I'll Be Missing You
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| Single by Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 from the album No Way Out |
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| B-side | "We'll Always Love Big Poppa", "Cry On" |
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| Released | June 1, 1997 | ||||
| Format | CD Single, Maxi Single | ||||
| Recorded | 1997 | ||||
| Genre | Rap ballad | ||||
| Length | 5:10 (Album version) 4:30 (Radio edit) |
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| Label | Bad Boy | ||||
| Writer(s) | Sting, T. Gaither, F. Evans | ||||
| Producer | Puff Daddy & Stevie J | ||||
| Certification | 3x Platinum (U.S.) | ||||
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"I'll Be Missing You" is the Grammy Award Winning song and hit single recorded by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112, in memory of fellow Bad Boy Records artist Notorious B.I.G. (Evans' estranged husband), who was murdered on March 9, 1997. Released as the second single from Puff Daddy and the Family's No Way Out album, "I'll Be Missing You" sampled the melody of The Police's "Every Breath You Take" from 1983. The song, a rap ballad, had already been completed before permission was granted to use the sample from the 1983 song. As well as these artists, Sting (vocalist from The Police) joined in at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards. Sting owns 100% of the publishing royalties[1]. The single however was not written by Puff Daddy but by Sauce Money, a rapper hailing from the Marcy Projects in Brooklyn who received a Grammy for his efforts in 1997.
As well as "Every Breath You Take", the single also borrows the melody of the well-known American spiritual "I'll Fly Away".
There are several different versions of this song. One being an extended version (choir at beginning), another without the choir and an instrumental version.
In the extended version, the song the choir is heard singing in the beginning is "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber.
"I'll Be Missing You" topped many charts across the world. It reached number one in Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, UK, and the U.S. This song is one of the few to debut at #1 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100.
A slightly altered version of the song was performed by Diddy at the Concert for Diana in Wembley, United Kingdom.
The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart at #32 on July 8, 2007, ten years after it had its full physical release and 10 years after it was #1.
Blender magazine ranked the song at #25 on its list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever".[2]
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[edit] Uses in the media
- The song was used in the 2001 film, Rush Hour 2.
- The song was also used in the Catherine Tate Christmas Show broadcast on Christmas Day 2007. The song was played whilst friends of character Lauren Cooper stood by her grave after Lauren was killed in a kayaking accident.
[edit] Formats and track listings
- Single
- Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 - "I'll Be Missing You"
- Maxi-single
- Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 - "I'll Be Missing You"
- The Lox - "We'll Always Love Big Poppa"
- 112 - "Cry On"
- Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 - "I'll Be Missing You" [Instrumental]
- The Lox - "We'll Always Love Big Poppa" [Instrumental]
[edit] Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales |
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| Australia[3] | 2 x Platinum | 1997 | 140,000+ |
| Austria[4] | 2 x Platinum | September 19, 1997 | 60,000+ |
| Canada[5] | Platinum | October 27, 1997 | 100,000+ |
| France[6] | Gold | October 6, 1997 | 250,000+ |
| Germany[7] | 3 x Paltinum | 1999 | |
| Switzerland[8] | Platinum | 1997 | 50,000+ |
| U.S.[9] | 3 x Platinum | July 23, 1997 | 3,000,000+ |
[edit] Chart performances
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[edit] References
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- ^ Run for Your Life! It's the 50 Worst Songs Ever! from Blender.com (Retrieved May 3, 2008)
- ^ Australian certifications aria.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ Canadian certifications cria.ca (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ French certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ "I'll Be Missing You", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ Italian Single Chart Hit parade Italia (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ 1997 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ 1997 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ 1997 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ 1997 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ 1997 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ 1997 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
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