Wanted Dead or Alive (Tupac Shakur and Snoop Doggy Dogg song) explained

Wanted Dead or Alive
Cover:Wanted Dead or Alive.jpg
Type:single
Artist:2Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg
Album:Gridlock'd (soundtrack)
B-Side:"Never Had a Friend Like Me" by 2Pac
Released:April 26, 1997
Recorded:1996
Length:4:39
Producer:Dat Nigga Daz
Chronology:2Pac
Prev Title:Hail Mary
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto
Next Year:1997

"Wanted Dead or Alive" is a collaboration song by 2Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg released as the lead single from the soundtrack Gridlock'd and features uncredited vocals from Charlie Wilson.

The song was produced by Dat Nigga Daz and the keyboards were done by Priest "Soopafly" Brooks.

Music video

The song's music video shows the police trying to catch Snoop Dogg along with clips of the deceased rapper Tupac Shakur. The storyline is similar to "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted". The video is directed by Scott Kalvert and the track samples Dance Floor by Zapp & Roger. The music video was released in January 1997.

Track listing

  1. Wanted Dead or Alive — 4:42
  2. Never Had A Friend Like Me — 4:26
  3. Life Is a Traffic Jam — 4:22

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1997)!scope="col"
Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] 16

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2Pac & Snoop Doggy Dogg* – Wanted Dead Or Alive. 1997 . Discogs. March 19, 2015.
  2. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/snoop%20doggy%20dogg/ Snoop Doggy Dogg Chart History on Official Charts Company