Until the End of Time (Tupac Shakur song)

"Until the End of Time" is a posthumous single from the 2001 2Pac album of the same name. The song was very successful and was a big contributor to the album going 4x Platinum. The song features R.L. Huggar from the R&B group Next. An alternate version features Mr. Mister's lead singer and bassist Richard Page on vocals and bass. The music video for the song contains a compilation of unreleased footage of Shakur. It charted at #52 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Until the End of Time"
Single by 2Pac featuring R.L. Huggar
from the album Until The End Of Time
Released	February 18, 2001 (2001-02-18)
Recorded	February 19, 1996 (2Pac's vocals), 1999 & 2000
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	4:26
Label	Interscope Amaru Death Row
Songwriter(s)	Tupac Shakur Johnny Jackson Richard Page Steve George John Lang
Producer(s)	Johnny "J", Trackmasters
2Pac featuring R.L. Huggar singles chronology
"Who Do U Believe In" (1999) "Until the End of Time" (2001) "Letter 2 My Unborn" (2001)
Music video
" Until the End of Time (Tupac Shakur song)" on YouTube

Composition

The song's beat is a sample of Mr. Mister's popular 1985 #1 song "Broken Wings".

Title

The song itself was originally titled "Broken Wings" but was changed just a few weeks prior to its release due to legal issues. However, it was still released as "Broken Wings" or "Broken Wings (Until the End of Time)" in some countries.

Music video

The music video starts off with an interview which 2Pac had after his rape case. It includes unreleased footage of 2Pac recording and writing in a studio. The video also contains clips of music videos from his earlier singles such as "All About U".

Track listing

• A1 Until The End Of Time (Clean Radio Edit)
• A2 Until The End Of Time (LP Version)
• B1 Until The End Of Time (Instrumental)
• B2 Until The End Of Time (Clean Radio Edit A Cappella)
• B3 Until The End Of Time (LP A Capella)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[1] 34 Australian Urban (ARIA)^[2] 13 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3] 64 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[5] 6 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[6] 10 France (SNEP)^[7] 39 Germany (Official German Charts)^[8] 33 Ireland (IRMA)^[9] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[10] 13 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11] 11 Scotland (OCC)^[12] 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[13] 53 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14] 24 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)^[15] 3 UK Singles (OCC)^[16] 4 US Billboard Hot 100^[17] 52 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[18] 21

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[19] 30 Ireland (IRMA)^[20] 53 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[21] 76 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[22] 71 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[23] 92 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[24] 86

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[25]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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