I'll Be Missing You

"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)

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. 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.

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

References

  1. ↑ "1997 Christopher Wallace—a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G.—is killed in Los Angeles". This Day In History. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved in November 29, 2016)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "I'll Be Missing You", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved in November 29, 2016)
  4. ↑ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved in November 29, 2016)
  5. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2015-11-07 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved in November 29, 2016)
  6. ↑ Italian Single Chart Hit parade Italia (Retrieved in November 29, 2016)
  7. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved in November 29, 2016)
  8. ↑ 1997 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved in November 29, 2016)
  9. ↑ 1997 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved in November 29, 2016)
  10. ↑ 1997 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved in November 29, 2016)
  11. ↑ 1997 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved in November 29, 2016)
  12. ↑ 1997 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved in November 29, 2016)
  13. ↑ 1997 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved in November 29, 2016)

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