missing You"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[77] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[78] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Belgium (BEA)[79] 4× Platinum 200,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[80] Platinum 100,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[81] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[82] Gold 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[83]
Arista USA 		3× Platinum 1,500,000^
Germany (BVMI)[84]
Bad Boy Records 		3× Gold 750,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[85] Gold 25,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[86] 2× Platinum 150,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[87] Platinum 10,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[88] Platinum  
Sweden (GLF)[89] 3× Platinum 90,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[90] 2× Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[91] 3× Platinum 1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA)[93] 3× Platinum 3,100,000[92]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history Edit

Release dates and formats for "I'll Be Missing You"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States May 20, 1997 Rhythmic contemporary radio
[94]
May 27, 1997 CD [1]
United Kingdom June 16, 1997
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
  • Arista
  • Puff Daddy
 [95]
Japan July 2, 1997 CD
  • Bad Boy Entertainment
  • Arista
 [96]

See also Edit

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I ll Be Missing You is a song by American rapper Puff Daddy and American singer Faith Evans featuring R amp B group 112 in memory of fellow Bad Boy Records artist and Evans s husband Christopher The Notorious B I G Wallace who was murdered on March 9 1997 Released as the second single from Puff Daddy and the Family s debut album No Way Out 1997 I ll Be Missing You samples the Police s 1983 hit song Every Breath You Take with an interpolated chorus sung by Evans and interpolated rhythm The song also interpolates the 1929 Albert E Brumley hymn I ll Fly Away and features a spoken intro over a choral version of Samuel Barber s Adagio for Strings I ll Be Missing You Single by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112from the album No Way OutB side We ll Always Love Big Poppa Cry On ReleasedMay 27 1997 1997 05 27 1 Recorded1997Length5 43 LP version 5 01 LP edit 4 08 radio edit 3 29 short version LabelBad Boy AristaSongwriter s Sting Todd Gaither Faith EvansProducer s Puff Daddy Stevie JPuff Daddy singles chronology Can t Nobody Hold Me Down 1997 I ll Be Missing You 1997 It s All About the Benjamins 1997 Faith Evans singles chronology You Could Be My Boo 1996 I ll Be Missing You 1997 How s It Goin Down 1998 112 singles chronology Cupid 1997 I ll Be Missing You 1997 All Cried Out 1997 Music video I ll Be Missing You on YouTubeAt the 40th Annual Grammy Awards the song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group The single spent eleven weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one in 15 other countries it was the best performing single of 1997 in Iceland the Netherlands Dutch Top 40 and Romania With shipments of over three million copies in the United States and over one million in both Germany and the United Kingdom the song has become one of the best selling singles of all time Contents 1 Composition 2 Critical reception 3 Chart performance 4 Music video 5 Formats and track listings 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 6 3 Decade end charts 6 4 All time chart 7 Certifications and sales 8 Release history 9 See also 10 ReferencesComposition Edit I ll Be Missing You is based on a sample of the 1983 single Every Breath You Take by the Police It also uses an interpolation of the Every Breath You Take melody sung by Biggie s widow Faith Evans Daddy did not secure legal approval for the sample before releasing the song and Police songwriter Sting sued receiving 100 of the song royalties with payments reportedly going until 2053 2 3 Police guitarist Andy Summers called the sample a major rip off and told the A V Club I found out about it after it was on the radio I d be walking round Tower Records and the fucking thing would be playing over and over It was very bizarre while it lasted 4 Sting later reconciled with Bad Boy and performed the song alongside Puff Daddy and Evans in September of 1997 at the MTV Video Music Awards 5 6 The track also reuses the melody from the hymn I ll Fly Away 4 Combs s verses were actually composed by rapper Sauce Money 7 Combs had originally asked Jay Z to write the track but he turned it down and suggested that Sauce Money write the track instead 7 Critical reception EditTom Sinclair from Entertainment Weekly panned the song giving it a grade of D and describing it as a maudlin tribute to the Notorious B I G in which the late rapper s former mentor Puff Daddy and wife Faith Evans team up to say their farewells to the big man on a song that samples The Police s Every Breath You Take With lyrics like Know you re in heaven smiling down Watching us while we pray for you I ll Be Missing You gives the lie to those who claim hip hoppers are above self serving sentimentality 8 British magazine Music Week rated it four out of five calling it a dignified tribute 9 Also James Hyman from RM gave the song four out of five noting that once again blatant plundering from an Eighties groove forms the basis for an instant pop rap crossover 10 David Fricke from Rolling Stone wrote In I ll Be Missing You he didn t merely crib from Sting he took a song about stalking and transformed it into a radiant hymn of brotherly love and a community s loss 11 Freelance music writer Jeremy Simmonds described it as somewhat turgid 12 Ian Hyland from Sunday Mirror rated it nine out of ten commenting Not the greatest rap I ve ever heard but this tribute to murdered rapper Notorious B I G is going to be H U G E In a mish mash of The Police s Every Breath You Take and John Waite s Missing the highlight is Faith Evans amazing voice 13 Chart performance Edit I ll Be Missing You topped many charts across the world It reached number one in the United States the United Kingdom Australia Austria Denmark Flanders Germany Iceland Ireland Lithuania the Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Romania Spain Sweden and Switzerland The song debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was the only rap song by a male artist to do so until Eminem s Not Afraid debuted at the top spot thirteen years later in 2010 The song spent a record breaking 11 weeks at number one on the Hot 100 making it the longest running number one hip hop song in history until Eminem s Lose Yourself spent 12 weeks at number one in 2002 The song re entered the UK Singles Chart at number 32 on July 8 2007 10 years after it had its full physical release and 10 years after it was number one As of July 2013 I ll Be Missing You is the 22nd best selling song of all time in the UK 14 Music video EditA music video was made to accompany the song directed by American director Hype Williams and shot in Chicago Portions of the video were filmed in the Helmut Jahn designed moving walkway tunnel that connects Concourses B and C in Terminal 1 at the O Hare International Airport The hill and motorcycle scene was shot at Sauer Family Prairie Kame Preserve in Elburn Illinois The music video was added to BET and MTV on the week ending on May 11 1997 15 Formats and track listings EditCD singlePuff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 I ll Be Missing You Maxi singlePuff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 I ll Be Missing You The Lox We ll Always Love Big Poppa 112 Cry On Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 I ll Be Missing You Instrumental The Lox We ll Always Love Big Poppa Instrumental Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for I ll Be Missing You Chart 1997 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 16 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 17 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 18 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 19 3Canada Top Singles RPM 20 4Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 21 27Canada Dance Urban RPM 22 1Denmark Tracklisten 23 1Europe Eurochart Hot 100 24 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 25 3France SNEP 26 2Germany Official German Charts 27 1Hungary Mahasz 28 5Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 29 1Ireland IRMA 30 1Italy Musica e dischi 31 2Lithuania M 1 32 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 33 1Netherlands Single Top 100 34 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 35 1Norway VG lista 36 1Poland Music amp Media 37 2Romania Romanian Top 100 38 1Scotland OCC 39 1Spain AFYVE 40 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 41 1Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 42 1UK Singles OCC 43 1UK Dance OCC 44 2UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 45 1US Billboard Hot 100 46 1US Dance Singles Sales Billboard 47 1US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 48 1US Hot Rap Songs Billboard 49 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 50 11US Rhythmic Billboard 51 1Chart 2009 PeakpositionUK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 52 22Chart 2022 PeakpositionPoland Polish Airplay Top 100 53 82 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for I ll Be Missing You Chart 1997 PositionAustralia ARIA 54 4Austria O3 Austria Top 40 55 2Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 56 4Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 57 13Canada Top Singles RPM 58 36Canada Dance Urban RPM 59 7Europe Eurochart Hot 100 60 2France SNEP 61 8Germany Official German Charts 62 2Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 63 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 64 1Netherlands Single Top 100 65 2New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 66 2Romania Romanian Top 100 38 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 67 2Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 68 2UK Singles OCC 69 3US Billboard Hot 100 70 3US Hot R amp B Singles Billboard 71 2Decade end charts Edit Decade end chart performance for I ll Be Missing You Chart 1990 1999 PositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 72 28Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 73 15Canada Nielsen SoundScan 74 4US Billboard Hot 100 75 10All time chart Edit All time chart performance for I ll Be Missing You Chart 1958 2018 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 76 105Certifications and sales EditCertifications and sales for I ll Be Missing You Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 77 2 Platinum 140 000 Austria IFPI Austria 78 2 Platinum 100 000 Belgium BEA 79 4 Platinum 200 000 Canada Music Canada 80 Platinum 100 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 81 Gold 45 000 France SNEP 82 Gold 250 000 Germany BVMI 83 Arista USA 3 Platinum 1 500 000 Germany BVMI 84 Bad Boy Records 3 Gold 750 000 Italy FIMI 85 Gold 25 000 Netherlands NVPI 86 2 Platinum 150 000 New Zealand RMNZ 87 Platinum 10 000 Norway IFPI Norway 88 Platinum Sweden GLF 89 3 Platinum 90 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 90 2 Platinum 100 000 United Kingdom BPI 91 3 Platinum 1 800 000 United States RIAA 93 3 Platinum 3 100 000 92 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates and formats for I ll Be Missing You Region Date Format s Label s Ref s United States May 20 1997 Rhythmic contemporary radio Bad Boy EntertainmentArista 94 May 27 1997 CD 1 United Kingdom June 16 1997 12 inch vinylCDcassette AristaPuff Daddy 95 Japan July 2 1997 CD Bad Boy EntertainmentArista 96 See also EditList of best selling singles List of best selling singles in the United Kingdom List of Hot 100 number one singles of 1997 U S List of European number one hits of 1997 List of number one R amp B singles of 1997 U S List of number one singles of 1997 Australia List of number one hits of 1997 Austria List of number one singles of 1997 Belgium Flanders List of number one singles of 1997 Germany List of number one singles of 1997 Ireland List of number one singles of 1997 Netherlands List of number one singles of 1997 New Zealand List of number one singles of 1997 Norway List of number one singles Sweden List of number one singles of 1997 Switzerland List of UK Singles Chart number ones of 1997References Edit a b Sandiford Waller Theda May 31 1997 Hot 100 Singles Spotlight Billboard Vol 109 no 22 p 101 I ll Be Missing You hits retail on Tuesday 27 Lifton Dave January 7 2014 Sting Earns 2 000 a Day Because Puff Daddy Didn t Say Please Back in 1997 Ultimate Classic Rock Retrieved January 22 2020 Zelmer Emily April 7 2023 Diddy Actually Does Not Pay Sting 5 000 Per Day For Uncleared Song Sample Rolling Stone Retrieved May 2 2023 a b Whitaker Sterling December 26 2012 Andy Summers of the Police Calls Puff Daddy s I ll Be Missing You a Major Rip Off Ultimate Classic Rock Retrieved January 22 2020 The 15 most memorable MTV VMAs performances Business Insider August 27 2016 Retrieved November 19 2020 Hunter Tilney Ludovic July 19 2018 Every Breath You Take Sting s nasty little song was The Police s biggest hit Financial Times Retrieved November 19 2020 Sting who performed the rap ballad with Puff Daddy at a 1997 awards ceremony could afford to be more magnanimous a b Markman Rob May 20 2016 I ll Be Missing You Meet The Rapper Who Actually Wrote Puff Daddy s Biggie Tribute Genius Retrieved December 18 2021 Sinclair Tom May 30 1997 I ll Be Missing You Entertainment Weekly Reviews Singles PDF Music Week June 7 1997 p 8 Retrieved May 27 2022 Hyman James June 21 1997 Hot Vinyl PDF Music Week in Record Mirror Dance Update Supplemental Insert p 9 Retrieved May 27 2022 Fricke David December 25 1997 January 8 1998 The year in recordings Rolling Stone Issue 776 777 Simmonds Jeremy 2008 The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars Heroin Handguns and Ham Sandwiches Chicago Review Press p 369 ISBN 9781556527548 Hyland Ian June 15 1997 Puff Daddy to Hit the B I G Time Sunday Mirror Daft Punk s Get Lucky becomes one of the UK s biggest selling singles of all time Official Charts June 27 2013 Archived from the original on July 1 2013 Video Monitor Billboard Vol 109 no 21 May 24 1997 p 97 Puff Daddy amp Faith Evans feat 112 I ll Be Missing You ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved August 9 2008 Puff Daddy amp Faith Evans feat 112 I ll Be Missing You in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved June 30 2018 Puff Daddy amp Faith Evans feat 112 I ll Be Missing You in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved June 30 2018 Puff Daddy amp Faith Evans feat 112 I ll Be Missing You in French Ultratop 50 Retrieved June 30 2018 Top RPM Singles Issue 3302 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved June 30 2018 Top RPM Adult Contemporary Issue 3289 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved June 30 2018 Top RPM Dance Urban Issue 3283 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved June 30 2018 Hits of the World 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Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved April 20 2008 Austrian single certifications Puff Daddy I ll Be Missing You in German IFPI Austria Retrieved April 20 2008 Ultratop Goud en Platina singles 1997 Ultratop Hung Medien Retrieved September 4 2018 Canadian single certifications Puff Daddy I ll Be Missing You Music Canada Retrieved April 20 2008 Danish single certifications Puff Daddy I ll Be Missing You IFPI Danmark Retrieved August 27 2020 Scroll through the page list below until year 2020 to obtain certification French single certifications Puff Daddy I ll Be Missing You in French Syndicat National de l Edition Phonographique Retrieved April 20 2008 Gold Platin Datenbank Puff Daddy Tribute To The Notorious B I G in German Bundesverband Musikindustrie Retrieved March 11 2010 Gold Platin Datenbank Puff Daddy I ll Be Missing You in German Bundesverband Musikindustrie Retrieved April 30 2023 Italian single certifications Puff Daddy feat Faith Evans amp 112 I ll Be Missing You in Italian Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana Retrieved April 13 2020 Select 2017 in the Anno drop down menu Select I ll Be Missing You in the Filtra field Select Singoli under Sezione Dutch single certifications Puff Daddy I ll Be Missing You in Dutch Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld en geluidsdragers Retrieved December 9 2008 EnterI ll Be Missing You in the Artiest of titel box New Zealand single certifications Puff Daddy amp Faith Evans I ll Be Missing You Recorded Music NZ Retrieved November 19 2019 IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993 2011 in Norwegian IFPI Norway Retrieved August 9 2008 Guld och Platinacertifikat Ar 1987 1998 PDF in Swedish IFPI Sweden Archived from the original PDF on May 17 2011 Retrieved September 11 2008 The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community Awards Puff Daddy I ll Be Missing You IFPI Switzerland Hung Medien Retrieved April 20 2008 British single certifications Puff Daddy ft Faith Evans I ll Be Missing You British Phonographic Industry Retrieved April 13 2020 Jeffrey Don January 31 1998 Best selling Records of 1997 Billboard Vol 110 no 5 p 76 Retrieved January 5 2012 American single certifications P Diddy amp Faith Evans I ll Be Missing You Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved April 20 2008 New Releases Radio amp Records No 1197 May 16 1997 p 42 New Releases Singles PDF Music Week June 14 1997 p 43 Retrieved July 18 2021 アイル ビー ミッシング ユー パフ ダディ amp フェイス エバンス フィーチャリング 112 I ll Be Missing You Puff Daddy amp Faith Evans Featuring 112 in Japanese Oricon Retrieved September 28 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I 27ll Be Missing You amp oldid 1177674831, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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