Tupac: Resurrection (soundtrack)

Tupac: Resurrection
Soundtrack album by 2Pac
Released	November 11, 2003
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop G-funk [1]
Length	54:59
Label	Amaru Interscope
Producer	Afeni Shakur (exec.) Easy Mo Bee Eminem Johnny "J" Red Spyda Shock G Stretch
2Pac chronology
Better Dayz (2002) Tupac: Resurrection (2003) 2Pac Live (2004)
Singles from Tupac: Resurrection
"Runnin' (Dying to Live)" Released: September 6, 2003 "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" Released: March 22, 2004

Tupac: Resurrection is a soundtrack album for the Academy Award-nominated documentary of the same name. It was released on November 11, 2003, by Amaru Entertainment and Interscope Records.

Background

It includes several previously released 2Pac recordings, including "Death Around the Corner" from Me Against the World , "Secretz of War" from Still I Rise , "Holler If Ya Hear Me" from Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... and "Rebel of the Underground" from 2Pacalypse Now ; and unreleased 2Pac verses re-constructed into new tracks such as "Ghost", "One Day at a Time", and "Runnin (Dying to Live)".

Singles

Single information
"One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" Released: 2003 B-side:
"Runnin' (Dying to Live)" Released: 2003 B-side: "Still Ballin"

Production

Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur and Eminem executively produced the album.

The album features The Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, 50 Cent, Outlawz, and Digital Underground.

"Intro", "Ghost", "Death Around The Corner", "Bury Me A G" and "Str8 Ballin'" do not actually feature in the movie, but appear on the album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
RapReviews.com	8/10 [3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Uncut	[5]

The album received mixed to positive reviews.

Commercial performance

The album sold more than 420,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 behind Jay-Z's The Black Album . ^[6]

It sold 1,666,335 copies in the United States as of 2011. ^[7]

It went platinum in the United States ^[8] and gold in the United Kingdom. ^[9]

Awards and nominations

The song "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" won the Top Soundtrack Song of the Year award at the 2005 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Intro" (previously unreleased)			0:05
2.	"Ghost" (previously unreleased)	Tupac Shakur Mark Jordan Luis Resto Marshall Mathers	Eminem	4:17
3.	"One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" (with Eminem feat. Outlawz) (previously unreleased)	Shakur Henry Garcia Malcolm Greenidge Katari Cox Rufus Cooper Mathers Resto Delray Richardson	Eminem	3:44
4.	"Death Around the Corner" (from Me Against the World, 1995)	Shakur Johnny "J" Jackson	Johnny "J"	4:07
5.	"Secretz of War" (feat. Outlawz) (from Still I Rise, 1999)	Shakur R. Cooper Greenridge Yafeu Fula J. Jackson Bruce Washington	Johnny "J"	4:13
6.	"Runnin' (Dying to Live)" (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) (released in 2002)	Shakur Christopher Wallace Osten Harvey Edgar Winter Mathers Resto	Eminem	3:51
7.	"Holler If Ya Hear Me" (from Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z..., 1993)	Shakur Randy Walker Barrett Strong Norman Whitfield	Stretch	4:38
8.	"Starin' Through My Rear View" (feat. Outlawz) (from Gang Related soundtrack, 1997)	Shakur Tyrone Wrice Greenridge Fula Phil Collins	Makaveli Johnny "J"	5:11
9.	"Bury Me a G" (feat. Thug Life) (from Thug Life, Volume I, 1994)	Shakur Diron Rivers Tyruss Himes Walter Burns Maurice Harding Ronald Isley Ernie Isley Marvin Isley Rudolph Isley O'Kelly Isley Jr. Chris Jasper	Thug Music	5:00
10.	"Same Song" (feat. Digital Underground, from This Is an EP Release, 1991)	Shakur Ronald Brooks George Clinton, Jr. William Collins Gregory Jacobs J.S. Theracon Jim Vitti	Shock G	3:57
11.	"Panther Power" (feat. Tyson) (from The Lost Tapes: Circa 1989, 2000)	Shakur Raymond Tyson Mark Dorado Jimi "Chopmaster J" Dright	Chopmaster J and Strictly Dope	4:36
12.	"Str8 Ballin'" (from Thug Life, Volume I, 1994)	Shakur Harvey Clinton Jr. Collins Gary Cooper	Easy Mo Bee	5:04
13.	"Rebel of the Underground" (from 2Pacalypse Now, 1991)	Shakur Jacobs	Shock G	3:17
14.	"The Realist Killaz" (feat. 50 Cent) (previously unreleased)	Shakur Curtis Jackson Andy Thelusma Calvin Broadus Washington Fula R. Cooper Cox Joseph Paquette Wrice Brad Jordan Mike Dean James Harris Terry Lewis	Red Spyda	2:59
Total length:				54:59

Sample credits

• "Runnin' (Dying to Live)"
  • "Dying to Live" by Edgar Winter
• "The Realist Killaz"
  • "Hail Mary" by Makaveli
• "Starin' Through My Rear View"
  • "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins

Charts

Weekly Charts Chart (2003–04) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 41 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [11] 3 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [12] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 36 French Albums (SNEP) [14] 57 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 76 Irish Albums (IRMA) [16] 25 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 68 UK Albums (OCC) [18] 62 US Billboard 200 [19] 2 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [20] 3 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [21] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position US Billboard 200 [22] 161 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [23] 84 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [24] 12 Chart (2004) Position US Billboard 200 [25] 57 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [26] 27 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [27] 1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [28]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA) [29]	Platinum	1,666,335 [30]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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