Do for Love

"Do for Love"
"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	1998
Recorded	1994
Genre	Hip hop soul; R&B;
Length	4:40
Label	Amaru; Interscope; Jive;
Songwriters	Alfons Kettner; Bobby Caldwell; Carsten Schack; Kenneth Karlin; Tupac Shakur; James Yancey (uncredited);
Producer	Soulshock & Karlin
2Pac singles chronology
Music video
	"Do for Love" on YouTube

"Do for Love" (originally titled "Sucka 4 Luv" in its unreleased form) was the second and final posthumously released single by Tupac Shakur from his second posthumous album R U Still Down? (Remember Me).

Originally recorded for the album Me Against The World, 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.

Commercial performance

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Do for Love"
Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	52
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
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)^[9]	36
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[10]	33
UK Singles (Official Charts)^[11]	12
UK Hip Hop/R&B (Official Charts)^[12]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[13]	21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[14]	10
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[15]	2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Do for Love"
Chart (1998)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[16]	86
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[17]	86
US Billboard Hot 100^[18]	89
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[19]	46

Certifications

Certifications for "Do for Love"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[20]	Gold	45,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[21]	2× Platinum	60,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[22]	Platinum	600,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[2]	Gold	800,000^[3]
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

↑ "Production discography". Soulshock & Karlin. soulpower.net. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
1 2 "American single certifications – 2 Pac – Do for Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
1 2 "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 5. BPI Communications Inc. January 30, 1999. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 287.
↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Image 10287". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. ^{[dead link]}
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
↑ "2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
↑ "2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Top 40 Singles.
↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 7/6/1998 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
↑ "2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Singles Top 100.
↑ "Official Singles Chart on 13/6/1998 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 13/6/1998 – Top 40". Official Charts Company.
↑ "2Pac Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
↑ "2Pac Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
↑ "2Pac Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1998". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998". Dutch Charts. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
↑ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-51. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
↑ "Danish single certifications – 2Pac – Do For Love". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
↑ "New Zealand single certifications – 2Pac – Do For Love". Radioscope. Retrieved January 7, 2025. Type Do For Love in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
↑ "British single certifications – 2Pac – Do for Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 20, 2025. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Do for Love 2Pac in the "Search:" field.

[1] "Production discography". Soulshock & Karlin. soulpower.net. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.

[RIAA-2] 1 2 "American single certifications – 2 Pac – Do for Love". Recording Industry Association of America.

[sales-3] 1 2 "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 5. BPI Communications Inc. January 30, 1999. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 3, 2015.

[4] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 287.

[sc_Canadadance_2Pac-5] "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Image 10287". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. ^{[dead link]}

[sc_Dutch40_2Pac-6] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_2_Pac_feat._Eric_Williams-7] "2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_2_Pac_feat._Eric_Williams-8] "2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Scotland_-9] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 7/6/1998 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Sweden_2_Pac_feat._Eric_Williams-10] "2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Singles Top 100.

[sc_UK_-11] "Official Singles Chart on 13/6/1998 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKrandb_-12] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 13/6/1998 – Top 40". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Billboardhot100_2Pac-13] "2Pac Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_2Pac-14] "2Pac Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrapsongs_2Pac-15] "2Pac Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.

[16] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1998". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[17] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998". Dutch Charts. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[18] "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.

[19] "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-51. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[Denmark2PacDo_For_LovesingleCertRef-20] "Danish single certifications – 2Pac – Do For Love". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved February 12, 2026.

[New_Zealand2PacDo_For_LovesingleCertRef-21] "New Zealand single certifications – 2Pac – Do For Love". Radioscope. Retrieved January 7, 2025. Type Do For Love in the "Search:" field and press Enter.

[United_Kingdom2PacDo_for_LovesingleCertRef-22] "British single certifications – 2Pac – Do for Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 20, 2025. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Do for Love 2Pac in the "Search:" field.

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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"
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	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"