Sky's the Limit (The Notorious B.I.G. song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Skys the Limit
| cover = Biggieskysthelimit.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Notorious B.I.G. featuring 112
| album = Life After Death
| A-side = Going Back to Cali
| B-side = Kick in the Door
| released = {{Start date|1997|11|18}}
| format =
| recorded = 1996
| studio = Daddy's House Recording Studios (New York City)
| genre = {{hlist|East Coast hip hop|R&B}}
| length = {{ubl|5:29 {{small|(explicit album version)}}|4:37 {{small|(clean album version)}}|4:12 {{small|(radio edit)}}}}
| label = {{hlist|Bad Boy|Arista}}
| writer = {{hlist|Christopher Wallace|Clark Kent|Bobby Caldwell|Hubert Eaves III|James Williams}}
| producer = Clark Kent
| chronology = The Notorious B.I.G.
| prev_title = Been Around the World
| prev_year = 1997
| title = Sky's The Limit
| title2 = Going Back to Cali
| next_title = Victory
| next_year = 1998
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = 112 single
| type = single
| prev_title = All Cried Out
| prev_year = 1997
| title = Sky's the Limit
| year = 1997
| next_title = Love Me
| next_year = 1998
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|d3vOeCkeCNA|"Sky's the Limit"}}}}
{{External music video|header=Audio|type= single|1={{YouTube|34gRAYGFwzc|"Sky's the Limit"}}}}
}}
"Sky's the Limit" is the third and final single from The Notorious B.I.G.'s second album Life After Death. It features vocals from the R&B group 112 and production from Clark Kent. It is a remake of the R&B group Portrait's song "Heartstrings" and contains a sample from the songs "My Flame" by Bobby Caldwell and "Keep On" by D. Train. In the US, it was released as a triple A-side along with "Going Back to Cali" and "Kick In the Door". The track was certified Gold by the RIAA. Spike Jonze directed the song's music video.
Music video
The music video was released in December 1997. It shows children dressed up as and imitating The Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, Busta Rhymes, Faith Evans, the rest of the Bad Boy crew, and other celebrities.{{cite magazine |author=Michel |first=Sia |date=April 1998 |title=Boy Wonders |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jq-A2xEoAHIC&pg=PA49 |url-status=live |magazine=SPIN |location=Boulder, Colorado |publisher=SPIN Media LLC |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=49 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918180235/https://books.google.com/books?id=Jq-A2xEoAHIC&pg=PA49 |archive-date=2022-09-18 |access-date=2022-09-18}}
Track listing
=A-side=
- "Sky's the Limit" (radio edit) – (4:12)
- "Kick in the Door" (radio edit) – (3:43)
- "Going Back to Cali" (radio edit) – (3:57)
- "Sky's the Limit" (instrumental) – (4:35)
=B-side=
- "Kick in the Door" (club mix) – (3:43)
- "Going Back to Cali" (club mix) – (3:55)
- "Kick in the Door" (instrumental) – (3:43)
- "Going Back to Cali" (instrumental) – (4:13)
Charts
=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (1997) !Peak | |
scope="row"|Canada (RPM)
|align="center"|11 | |
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{{single chart|Germany|93|artist=The Notorious B.I.G.|rowheader=true|song=Skys the Limit|songid=129963}} | |
scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade){{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1998/week-9|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 9, 1998|publisher=Dutch Top 40|language=nl|access-date=August 6, 2023}}
|19 | |
{{single chart|Dutch100|75|artist=The Notorious B.I.G.|rowheader=true|song=Skys the Limit}} | |
{{single chart|New Zealand|24|artist=The Notorious B.I.G.|rowheader=true|song=Skys the Limit}} | |
{{single chart|Scotland|74|date=19980208|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 6, 2023}} | |
{{single chart|UK|35|date=19980208|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 6, 2023}} | |
{{single chart|UKdance|18|date=19980208|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 6, 2023}} | |
{{single chart|UKrandb|8 | date=19980208|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 6, 2023}} |
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|26|artist=The Notorious B I G|rowheader=true|note="Going Back to Cali / Sky's the Limit"|accessdate=January 2, 2021}} | |
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|31|artist=The Notorious B I G|rowheader=true|note="Going Back to Cali / Sky's the Limit"|accessdate=January 2, 2021}} | |
{{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|3|artist=The Notorious B I G|rowheader=true|note="Going Back to Cali / Sky's the Limit"|accessdate=January 2, 2021}} |
=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (1997) !Position |
scope="row"|UK Urban (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-01-10.pdf |title=The Urban Top 40 Tracks Of 1997|magazine=Music Week|date=January 10, 1998|page=6|access-date=August 6, 2023}}
|33 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Notorious B.I.G.|title=Sky's the Limit|award=Gold|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|refname="riaa"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{The Notorious B.I.G.}}
{{112 (band)}}
Category:The Notorious B.I.G. songs
Category:Music videos directed by Spike Jonze
Category:Bad Boy Records singles
Category:Arista Records singles
Category:Songs released posthumously
Category:Songs written by Bobby Caldwell