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
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|align="left"|"One Day at a Time (Em's Version)"
- Released: 2003
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|align="left"|"Runnin' (Dying to Live)"
- Released: 2003
- B-side: "Still Ballin"
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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.
It sold 1,666,335 copies in the United States as of 2011.
It went platinum in the United States and gold in the United Kingdom.
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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Year-end charts
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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200
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! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
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! scope="row"| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)
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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200
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! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
|align="center"|27
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! scope="row"| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)
|align="center"|1
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