Do for Love
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| "Do for Love" | ||||||||||
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| Single by 2Pac featuring Eric Williams | ||||||||||
| from the album R U Still Down? (Remember Me) | ||||||||||
| B-side | Brenda's Got a Baby | |||||||||
| Released | February 24, 1998 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single, cassette single, 12" single, 7" single | |||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||||||||
| Length | 4:40 | |||||||||
| Label | Interscope Jive Records Amaru Entertainment |
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| Writer(s) | Alfons Kettner, Bobby Caldwell, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin, Tupac Shakur | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | J Dilla[1] | |||||||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||||||||
| 2Pac singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Do for Love" (originally titled 'Sucka 4 Luv' in its unreleased form) was the second posthumously released single by Tupac Shakur from his second posthumous album R U Still Down? (Remember Me). The vocal sample is from "What You Won't Do for Love" by Bobby Caldwell. The song is produced by J Dilla, the only collaboration between the two. It charted at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #12 in the UK.
Contents
Music video
The music video (which was directed by Bill Parker) was shot from August 28–29, 1997[citation needed] and it contained Tupac as a clay and animated figure.
Commercial success
The song was certified Gold by RIAA on March 31, 1998 for 500,000 sales.[2][3]
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] | 17 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 18 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 18 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 33 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] | 12 |
| UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[9] | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 21 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] | 10 |
| US Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1998) | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] | 89 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| United States (RIAA)[2] | Gold | 500,000[3] |
References
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- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – 2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – 2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – 2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Singles Top 60.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1998-06-13" UK Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1998-06-13" UK R&B Chart.
- ↑ "2Pac – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for 2Pac.
- ↑ "2Pac – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for 2Pac.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Music video at MTV.com
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Categories:
- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2013
- Singlechart called without song
- Singlechart usages for Swedish
- Singlechart usages for UK
- Certification Table Entry usages for United States
- 1997 singles
- Tupac Shakur songs
- Songs released posthumously
- Song recordings produced by Soulshock and Karlin
- 1997 songs
- Songs written by Soulshock
- Songs written by Kenneth Karlin
