Tupac: Resurrection (soundtrack)

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 BallinTemplate:' " do not actually feature in the movie, but appear on the album.

Critical reception

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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

It sold 1,666,335 copies in the United States as of 2011.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

It went platinum in the United States<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and gold in the United Kingdom.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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

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

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Chart (2003–04)	Peak position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	161
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	84
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	12

Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	57
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	27
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	1