Tupac: Resurrection (soundtrack) explained

Tupac: Resurrection
Type:	soundtrack
Artist:	2Pac
Cover:	Resurrectioncoverfront.jpg
Released:	November 11, 2003
Prev Title:	Better Dayz
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	2Pac Live
Next Year:	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

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.^[1]

It sold 1,666,335 copies in the United States as of 2011.^[2]

It went platinum in the United States^[3] and gold in the United Kingdom.^[4]

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

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Billboard 200^[6]	161
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	84
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[8]	12

Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard 200^[9]	57
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	27
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[11]	1

Notes and References

1. Billboard Staff. 2003-11-19. Back In 'Black': Jay-Z Swan Song Bows On Top. 2022-01-08. Billboard. en-US.
2. News: Tupac Month: 2Pac's Discography. 27 May 2013.
3. Web site: Gold & Platinum - RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. 13 February 2019.
4. Web site: Award - bpi. British Phonographic Industry. 13 February 2019.
5. Web site: R&B : Top 50. Jam!. December 18, 2003. January 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20031223120222/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html. December 23, 2003.
6. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003. Billboard. September 5, 2020.
7. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003. Billboard. September 5, 2020.
8. 2003 The Year in Music. Billboard. 115. 52. YE-78. December 27, 2003. July 16, 2021.
9. Year-end Charts: The Billboard 200. June 29, 2019. Billboard.
10. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004. Billboard. September 5, 2020.
11. 2004 The Year in Music. Billboard. 116. 52. YE-72. December 25, 2004. July 16, 2021.