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He commented, "Not the greatest rap I've ever heard but this tribute to murdered rapper Notorious B.I.G. Ian Hyland from Sunday Mirror rated it nine out of ten. 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." Freelance music writer Jeremy Simmonds described the song as "somewhat turgid". Tom Sinclair from Entertainment Weekly gave "I'll Be Missing You" a grade of D, and described it as a "maudlin 'tribute' to the Notorious B.I.G., 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'. Ĭombs' verses were composed by rapper Sauce Money. The track also reuses the melody from the hymn ' I'll Fly Away". It was very bizarre while it lasted." Sting later performed the song alongside Puff Daddy and Evans at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards in September. I’d be walking round Tower Records, and the fucking thing would be playing over and over.
Club: "I found out about it after it was on the radio. Police guitarist Andy Summers called the sample "a major rip-off", and told the A.V.
Sting reportedly earns $2,000 a day from royalties for the track. Permission was not given for use of the sample, and Police songwriter Sting sued, receiving 100% of the song royalties. It also uses an interpolation of the "Every Breath You Take" melody, sung by Biggie's widow, Faith Evans. "I'll Be Missing You" is based on a sample of the 1983 single " Every Breath You Take" by the Police. 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. 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. Brumley hymn " I'll Fly Away" and features a spoken intro over a choral version of Samuel Barber's " Adagio for Strings".Īt the 40th Annual Grammy Awards, the song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. The song also interpolates the 1929 Albert E. Released as the second single from Puff Daddy and the Family's No Way Out album, "I'll Be Missing You" samples the Police's 1983 hit song " Every Breath You Take" with an interpolated chorus sung by Evans and interpolated rhythm. " I'll Be Missing You" is a song by American rapper Puff Daddy and singer Faith Evans, featuring R&B group 112, in memory of fellow Bad Boy Records artist (and Evans's husband) Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace, who was murdered on March 9, 1997.