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I'll Be Missing You

{{Short description|1997 single by Puff Daddy}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2014}}

{{Infobox song

| name = I'll Be Missing You

| cover = IllBeMissingYou.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112

| album = No Way Out

| B-side = * "We'll Always Love Big Poppa"

  • "Cry On"

| released = {{start date|1997|5|27}}

| recorded = 1997

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|R&B|soul|rap rock|soft rock}}

| length = * 5:43 (LP version)

  • 5:01 (LP edit)
  • 4:08 (radio edit)
  • 3:29 (short version)

| label = * Bad Boy

| writer = * Faith Evans

| producer = Stevie J

| chronology = Puff Daddy

| prev_title = Can't Nobody Hold Me Down

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Mo Money Mo Problems

| next_year = 1997

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Faith Evans

| type = single

| prev_title = You Could Be My Boo

| prev_year = 1996

| title = I'll Be Missing You

| year = 1997

| next_title = How's It Goin' Down

| next_year = 1998

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = 112

| type = single

| prev_title = Cupid

| prev_year = 1997

| title = I'll Be Missing You

| year = 1997

| next_title = All Cried Out

| next_year = 1997

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|NKMtZm2YuBE|"I'll Be Missing You"}}}}

}}

"I'll Be Missing You" is a tribute song by American rapper Puff Daddy is and singer Faith Evans, featuring the R&B group 112. It honors Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace, a fellow artist on Bad Boy Records and Evans's husband, who was murdered on March 9, 1997. Released in May 1997 by Bad Boy and Arista Records as the second single from Puff Daddy and the Family's debut album, No Way Out (1997), the track incorporates a sample from the Police's 1983 track "Every Breath You Take," with an adapted chorus by Evans. Additionally, it includes elements from the 1929 hymn "I'll Fly Away" by Albert E. Brumley and features a spoken introduction layered over a choral arrangement of Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings." Its music video was directed by Hype Williams and filmed on sites in Chicago.

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

"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. Combs did not secure legal approval for the sample before releasing the song, and Police songwriter Sting sued, receiving 100% of the song royalties.{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sting-puff-daddy-2000-a-day/|title=Sting Earns $2,000 a Day Because Puff Daddy Didn't Say 'Please' Back in 1997|last=Lifton|first=Dave|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en|date=January 7, 2014|access-date=January 22, 2020}}{{cite magazine |last1=Zelmer |first1=Emily |title=Diddy Actually Does Not Pay Sting $5,000 Per Day For Uncleared Song Sample |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/diddy-sting-uncleared-sample-payment-1234710483/ |access-date=2 May 2023 |date=7 April 2023}} 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."{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/police-puff-daddy-rip-off/|title=Andy Summers of the Police Calls Puff Daddy's 'I'll Be Missing You' a 'Major Rip-Off'|last=Whitaker|first=Sterling|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en|date=December 26, 2012|access-date=January 22, 2020}} Sting later reconciled with Bad Boy, and performed the song alongside Puff Daddy and Evans in September 1997 at the MTV Video Music Awards.{{Cite web|date=Aug 27, 2016|title=The 15 most memorable MTV VMAs performances|url=https://www.insider.com/most-memorable-vmas-performances-2016-8|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Business Insider}}{{Cite web|last=Hunter-Tilney|first=Ludovic|date=July 19, 2018|title=Every Breath You Take — Sting's 'nasty little song' was The Police's biggest hit|url=https://ig.ft.com/life-of-a-song/every-breath-you-take.html|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Financial Times|quote=Sting, who performed the rap ballad with Puff Daddy at a 1997 awards ceremony, could afford to be more magnanimous.}}

The track uses the melody from the 1929 hymn, "I'll Fly Away". Combs' verses were written by rapper Sauce Money.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/ill-be-missing-you-meet-the-rapper-who-actually-wrote-puff-daddy-s-biggie-tribute|title='I'll Be Missing You': Meet The Rapper Who Actually Wrote Puff Daddy's Biggie Tribute|last=Markman|first=Rob|website=Genius|date=May 20, 2016|access-date=December 18, 2021}} Combs had originally asked Jay-Z to write the track, but he turned it down and suggested that Sauce Money write the song instead.

Critical reception

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."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1997/05/30/ill-be-missing-you|first=Tom|last=Sinclair|title="I'll Be Missing You"|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 30, 1997}} British magazine Music Week gave it four out of five and named it a "dignified tribute".{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-06-07.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=Music Week|date=June 7, 1997|page=8|accessdate=May 27, 2022}} Also James Hyman from Record Mirror 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."{{cite magazine|first=James|last=Hyman|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-06-21.pdf|title=Hot Vinyl|magazine=Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=June 21, 1997|page=9|accessdate=May 27, 2022|author-link=James Hyman}}

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."Fricke, David (December 25, 1997-January 8, 1998). "The year in recordings". Rolling Stone. Issue 776/777. Freelance music writer Jeremy Simmonds described it as "somewhat turgid".{{cite book |last=Simmonds |first=Jeremy |date=2008 |title=The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches |publisher=Chicago Review Press |page=369 |isbn=9781556527548 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bMBf3TYZigQC&pg=PA369}} Ian Hyland from Sunday Mirror gave 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."Hyland, Ian (June 15, 1997). "Puff Daddy to Hit the B.I.G. Time". Sunday Mirror. In March 2024, Forbes magazine ranked "I'll Be Missing You" number 43 in their list of "The 50 Best Songs of the 1990s". Hugh McIntyre named it "a poignant reflection on loss and longing."{{cite web|first=Hugh|last=McIntyre|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/entertainment/article/best-90s-songs/|title=The 50 Best Songs Of The 1990s|work=Forbes|date=March 9, 2024|access-date=March 1, 2025}}

Chart performance

"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 rap 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.{{cite web|title=Daft Punk's Get Lucky becomes one of the UK's biggest selling singles of all-time!|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/daft-punks-get-lucky-becomes-one-of-the-uks-biggest-selling-singles-of-all-time-2315/|website=Official Charts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701050851/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/daft-punks-get-lucky-becomes-one-of-the-uks-biggest-selling-singles-of-all-time-2315/|archive-date=July 1, 2013|date=June 27, 2013|url-status=dead}}

Music video

The accompanying music video for "I'll Be Missing You" was 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.{{cite magazine|title=Video Monitor|magazine=Billboard|volume=109|issue=21|page=97|date=May 24, 1997}}

Formats and track listings

  • 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" {{small|(Instrumental)}}
  5. The Lox – "We'll Always Love Big Poppa" {{small|(Instrumental)}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+Weekly chart performance for "I'll Be Missing You"

!scope="col"|Chart (1997)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|1|artist=Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112|song=I'll Be Missing You|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2008}}
{{single chart|Austria|1|artist=Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112|song=I'll Be Missing You|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112|song=I'll Be Missing You|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|3|artist=Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112|song=I'll Be Missing You|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|4|chartid=3302|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|27|chartid=3289|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|Canadadance|1|chartid=3283|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
scope="row"|Denmark (Tracklisten){{cite magazine|title=Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 08/14/97|magazine=Billboard|volume=109|issue=35|page=59|date=August 30, 1997|issn=0006-2510}}

| 1

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-07-19.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=29|page=12|date=July 19, 1997|access-date=January 25, 2020}}

| 1

{{single chart|Finland|3|artist=Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112|song=I'll Be Missing You|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|France|2|artist=Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112|song=I'll Be Missing You|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|Germany|1|songid=3475|artist=Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112|song=I'll Be Missing You|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
scope=row|Hungary (Mahasz){{cite magazine|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-10-11.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=41|page=14|date=October 11, 1997|access-date=February 8, 2021}}

| 5

scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2956489#page/n7/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (03.07.1997–09.07.1997)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=22|date=July 4, 1997|access-date=February 5, 2018}}

| 1

{{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=I'll Be Missing You|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
scope="row"|Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-07-26.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=30|page=14|date=July 26, 1997|access-date=November 27, 2019}}

| 2

scope="row"|Italy Airplay (Music & Media){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-07-19.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay: Italy|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=29|page=23|date=19 July 1997}}

| 1

scope="row"|Lithuania (M-1){{cite web|url=http://m-1.fm/top40/?topid=1415|title=M-1 Top 40|publisher=M-1.fm|access-date=March 29, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613234548/http://m-1.fm/top40/?topid=1415|date=August 10, 1997|archive-date=June 13, 2012}}

| 1

{{single chart|Dutch40|1|year=1997|week=27|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112|song=I'll Be Missing You|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112|song=I'll Be Missing You|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|Norway|1|artist=Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112|song=I'll Be Missing You|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
scope="row"|Poland (Music & Media){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-07-12.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay – Week 28/1997|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=28|page=27|date=July 12, 1997|access-date=January 30, 2021}}

| 2

scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-1997.html|title=Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1997|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050922001105/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-1997.html|archive-date=September 22, 2005|df=mdy-all}}

| 1

{{single chart|Scotland|1|date=19970712|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
scope="row"|Spain (AFYVE){{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}

| 1

{{single chart|Sweden|1|artist=Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112|song=I'll Be Missing You|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112|song=I'll Be Missing You|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|UK|1|date=19970712|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|UKdance|2|date=19970628|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|UKrandb|1|date=19970628|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Diddy|access-date=December 7, 2018|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|1|artist=Diddy|access-date=July 18, 2021|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Diddy|access-date=December 7, 2018|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|1|artist=Diddy|access-date=November 10, 2019|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|11|artist=Diddy|access-date=December 7, 2018|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|1|artist=Diddy|access-date=December 7, 2018|rowheader=true}}

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!scope="col"|Chart (2009)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|UKrandb|22|date=20090214|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2018|refname="ukrb2009"}}

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scope="col"| Chart (2013) || Peak
position
scope="row"| South Korea International (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=E&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=09&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Digital Chart: 2013 Weeks 09 |publisher=Circle |accessdate=March 10, 2025 }}

|align="center"|73

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!scope="col"|Chart (2022)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Poland|82|chartid=4031|year=2022|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2022}}

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|+ 2025 weekly chart performance for "I'll Be Missing You"

! scope="col"| Chart (2025)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Romania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ro/weekly/20250328-20250403|title=Top Radio Hits Romania Weekly Chart: Apr 3, 2025|publisher=TopHit|access-date=April 4, 2025}}

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= Monthly charts =

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|+ 2025 monthly chart performance for "I'll Be Missing You"

! scope="col"| Chart (2025)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Romania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ro/monthly/202503|title=Top Radio Hits Romania Monthly Chart: March 2025|publisher=TopHit|access-date=April 5, 2025}}

| 83

=Year-end charts=

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|+Year-end chart performance for "I'll Be Missing You"

!scope="col"|Chart (1997)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1997/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1997|publisher=ARIA|access-date=February 8, 2021}}

| 4

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1997|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1997|language=de|access-date=April 13, 2020}}

| 2

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1997|title=Jaaroverzichten 1997|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=April 13, 2020}}

| 4

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1997|title=Rapports annuels 1997|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=April 13, 2020}}

| 13

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3416&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3416.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3416|title=RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks|magazine=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=June 30, 2018}}

| 36

scope="row"|Canada Dance/Urban (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7908&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.7908.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7908|title=RPM '97 Year End Top 50 Dance Tracks|magazine=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=June 30, 2018}}

| 7

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-12-27.pdf|title=1997 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=52|page=7|date=December 27, 1997|access-date=December 21, 2019}}

| 2

scope="row"|France (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=1997|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 1997|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=February 8, 2021}}

| 8

scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1997|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=July 15, 2015}}

| 2

scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2963913?iabr=on#page/n15/mode/2up/|title=Árslistinn 1997 – Íslenski Listinn – 100 Vinsælustu Lögin|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=25|date=January 2, 1998|access-date=February 15, 2020}}

| 1

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201997.pdf|title=Single top 100 over 1997|publisher=Top40|language=nl|access-date=April 20, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206113408/http://top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201997.pdf|archive-date=December 6, 2011|df=mdy-all}}

| 1

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1997&cat=s|title=Jaaroversichten – Single 1997|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=June 30, 2018}}

| 2

scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1997-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1997|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=February 15, 2020}}

| 2

scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100)

| 1

scope="row"|Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1997&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 1997|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=April 13, 2020}}

| 2

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1997|title=Swiss Year-End Charts 1997|language=de|access-date=April 13, 2020}}

| 2

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1997|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=January 17, 1998}}

| 3

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1997|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1997|access-date=August 28, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611194337/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1997|archive-date=June 11, 2009|df=mdy-all}}

| 3

scope="row"|US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1997/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1997|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 17, 2021|archive-date=August 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803035318/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1997/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs|url-status=dead}}

| 2

scope="row"|US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 1997: Hot Rap Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=109|issue=52|page=YE-42|date=December 27, 1997}}

| 1

scope="row"|US Maxi-Singles Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 1997: Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|volume=109|issue=52|page=YE-45|date=December 27, 1997}}

| 1

scope="row"|US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Best of '97: Rhythmic Top 40 Singles|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=5|issue=52|page=42|date=December 28, 1997}}

| 4

scope="row"|US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Best of '97: Top 40/Mainstream Singles|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=5|issue=52|page=38|date=December 28, 1997}}

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=Decade-end charts=

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|+Decade-end chart performance for "I'll Be Missing You"

!scope="col"|Chart (1990–1999)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/90er_single.asp|title=Bestenlisten – Singles 1990er|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=May 14, 2019}}

| 28

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/ultratop_nineties_500.asp?page=1|title=Ultratop Nineties 500: 1-50|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145841/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/ultratop_nineties_500.asp?page=1|archive-date=June 12, 2018|access-date=May 5, 2022}}

| 15

scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html|title=Top 100 singles of the 1990s|last=Lwin|first=Nanda|publisher=Jam!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000829070927/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html|archive-date=August 29, 2000|access-date=March 26, 2022}}

| 4

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA20|title=Hot 100 Singles of the '90s|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=52|page=YE-20|date=December 25, 1999|access-date=October 15, 2010}}

| 10

=All-time chart=

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|+All-time chart performance for "I'll Be Missing You"

!scope="col"|Chart (1958–2018)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary|title=Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 10, 2018}}

| 105

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Certifications and sales

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|certyear=1997|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|access-date=April 20, 2008}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Puff Daddy|title=I'll Be Missing You|award=Platinum|type=single|number=2|access-date=April 20, 2008|relyear=1997|relmonth=08}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|type=single|award=Platinum|number=4|access-date=4 September 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Puff Daddy|title=I'll Be Missing You|award=Platinum|type=single|access-date=April 20, 2008|relyear=1997|certyear=1997}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Puff Daddy|title=I'll Be Missing You|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1997|certyear=2020|access-date=August 27, 2020|id=9299}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Puff Daddy|title=I'll Be Missing You|award=Gold|type=single|access-date=April 20, 2008|certyear=1997}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Puff Daddy|title=Tribute To The Notorious B.I.G.|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|access-date=March 11, 2010|relyear=1997|certyear=1999|note=Arista USA}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Puff Daddy|title=I'll Be Missing You|award=Gold|number=3|type=single|certyear=2023|relyear=1997|note=Bad Boy Records|access-date=April 30, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112|title=I'll Be Missing You|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1997|certyear=2024|id=12345|access-date=April 8, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|artist=Puff Daddy|title=I'll Be Missing You|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|access-date=December 9, 2008|relyear=1997}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Puff Daddy & Faith Evans|title=I'll Be Missing You|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1997|id=1997-07-04|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=1997}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|award=Platinum|type=single|access-date=August 9, 2008|relyear=1997|relmonth=05|certyear=1997|nosales=true}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=2024|artist=Puff Daddy / Faith Evans / 112|title=I'll Be Missing You|accessdate=April 8, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|award=Platinum|type=single|number=3|access-date=September 11, 2008|certyear=1997|relyear=1997|relmonth=05}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Puff Daddy|title=I'll Be Missing You|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|access-date=April 20, 2008|relyear=1997|certyear=1998}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Puff Daddy ft Faith Evans|title=I'll Be Missing You|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|relyear=1997|certyear=2023|id=3223-60-1|access-date=January 11, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=P. Diddy & Faith Evans|title=I'll Be Missing You|award=Platinum|type=single|number=3|access-date=April 20, 2008|relyear=1997|salesamount=3,100,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQ0EAAAAMBAJ&q=Best-Selling+Records+of+1998%3A+Singles&pg=PA76|title=Best-selling Records of 1997|last=Jeffrey|first=Don|magazine=Billboard|volume=110|issue=5|page=76|date=January 31, 1998|access-date=January 5, 2012}}}}

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Release history

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|+Release dates and formats for "I'll Be Missing You"

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scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States

|May 20, 1997

|Rhythmic contemporary radio

|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Bad Boy Entertainment|Arista}}

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1197|page=42|date=May 16, 1997}}

May 27, 1997

|CD

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=Hot 100 Singles Spotlight|last=Sandiford-Waller|first=Theda|magazine=Billboard|volume=109|issue=22|page=101|date=May 31, 1997|quote=['I'll Be Missing You'] hits retail on Tuesday (27).}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|June 16, 1997

|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|{{hlist|Arista|Puff Daddy}}

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-06-14.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=43|date=June 14, 1997|access-date=July 18, 2021}}

scope="row"|Japan

|July 2, 1997

|CD

|{{hlist|Bad Boy Entertainment|Arista}}

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/130630/products/51796/1/|title=アイル・ビー・ミッシング・ユー {{!}} パフ・ダディ&フェイス・エバンス フィーチャリング 112|trans-title=I'll Be Missing You {{!}} Puff Daddy & Faith Evans Featuring 112|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=September 28, 2023}}

See also

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References

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