I'll Be Missing You

Released in May 1997 as a tribute to the Notorious B.I.G., who was murdered on March 9, 1997, "I'll Be Missing You" incorporates a prominent sample from the Police's "Every Breath You Take" with an adapted chorus performed by Faith Evans. The song spent eleven consecutive weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards, and is regarded as one of the best-selling singles of all time with shipments of over three million copies in the United States.