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"
Released1998
Recorded1994
Genre
Length4:40
Label
Songwriters
  • Alfons Kettner
  • Bobby Caldwell
  • Carsten Schack
  • Kenneth Karlin
  • Tupac Shakur
ProducerSoulshock & Karlin
2Pac singles chronology
"Are U Still Down"
(1998)		 "Do for Love"
(1998)		 "Changes"
(1998)
Music video
"Do for Love" on YouTube

"Do for Love" (originally titled "Sucka 4 Luv" in its unreleased form) is 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 number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and number 12 in the UK.

Commercial performance

The song was certified Gold by RIAA on March 31, 1998, selling over 500,000 copies.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Do for Love"
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 52
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)18
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)36
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)33
UK Singles (Official Charts)12
UK Hip Hop/R&B (Official Charts)4
US Billboard Hot 10021
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)10
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)2

Year-end charts

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

Certifications

Certifications for "Do for Love"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Gold 45,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) 2× Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA) Gold 800,000

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Production discography". Soulshock & Karlin. soulpower.net. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "American single certifications – 2 Pac – Do for Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
  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.
  5. ↑ "Dance/Urban. Volume 67, Issue 13 (1998-06-22)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  7. ↑ "2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ↑ "2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Top 40 Singles.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 7/6/1998 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ↑ "2 Pac feat. Eric Williams – Do for Love". Singles Top 100.
  11. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 13/6/1998 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 13/6/1998 – Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  13. ↑ "2Pac Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "2Pac Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  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.
  20. ↑ "Danish single certifications – 2Pac – Do For Love". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  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.
  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.