Every Breath You Take was a 1983
number one pop and
number one rock hit for
The Police. The song became the top song of the year in both
pop and
rock. Every Breath You Take penetrated formats, gaining extensive play in alternative, dance, light, and even soul music styles.
Within weeks of coming out, the song was remade by writer and producer Evan Rogers, who released a dance version under the name Otis Liggett. Country versions popped up by Rich Landers and Mason Dixon.
In
1992, the song writer,
Sting, made a solo version on
MTV Unplugged and released a video. Sting also made another studio version in
2001, for his album
...All This Time where he remade lots of songs in new arrangements.
In
1997,
Puff Daddy Featuring
Faith Evans Featuring
112 redesigned the song, now calling it
I'll Be Missing You, and made it
number one again. This version was a tribute to rappers like
The Notorious B.I.G. who were killed.