Do for Love

"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.

"Do for Love"
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 (1998-02-27)
Recorded	1994
Genre	Hip hop hip hop soul R&B
Length	4:40
Label	Amaru Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Alfons Kettner Bobby Caldwell Carsten Schack Kenneth Karlin Tupac Shakur James Yancey (uncredited)
Producer(s)	Soulshock & Karlin[1]
2Pac singles chronology
"I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" (1997) "Do for Love" (1998) "Changes" (1998)
Audio
"Do For Love" on YouTube

Music video

The music video, directed by Bill Parker, was filmed on January 28–29, 1998, and has Tupac as a clay and animated figure.

Sampling controversy

The Detroit-based producer, J Dilla, in a 2003 interview, 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.[2]

Commercial success

The song was certified Gold by RIAA on March 31, 1998 for 500,000 sales.[3][4]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
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
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	33
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10]	12
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[11]	4
US Billboard Hot 100[12]	21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13]	10
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14]	86
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	86
US Billboard Hot 100[16]	89

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[3]	Gold	500,000[4]

References

1. "Production discography". Soulshock & Karlin. soulpower.net. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
2. "Whatsup with Dilla (2003)". Soundcloud Music. 2003. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
3. "American single certifications – 2 Pac – Do for Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
4. "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 111 (5): 75. January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
5. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 10287." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – 2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
8. "Charts.nz – 2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Top 40 Singles.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – 2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Singles Top 100.
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
11. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
12. "2Pac Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
13. "2Pac Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
14. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1998". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
15. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998". Dutch Charts. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
16. "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
17. "British single certifications – 2Pac – Do For Love". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Do For Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics