I'll Be Missing You

1997 single by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans

I'll Be Missing You is a song performed by American rapper Puff Daddy and singer Faith Evans featuring 112. It was in memory of Evans husband Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace. He was killed in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997.[1] It sampled the melody of The Police's Every Breath You Take song from the 1980s. As well as these artists, Sting (vocalist from The Police) joined in at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1997.

"I'll Be Missing You"
Single by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
from the album No Way Out and Tribute to The Notorious B.I.G.: The Soundtrack
B-side
  • "We'll Always Love Big Poppa"
  • "Cry On"
ReleasedMay 27, 1997 (1997-05-27)
Recorded1997
Genre
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)

Formats and track listings

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

Charts

Chart (1997)Best
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2]1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[2]1
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[2]1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[2]11
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 401
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3]1
Austria Singles Chart[3]1
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[3]1
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[3]3
Canadian Singles Chart1
Dutch Singles Chart[3]1
Finnish Singles Chart[3]3
French SNEP Singles Chart[3]2
German Singles Chart[4]1
Irish Singles Chart[5]1
Italian Singles Chart[6]1
Latvian Airplay Top1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[3]1
Norwegian Singles Chart[3]1
Singapore Singles Chart1
Swedish Singles Chart[3]1
Swiss Singles Chart[3]1
UK Singles Chart[7]1
Chart ending 1997position
Australian Singles Chart[8]4
Austrian Singles Chart[9]2
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[10]4
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[11]13
French Singles Chart[12]8
Swiss Singles Chart[13]2

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