I'll be missing you
| I'll be missing you | |
|---|---|
| Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans and 112 | |
| publication | May 27, 1997 |
| length | 5:43 (album version) 5:08 (single version) 4:08 (video version) |
| Genre (s) | Hip-hop , rap |
| text |
G. Sumner , F. Evans , T. Gaither |
| music | Puff Daddy and Stevie J |
| Award (s) |
Grammy 1998 ( Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ) |
| album | No way out |
I'll Be Missing You (English for. I'll miss you ) is a song by the US rapper Puff Daddy , he together with the R & B singer and widow of Notorious BIG Faith Evans and the R & B group 112 recorded. The song is the second single from his debut album No Way Out and was released on May 27, 1997. The track topped the charts in 18 countries including Germany , Austria , Switzerland , the United Kingdom and the United States . With a triple platinum award for more than 1.5 million copies sold, it is also the most commercially successful rap song in Germany and one of the most successful singles .
content
The song is a rap ballad and dedicated to the American rapper The Notorious BIG (Biggie) who was shot on March 9, 1997 . In the intro, Puff Daddy says that he still can't believe The Notorious BIG was killed. He felt empty, found it difficult to get on with his life and would give anything to see him again. The song is supposed to give strength to everyone who has lost a loved one. In the first verse, Puff Daddy remembers how both of them wowed audiences with their performances and what they had achieved. He must now continue to realize her dream alone and hope that Biggie will keep a place free for him in heaven where he lives his life after death. Faith Evans sings in the chorus that she thinks of Biggie every day and in everything she does. If she remembers the day he died, it breaks her heart. In the second verse, Puff Daddy raps that he prays every day for Biggie who looks down on him from heaven. Until they meet again, he will keep it in his heart and draw strength from the memories. The outro is sung by group 112 and the content is based on the chorus.
production
The instrumental of the song was of Puff Daddy in collaboration with Stevie J produced. The main melody was taken from the song Every Breath You Take by the English new wave band The Police . Puff Daddy did not write the lyrics of the song himself, but rather Todd Gaither, also known as Sauce Money, acted as a ghostwriter . In the album version, a choir sings the piece Agnus Dei by the American composer Samuel Barber at the beginning .
Music video
The video for I'll Be Missing You directed by Hype Williams .
At the beginning you see Puff Daddy driving his motorcycle down a street until he slips away and falls onto the asphalt. Now the song begins and you can see him rapping on a green hill and on the street. Further scenes show Puff Daddy praying in a dark room with candles. Faith Evans sings the refrain in a brightly lit hall, which will later also be used by Puff Daddy. After running up the hill with many children dressed in white, he is seen dancing in the rain on a dark street at the end.
single
Cover design
The single cover shows a side picture of The Notorious BIG , who has closed his eyes and is wearing a black hat and suit. The picture is framed in gold and below is the word In Loving Memory of The Notorious BIG. At the top of the cover is written Puff Daddy & Faith Evans and I'll Be Missing You in golden letters on a red background , while the word Tribute is at the bottom of the picture to The Notorious BIG .
Chart successes
I'll Be Missing You entered the German single charts on June 23, 1997 and one week later reached the top of the chart , which it occupied for a total of eleven weeks. The song stayed in the top 100 for 28 weeks, including 18 weeks in the top 10. In Austria the song was number 1 for ten weeks and in Switzerland it stayed at the top of the chart for eight weeks. In the United Kingdom and the United States , the track also reached number 1 for six and eleven weeks respectively. Other countries where the track topped the charts include Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Poland, Sweden and Norway , Denmark, Australia and New Zealand.
In the 1997 German annual charts , the single occupied position 2.
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Sales figures and awards
In Germany, I'll Be Missing You was awarded triple platinum in 1999 for over 1.5 million copies sold, making it the best-selling rap song in this country. In Austria and Switzerland, the single received double platinum for every 100,000 sales. In the UK, the song was triple platinum for more than 1.8 million units sold and was also triple platinum in the US for over three million sales.
World was I'll Be Missing You 27 platinum awards and sold more than ten million copies, making it one of the most commercially successful songs of all time.
The song also won the MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video in 1997 and the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1998
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
|
 2 × platinum
|
140,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
4 × platinum
|
200,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
 gold
|
45,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
|
3 × platinum
|
1,500,000 |
 France (SNEP)
|
gold
|
250,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
gold
|
25,000 |
 Canada (MC)
|
platinum
|
100,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
platinum
|
15,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
|
2 × platinum
|
150,000 |
 Norway (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
10,000 |
 Austria (IFPI)
|
2 × platinum
|
100,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
|
3 × platinum
|
90,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
2 × platinum
|
100,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
|
3 × platinum
|
3,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
|
3 × platinum
|
1,800,000 |
| All in all |
3 × gold 27 × platinum |
7,525,000 |
Main article: Sean Combs / Music Sales Awards
See also
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on rap.genius.com (English)
- German translation on golyr.de
- Music video on youtube.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lyrics
- ↑ Credits to the song
- ^ Wayne Wentzel: Samuel Barber: A Research and Information Guide. 2nd Edition. Routledge, New York and London 2010, ISBN 978-0-415-87558-5 , p. 186 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
- ↑ Music video (Youtube)
- ↑ Single cover
- ↑ Chart tracking I'll Be Missing You on chartsurfer.de
- ↑ international chart following I'll Be Missing You
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b c d e 1997 annual charts: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Record awards: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Biography of Puff Daddy on musicline.de ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
