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{{Infobox song
| name       = Runnin' (Dying to Live)
| cover      = Runnin.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]] featuring [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]
| album      = [[Tupac: Resurrection (soundtrack)|Tupac: Resurrection]]
| released   = September 30, 2003
| recorded   = 1993
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = {{flatlist|
*[[Hardcore hip hop]]
}}
| length     = 3:52
| label      = {{hlist|[[Amaru Entertainment|Amaru]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]}}
| writer     = {{flatlist|
*[[Tupac Shakur]]
*[[The Notorious B.I.G.|Christopher Wallace]]
*[[Easy Mo Bee|Osten Harvey]]
*[[Eminem|Marshall Mathers]]
*[[Edgar Winter]]
}}
| producer   = [[Eminem]] • [[Easy Mo Bee]]
| chronology = [[2Pac]]
| prev_title = [[Still Ballin'|Still Ballin{{'-}}]]
| prev_year  = 2002
| next_title = [[Thugs Get Lonely Too]]
| next_year  = 2004
| misc       = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]
 | type       = singles
 | prev_title = [[Notorious B.I.G. (song)|Notorious B.I.G.]]
 | prev_year  = 1999
 | title      = Runnin' (Dying to Live)
 | year       = 2003
 | next_title = [[Nasty Girl (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Nasty Girl]]
 | next_year  = 2005
}}
}}

"'''Runnin' (Dying to Live)'''", is a posthumous song by American rapper [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]], with an additional posthumous verse from [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] It was released as the first single from the soundtrack album ''[[Tupac: Resurrection (soundtrack)|Tupac: Resurrection]]'' on September 30, 2003.

Produced by [[Eminem]], the song uses The Notorious B.I.G.'s vocals from a 1993 recording known as "[[Runnin' from tha Police]]", one of the few collaborations recorded by 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. during their lifetimes. 2Pac's vocals are taken from a re-recorded version intended for Thug Life's only studio album ''[[Thug Life: Vol. 1]]'' that was later scrapped due to the feud between both artists.

The song peaked at #19 for the week of December 20, 2003 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming one of 2Pac's highest charting songs and his second most successful posthumous release as a lead artist.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/2pac/chart-history/hsi/|title = 2Pac|magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>

==Overview==
The song is a remake of an [[Easy Mo Bee]]-produced song called "[[Runnin' from tha Police]]", recorded by Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. in 1993. Easy Mo Bee subsequently received songwriting credits on "Runnin' (Dying To Live)".

The chorus is from [[Edgar Winter]]'s song "[[Edgar Winter's White Trash (album)|Dying to Live]]" (from the album ''[[Edgar Winter's White Trash (album)|Edgar Winter's White Trash]]''). "Dying to Live" was originally recorded in the key of A Major, but is pitched up to the key of C# Major. The interview of Notorious B.I.G. heard at the end of the track was recorded only a few weeks before his death.

==Music video==
The video contains interviews of both Tupac and [[Notorious B.I.G.]] It is the only song from the album to feature a [[music video]]. The video version mutes all language, violence and drug references, even Biggie's comment about two cops being shot (the radio version only censors all profanity except the word "[[bitch (insult)|bitch]]es" in 2Pac's verse).  In the video, it has past images and videos of 2Pac and Biggie, and once their verses end, the song fades out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/home/eventsawards/awards/rsawards/2005/index.aspx|title=ASCAP 18th Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards|work=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225042343/https://www.ascap.com/home/eventsawards/awards/rsawards/2005/index.aspx|archive-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Tupac Shakur}}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Year
!Ceremony
!Award
!Result
|-
| 2005
| ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards
| Top Soundtrack Song of the Year
| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/rsawards/2005/|title=2005 Rhythm & Soul Awards| publisher=[[ASCAP]]|access-date=June 25, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Track listing==
Credits adapted from the single's liner notes.
{{Track listing
| headline     = UK CD single
| extra_column = Producer(s) 

| title1  = Runnin' (Dying to Live)
| note1   = feat. [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]
| writer1 = {{flatlist|
*[[Tupac Shakur]]
*[[The Notorious B.I.G.|Christopher Wallace]]
*[[Easy Mo Bee|Osten Harvey]]
*[[Eminem|Marshall Mathers]]
*[[Edgar Winter]]
}}
| extra1  = {{flatlist|
*[[Eminem]]
}}
| length1 = 3:51

| title2  = Still Ballin{{'-}}
| note2   = [[Nitty (musician)|Nitty]] remix) (feat. [[Trick Daddy]]
| writer2 = {{flatlist|
*Shakur
*[[Johnny "J"|Johnny Jackson]]
*[[Nitty (musician)|Francisco Pimentel]]
*[[Trick Daddy|Maurice Young]]
}}
| extra2  = {{flatlist|
*[[Nitty (musician)|Nitty]]{{ref|a|[a]}}
}}
| length2 = 2:49

| total_length = {{duration|m=6|s=40}}
}}

===Notes===
*{{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a [[Remix|remixer]].
*"Runnin' (Dying to Live)" was originally produced by [[Easy Mo Bee]]. The song features members of the [[Outlawz]] Yaki Kadafi, E.D.I. Mean and Kastro, as well as rapper [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] and [[Live Squad]] rapper and producer [[Stretch (rapper)|Big Stretch]]
*”Still Ballin’” was originally produced by [[Johnny "J"|Johnny “J”]], and the song featured [[Kurupt]] from [[Tha Dogg Pound]]

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2003–2004)
!Peak<br />position
|-
{{singlechart|Austria|19|song=Runnin' (Dying To Live)|artist=Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G.}}
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|30|song=Runnin' (Dying To Live)|artist=Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G.}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Wallonia|2|song=Runnin' (Dying To Live)|artist=Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G.}}
|-
{{singlechart|France|28|song=Runnin' (Dying To Live)|artist=Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G.}}
|-
{{singlechart|Germany|12|songid=5949|song=Runnin' (Dying To Live)|artist=Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G.}}
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland2|15|song=Runnin' (Dying To Live)|artist=Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G.}}
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|15|song=Runnin' (Dying To Live)|artist=Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G.|year=2004|week=6}}
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|13|song=Runnin' (Dying To Live)|artist=Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G.}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|8|song=Runnin' (Dying To Live)|artist=Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G.}}
|-
{{singlechart|Scotland|19|date=20040131}}
|-
{{singlechart|Sweden|37|song=Runnin' (Dying To Live)|artist=Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G.}}
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|9|song=Runnin' (Dying To Live)|artist=Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G.}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKrandb|4|date=20040131}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|17|date=2004-01-31|artist=2PAC}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|19|artist=2Pac|artistid=37157}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|11|artist=2Pac|artistid=37157}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|5|artist=2Pac|artistid=37157}}
|-
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2004)
!Position
|-
|Germany (Media Control GfK)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2004|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2004|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|language=de|access-date=February 17, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|64
|-
|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2004&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=February 17, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|97
|-
|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2004|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=February 17, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|45
|-
|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 17, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|65
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=2Pac feat. Notorious BIG|title=Runnin' (Dying To Live)|award=Gold|certyear=2025|source=radioscope|access-date=January 7, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{2Pac}}
{{The Notorious B.I.G.}}
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[[Category:2003 singles]]
[[Category:2003 songs]]
[[Category:Tupac Shakur songs]]
[[Category:The Notorious B.I.G. songs]]
[[Category:Songs released posthumously]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Eminem]]
[[Category:Songs written by the Notorious B.I.G.]]
[[Category:Songs written by Tupac Shakur]]
[[Category:Gangsta rap songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Easy Mo Bee]]
[[Category:Songs written by Eminem]]
[[Category:Songs written by Luis Resto (musician)]]
[[Category:Songs about death]]