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Do for Love
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Do for Love
| cover = DoforLove.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = 2Pac featuring Eric Williams
| album = R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
| B-side = Brenda's Got a Baby
| released =
| recorded = 1994
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 4:40
| label =
| writer =
| producer = Soulshock & Karlin
| chronology = 2Pac
| prev_title = I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Changes
| next_year = 1998
| misc =
}}
"'Do for Love'" (originally titled "Sucka 4 Luv" in its unreleased form) was the second 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.
Music video
The music video, directed by Bill Parker, was filmed on January 2829, 1998, and has 2Pac as a clay, anime, and animated figure.
Sampling controversy
Producer J Dilla claimed that the producers Soulshock and Karlin had sampled and interpolated his remix of The Pharcyde's track "Y? (Be Like That)", but did not credit him or the Pharcyde in the liner notes in a 2003 interview.
Commercial success
The song was certified Gold by RIAA on March 31, 1998 for 500,000 sales.
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Category:1997 singles
Category:Tupac Shakur songs
Category:Songs released posthumously
Category:Song recordings produced by Soulshock and Karlin
Category:1997 songs
Category:Songs written by Soulshock
Category:Songs written by Kenneth Karlin
Category:Animated music videos
Category:Funk songs
Category:Songs written by Tupac Shakur
Category:Songs written by Bobby Caldwell
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