Runnin' (Dying to Live)
| "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" | ||||
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| Single by 2Pac featuring The Notorious B.I.G. | ||||
| from the album Tupac: Resurrection | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
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| Length | 3:52 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Eminem • Easy Mo Bee | |||
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"Runnin' (Dying to Live)", is a posthumous song by American rapper 2Pac, with an additional posthumous verse from The Notorious B.I.G. It was released as the first single from the soundtrack album Tupac: Resurrection on September 30, 2003.
Produced by Eminem, the song uses The Notorious B.I.G.'s vocals from a 1993 recording known as "Runnin' from tha Police", one of the few collaborations recorded by 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. during their lifetimes. 2Pac's vocals are taken from a re-recorded version intended for Thug Life's only studio album Thug Life: Vol. 1 that was later scrapped due to the feud between both artists.
The song peaked at #19 for the week of December 20, 2003 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of 2Pac's highest charting songs and his second most successful posthumous release as a lead artist.