I'll Be Missing You

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"I'll Be Missing You"
IllBeMissingYou.jpg
Single by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
from the album No Way Out
B-side
  • "We'll Always Love Big Poppa"
  • "Cry On"
ReleasedMay 27, 1997 (1997-05-27) [1]
Recorded1997
Genre Rap rock, soft rock
Length
  • 5:43 (LP version)
  • 5:01 (LP edit)
  • 4:08 (radio edit)
  • 3:29 (short version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Puff Daddysingles chronology
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"
(1997)
"I'll Be Missing You"
(1997)
"It's All About the Benjamins"
(1997)
Faith Evanssingles chronology
"You Could Be My Boo"
(1996)
"I'll Be Missing You"
(1997)
"How's It Goin' Down"
(1998)

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "I'll Be Missing You"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [81] 2× Platinum140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [82] 2× Platinum100,000*
Belgium (BEA) [83] 4× Platinum200,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [84] Platinum100,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [85] Gold45,000
France (SNEP) [86] Gold250,000*
Germany (BVMI) [87]
Arista USA
3× Platinum1,500,000^
Germany (BVMI) [88]
Bad Boy Records
3× Gold750,000
Italy (FIMI) [89] Platinum100,000
Netherlands (NVPI) [90] 2× Platinum150,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [91] Platinum10,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway) [92] Platinum 
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [93] Gold30,000
Sweden (GLF) [94] 3× Platinum90,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [95] 2× Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [96] 4× Platinum2,400,000
United States (RIAA) [97] 3× Platinum3,100,000 [98]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "I'll Be Missing You"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United StatesMay 20, 1997 Rhythmic contemporary radio [99]
May 27, 1997CD [1]
United KingdomJune 16, 1997
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
  • Arista
  • Puff Daddy
[100]
JapanJuly 2, 1997CD
  • Bad Boy Entertainment
  • Arista
[101]

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