Pac's Life (song)

"Pac's Life"
"Pac's Life"
Single by 2Pac featuring Ashanti and T.I.
from the album Pac's Life
Released	October 21, 2006
Recorded	July 29, 1996 (2Pac vocals)
Genre	Hip hop; R&B;
Length	3:37
Label	Amaru; Interscope;
Songwriter(s)	Tupac Shakur; Clifford Harris; Ashanti Douglas; Prince Nelson;
Producer(s)	L. T. Hutton
2Pac singles chronology
Ashanti singles chronology
T.I. singles chronology
Music video
	"Pac's Life" on YouTube

"Pac's Life" is a single written and performed by American rappers Tupac Shakur and T.I and R&B singer Ashanti, produced by L. T. Hutton for Shakur's posthumously released album of the same name. It is a hip hop and R&B song; the second Tupac verse was recycled from a song titled "This Life I Lead". T.I. said in an interview that working on the song was an honor, as he idolized him while growing up.

The single peaked at #1 on the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles in the December 2, 2006 issue of Billboard magazine. It was also a top ten hit in Ireland and peaked at number 21 in the UK. On MTV Australia, "Pac's Life" peaked at the number 1 spot on the Hip Hop Countdown, beating new releases from Jay-Z, Eminem and 50 Cent, and Nas.

The original version of the song samples Prince's "Pop Life" and is a minute and 34 seconds in duration, with some speculating it might have been cut off when it was initially leaked. It first features Tupac's verse and Tupac singing the hook.

Music video

The video made its world premiere on the BET music network in the United States on November 22, 2006. The video was featured on BET's Access Granted, where viewers saw the process of filming the video for "Pac's Life". Both T.I. and Ashanti were featured in the long-awaited video, which was filmed at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts, in Atlanta, Georgia. The video premiered on MTV on November 28, 2006.

Official remix

A remix with Snoop Dogg and Chris Starr appeared on the album, changing the vocals, and changing the recycled verse to a verse made by Snoop Dogg. The positioning of some ad-libs was also changed and Snoop Dogg was implemented into the chorus of the song which was originally only performed by Ashanti.

Track listing

12" (EU)

"Pac's Life" (album version) (featuring T.I. and Ashanti)
"Scared Straight"
"Untouchable (Swizz Beatz Remix)"

CD (UK)

"Pac's Life" (album version) (featuring T.I. and Ashanti)
"Scared Straight"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006—2007)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	34
Germany (GfK)^[2]	31
Ireland (IRMA)^[3]	9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[4]	38
Scotland (OCC)^[5]	19
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	21
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[7]	1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[8]	19
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
UK Urban (Music Week)^[9]	26

Release history

Region	Date
United States	October 21, 2006
United Kingdom	February 5, 2007

References

^ "2Pac feat. T.I. and Ashanti – Pac's Life". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "2Pac feat. T.I. and Ashanti – Pac's Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ "Chart Track: Week 7, 2007". Irish Singles Chart.
^ "2Pac feat. T.I. and Ashanti – Pac's Life". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ "2Pac Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Urban Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week. January 12, 2008. p. 16. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

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[sc_Australia_2Pac_feat._T.I._and_Ashanti-1] "2Pac feat. T.I. and Ashanti – Pac's Life". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Germany_2Pac_feat._T.I._and_Ashanti-2] "2Pac feat. T.I. and Ashanti – Pac's Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[sc_Ireland_2Pac_feat._T.I._and_Ashanti-3] "Chart Track: Week 7, 2007". Irish Singles Chart.

[sc_New_Zealand_2Pac_feat._T.I._and_Ashanti-4] "2Pac feat. T.I. and Ashanti – Pac's Life". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Scotland_-5] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[sc_UK_-6] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[sc_UKrandb_-7] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[sc_Billboardbubbling100_2Pac-8] "2Pac Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.

[9] "Urban Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week. January 12, 2008. p. 16. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

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v t e Tupac Shakur
Discography Songs Awards and nominations Death
Studio albums	2Pacalypse Now Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... 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
Remix albums	Nu-Mixx Klazzics Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991 The Prophet: The Best of the Works Tupac: Resurrection The Prophet Returns 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 The Rose That Grew from Concrete The Rose, Vol. 2
Extended plays	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"
Posthumous singles	"I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" "Do for Love" "Changes" "Unconditional Love" "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" "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" "Ambitionz az a Ridah" "All Eyez on Me" "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 Dear Mama
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 Death Row Records East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry Niccolò Machiavelli Orlando Anderson Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts All Eyez on Me (film) Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. City of Lies "Taylor Made Freestyle"

v t e Ashanti
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Ashanti Chapter II Ashanti's Christmas Concrete Rose The Declaration Braveheart
Extended plays	7 Series Sampler: Ashanti A Wonderful Christmas with Ashanti
Compilation albums	Collectables by Ashanti Can't Stop The Vault
Singles	"Foolish" "Down 4 U" "Happy" "Baby" "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" "Rain on Me" "Breakup 2 Makeup (Remix)" "Only U" "Don't Let Them" "Still on It" "The Way That I Love You" "Good Good" "The Woman You Love" "Say Less" "Baby"
Featured singles	"Always on Time" "What's Luv?" "Mesmerize" "Southside" "Wake Up Everybody" "Wonderful" "Pac's Life" "Put a Little Umph in It" "Body on Me" "Just Stand Up!" "Want It, Need It"
Other songs	"Into You" "Helpless"