Tupac:_Resurrection_(soundtrack)
Tupac: Resurrection (soundtrack)
2003 soundtrack album by 2Pac
Tupac: Resurrection is a soundtrack album for the Academy Award-nominated documentary of the same name. It was released on November 14, 2003, by Amaru Entertainment and Interscope Records.
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| Released | November 11, 2003 | |||
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| Length | 54:59 | |||
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| Singles from Tupac: Resurrection | ||||
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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)".
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"One Day at a Time (Em's Version)"
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"Runnin' (Dying to Live)"
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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.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| RapReviews.com | 8/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Uncut | [5] |
The album received mixed to positive reviews.
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]
The song "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" won the Top Soundtrack Song of the Year award at the 2005 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" (previously unreleased) | 0:05 | ||
| 2. | "Ghost" (previously unreleased) | Eminem | 4:17 | |
| 3. | "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" (with Eminem feat. Outlawz) (previously unreleased) |
| Eminem | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Death Around the Corner" (from Me Against the World, 1995) |
| Johnny "J" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Secretz of War" (feat. Outlawz) (from Still I Rise, 1999) |
| Johnny "J" | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) (released in 2002) |
| Eminem | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Holler If Ya Hear Me" (from Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z..., 1993) | Stretch | 4:38 | |
| 8. | "Starin' Through My Rear View" (feat. Outlawz) (from Gang Related soundtrack, 1997) |
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| 5:11 |
| 9. | "Bury Me a G" (feat. Thug Life) (from Thug Life Volume 1, 1994) | Thug Music | 5:00 | |
| 10. | "Same Song" (feat. Digital Underground, from This Is an EP Release, 1991) | Shock G | 3:57 | |
| 11. | "Panther Power" (feat. Tyson) (from Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991, 2000) |
| Chopmaster J and Strictly Dope | 4:36 |
| 12. | "Str8 Ballin'" (from Thug Life Volume 1, 1994) |
| Easy Mo Bee | 5:04 |
| 13. | "Rebel of the Underground" (from 2Pacalypse Now, 1991) |
| Shock G | 3:17 |
| 14. | "The Realist Killaz" (feat. 50 Cent) (previously unreleased) |
| Red Spyda | 2:59 |
| Total length: | 54:59 | |||
- Sample credits
- "Runnin' (Dying to Live)"
- "Dying to Live" by Edgar Winter
- "The Realist Killaz"
- "Starin' Through My Rear View"
Weekly Charts
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Year-end charts
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- Billboard Staff (2003-11-19). "Back In 'Black': Jay-Z Swan Song Bows On Top". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- "Tupac Month: 2Pac's Discography". Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- "Award - bpi". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- "Ultratop.be – Tupac – Resurrection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Soundtrack Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. December 18, 2003. Archived from the original on December 23, 2003. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Tupac – Resurrection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Lescharts.com – Tupac – Resurrection". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Tupac – Resurrection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Irish-charts.com – Discography Tupac". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Swisscharts.com – Tupac – Resurrection". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Soundtrack Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "2003 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 52. December 27, 2003. p. YE-78. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- "Year-end Charts: The Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-72. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- "British album certifications – 2 Pac – Resurrection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- "American album certifications – 2 Pac – Resurrection". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- "Tupac Month: 2Pac's Discography". Retrieved 27 May 2013.
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