Do for Love
| "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 27, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:40 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Soulshock & Karlin[1] | |||
| 2Pac singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Do for Love" on YouTube | ||||
"Do for Love" (originally titled "Sucka 4 Luv" in its unreleased form) was the second and final 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 was produced by Soulshock & Karlin. It charted at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and #12 in the UK.
Commercial performance[edit]
The song was certified Gold by RIAA on March 31, 1998, selling over 500,000 copies.[2][3]
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 52 |
| Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[5] | 9 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] | 17 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 18 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 18 |
| Scotland (OCC)[9] | 36 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 33 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 12 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[12] | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 21 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] | 10 |
| US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[15] | 2 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] | 86 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] | 86 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[18] | 89 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] | 46 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[20] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[2] | Gold | 800,000[3] |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Production discography". Soulshock & Karlin. soulpower.net. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ a b "American single certifications – 2 Pac – Do for Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ a b "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 5. BPI Communications Inc. January 30, 1999. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 287.
- ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 10287." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "2Pac Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "2Pac Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "2Pac Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1998". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998". Dutch Charts. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ^ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-51. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "British single certifications – 2Pac – Do for Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
