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 is produced by Soulshock & Karlin. It charted at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #12 in the UK.

Music video

The music video (which was directed by Bill Parker) was shot from January 28–29, 1998 and it contained Tupac as a clay and animated figure.

Commercial success

The song was certified Gold by RIAA on March 31, 1998 for 500,000 sales.^[2]^[3]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[4]	17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[5]	18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[6]	18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	33
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[8]	12
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)^[9]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[11]	10
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[12]	89

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)^[2]	Gold	500,000^[3]

References

↑ "Production discography". Soulshock & Karlin. soulpower.net. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
1 2 "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
1 2 "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard (BPI Communications Inc.) 111 (5): 75. January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – 2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – 2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Top 40 Singles.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – 2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Singles Top 100.
↑ "Archive Chart: 1998-06-13" UK Singles Chart.
↑ "Archive Chart: 1998-06-13" UK R&B Chart.
↑ "2Pac – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for 2Pac.
↑ "2Pac – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for 2Pac.
↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Retrieved 2010-08-28.

External links

Music video at MTV.com
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Tupac Shakur

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 The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

Posthumous albums	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" "All Bout U" "I Ain't Mad at Cha" "Life Goes On" "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	"Smile" "Playa Cardz Right"

Books	The Rose That Grew from Concrete

Stage	Holler If Ya Hear Me

Filmography	Nothing but Trouble Juice Poetic Justice Above the Rim Bullet Gridlock'd Gang Related

Documentaries	Biggie & Tupac Tupac: Resurrection Tupac: Assassination

Outlawz	Yaki Kadafi Kastro Napoleon E.D.I. Mean Hussein Fatal Mussolini Komani Young Noble

Related articles	Discography List of songs Outlawz Digital Underground Afeni Shakur Assata Shakur Mopreme Shakur Mutulu Shakur East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry Makaveli Branded Clothing Niccolò Machiavelli Orlando Anderson Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts Billy Garland Kadafi List of awards and nominations received by Tupac Shakur Murder of Tupac Shakur

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