Ghetto Gospel
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| Single by 2Pac featuring Elton John | |||||||||||
| from the album Loyal To The Game | |||||||||||
| B-side | "Thugs Get Lonely Too" | ||||||||||
| Released | August 21, 2005 | ||||||||||
| Format | CD | ||||||||||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop, conscious hip hop | ||||||||||
| Length | 3:58 | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Tupac Shakur | ||||||||||
| Producer | Eminem | ||||||||||
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"Ghetto Gospel" is a song by rapper Tupac Shakur, which was originally released as the second single on his posthumous 2004 album Loyal to the Game. It features a sample from the Elton John track "Indian Sunset" from his Madman Across The Water album. The song was written by Tupac Shakur to separate any racial views at the time and produced by Eminem.
"Ghetto Gospel" was the only song on Loyal to the Game with an accompanying music video. At the very end of the video there is a message from his mother, Afeni Shakur, saying "Remember to keep yourself alive, there is nothing more important than that."
[edit] Track listing
- CD single
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Sample(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ghetto Gospel" (feat. Elton John) | T. Shakur, M. Mathers, E. John |
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3:58 |
- UK CD single
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ghetto Gospel" (feat. Elton John) | T. Shakur, M. Mathers, E. John | Eminem | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Thugs Get Lonely Too" (feat. Nate Dogg) | T. Shakur, M. Mathers, N. Hale | Eminem | 4:48 |
[edit] Chart Performance
The song charted at #1, topping the US Rap charts. It also reached #3 in the European Hot 100 Singles chart where it stayed for two weeks.
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| New Zealand Singles Chart |
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| UK Singles Chart |
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| Billboard European Hot 100 |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks |
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[edit] References
1. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=2+Pac&titel=Ghetto+Gospel&cat=s Retrieved April 19 2009
2. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=349&cfgn=Singles&cfn=European+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3059686&cdi=8370980&cid=07%2F16%2F2005 Retrieved April 19, 2009
| Preceded by "Axel F" by Crazy Frog |
Irish Singles Chart number-one single June 30, 2005 – July 14, 2005 |
Succeeded by "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt |
| Preceded by "Axel F" by Crazy Frog |
UK number one single July 2, 2005 – July 22, 2005 |
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| Preceded by "Lonely" by Akon |
ARIA (Australia) number one single August 21, 2005 |
Succeeded by "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes |
