Runnin' (Dying to Live)

"Runnin' (Dying to Live)"
"Runnin' (Dying to Live)"
Single by Tupac featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
from the album Tupac: Resurrection
Released	September 30, 2003
Recorded	1994
Genre	Hardcore hip hop;
Length	3:52
Label	Amaru
Songwriter(s)	Tupac Shakur; Osten Harvey Jr.; Christopher Wallace; Marshall Mathers III; Luis Resto; Edgar Winter
Producer(s)	Eminem
2Pac singles chronology
The Notorious B.I.G. singles chronology

"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 1994 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 2Pac's third studio album Me Against The World 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.^[1]

Overview[]

The song is a remake of an Easy Mo Bee-produced song called "Runnin' from tha Police", recorded by Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. in 1994. Easy Mo Bee subsequently received songwriting credits on "Runnin' (Dying To Live)".

The chorus is from Edgar Winter's song "Dying to Live" (from the album Edgar Winter's White Trash), which was edited to a higher pitch for the song. The interview of Notorious B.I.G. heard at the end of the track was recorded only a few weeks before his death.

Music video[]

The video contains interviews of both Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. It is the only song from the album to feature a music video. The video version mutes all language, violence and drug references, even Biggie's comment about two cops being shot (the radio version only censors all profanity except the word "bitches" in 2Pac's verse). In the video, it has past images and videos of 2Pac and Biggie, and once their verses end, the song fades out.^[2]

Awards[]

The song won the Top Soundtrack Song of the Year award at the 2005 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. The song went to number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 20, 2003.

Track listing[]

UK CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Runnin' (Dying to Live)" (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.)	C. Wallace, E. Winter, L. Resto, M. Mathers, O. Harvey, T. Shakur	Eminem	3:51
2.	"Still Ballin'" (Nitty remix)	T. Shakur, F. Ross	Nick Ford, SR. Shakur	2:49

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2003–04)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	12
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[4]	19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	30
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[6]	2
France (SNEP)^[7]	28
Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	12
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[10]	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	13
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[12]	8
Scotland (OCC)^[13]	19
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[14]	37
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15]	9
UK R&B (OCC)^[16]	4
UK Singles (OCC)^[17]	17
US Billboard Hot 100^[18]	19
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[19]	11
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[20]	5

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2004)	Position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[21]	64
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[22]	97
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[23]	45
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[24]	65

References[]

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^ http://www.ascap.com/home/eventsawards/awards/rsawards/2005/index.aspx. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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^ "[2003&cat=s Austriancharts.at – Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Runnin' (Dying To Live) [2003]"] (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "[2003&cat=s Ultratop.be – Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Runnin' (Dying To Live) [2003]"] (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "[2003&cat=s Ultratop.be – Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Runnin' (Dying To Live) [2003]"] (in French). Ultratop 50.
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^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
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show v t Tupac Shakur
Discography Songs Awards and nominations Death
Studio albums	2Pacalypse Now Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... Thug Life: Volume 1 Me Against the World All Eyez on Me
Posthumous albums	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory R U Still Down? (Remember Me) Still I Rise Until the End of Time Better Dayz Loyal to the Game Pac's Life
Live albums	2Pac Live Live at the House of Blues
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits The Rose That Grew from Concrete The Prophet: The Best of the Works Nu-Mixx Klazzics Tupac: Resurrection The Rose, Vol. 2 The Prophet Returns Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991 Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 Best of 2Pac
Related albums	Nothing but Trouble (soundtrack) Sons of the P Juice (soundtrack) Poetic Justice (soundtrack) Above the Rim (soundtrack) Gridlock'd (soundtrack) Gang Related (soundtrack) A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle
Extended plays	Makaveli & Dillinger Don't Go 2 Sleep
Singles	"Brenda's Got a Baby" "If My Homie Calls" "Trapped" "Holler If Ya Hear Me" "I Get Around" "Keep Ya Head Up" "Papa'z Song" "Cradle to the Grave" "Dear Mama" "So Many Tears" "Temptations" "California Love" "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" "How Do U Want It" "I Ain't Mad at Cha" "Toss It Up" "To Live & Die in LA" "Hail Mary" "Wanted Dead or Alive" "Made Niggaz"
Posthumous singles	"I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" "Do for Love" "Changes" "Unconditional Love" "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" "Who Do U Believe In" "Until the End of Time" "Letter 2 My Unborn" "Thugz Mansion" "Still Ballin'" "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" "Thugs Get Lonely Too" "Ghetto Gospel" "Untouchable" "Pac's Life" "Playa Cardz Right"
Other songs	"I Don't Give a Fuck" "Runnin' from tha Police" "Hit 'Em Up" "Are U Still Down" "Panther Power"
Featured singles	"Gotta Get Mine" "Smile" "Playa Cardz Right"
Books	The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Stage	Holler If Ya Hear Me
Documentaries	Biggie & Tupac Tupac: Resurrection Tupac: Assassination
Outlawz	Yaki Kadafi Kastro Napoleon E.D.I. Mean Hussein Fatal Mussolini Komani Young Noble
Related articles	Outlawz Digital Underground Afeni Shakur Assata Shakur Mopreme Shakur Mutulu Shakur Thug Life East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry Makaveli Branded Clothing Niccolò Machiavelli Orlando Anderson Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts Billy Garland Kadafi All Eyez on Me (film) Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. City of Lies

show v t The Notorious B.I.G.
Songs Discography Awards and nominations Death
Studio albums	Ready to Die Life After Death
Posthumous albums	Born Again Duets: The Final Chapter The King & I
Compilations	Greatest Hits Notorious: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Singles	"Party and Bullshit" "Juicy" "Big Poppa" / "Who Shot Ya?" "One More Chance" "Hypnotize" "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Sky's the Limit" "Dead Wrong" "Notorious B.I.G." "Nasty Girl" "Spit Your Game" "Old Thing Back"
Featured singles	"Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)" "Can't You See" "The Points" "Runnin' from tha Police" "This Time Around" "It's All About the Benjamins" "Victory" "Runnin' (Dying to Live)"
Other songs	"Things Done Changed" "Just Playing (Dreams)" "Going Back to Cali" "Ten Crack Commandments"
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