Puff Daddy - Ill Be Missing | You - Every Breath You Take

: Sting confirmed in a 2018 interview on The Breakfast Club that he receives approximately $2,000 per day in royalties from the song. While Diddy once joked on X (formerly Twitter) that the amount was $5,000, he later clarified he was being facetious.

: Puff Daddy released the song before securing legal approval for the sample of "Every Breath You Take". Puff Daddy - Ill Be Missing You - Every Breath You Take

: Because the sample wasn't cleared, Sting , the primary songwriter for The Police, successfully sued for 100% of the song's publishing royalties . : Sting confirmed in a 2018 interview on

: It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 consecutive weeks and won the 1998 Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group . The Controversy: The Uncleared Sample : Because the sample wasn't cleared, Sting ,

: Beyond the Police sample, the track incorporates elements of the 1929 hymn "I'll Fly Away" and an intro layered over Samuel Barber’s "Adagio for Strings" .

Puff Daddy’s (1997) is one of the most successful tribute songs in history, created to honor the Notorious B.I.G. after his murder on March 9, 1997 . While it became a global anthem for grief, it is also famous for a massive copyright blunder involving The Police's 1983 hit "Every Breath You Take" . The Meaning: A Global Tribute

One of the most famous ironies of the song is that Puff Daddy sampled the iconic played by The Police’s guitarist, Andy Summers . However, because Sting wrote the song's melody and lyrics, he receives all the royalties, while Summers reportedly receives nothing for the use of his specific performance on the track.