Don't Let Me Die

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"Don't Let Me Die"
Single by Jay-Z and R. Kelly
from the album Unfinished Business
ReleasedOctober 26, 2004
StudioThe Chocolate Factory and Rock Land Studios
(Chicago)
Baseline Recording Studios
(New York City)
Genre
Length4:51
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Big Chips"
(2004) 		"Don't Let Me Die"
(2004) 		"Numb/Encore"
(2004)
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Big Chips"
(2004) 		"Don't Let Me Die"
(2004) 		"In the Kitchen"
(2005)

"Don't Let Me Die" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z and American singer R. Kelly. It is the second single from their collaboration album Unfinished Business (2004). The song was produced by Tone of the Trackmasters and Kelly, with co-production from Alexander "Spanador" Mosley.

Critical reception[edit]

Tom Breihan of Pitchfork wrote that the song's gospel choir, which he described as "bazonkers", was one of the better aspects of the Trackmasters' "clean" sound throughout Unfinished Business.[1] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club wrote the song "amplifies the disc's abundant cheese to operatic levels, complete with a choir and an unhinged Kelly vocal".[2]

In popular culture[edit]

In the 2013 film G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Roadblock invokes Jay-Z's lyrics from the song: "Whatever deity guides my life / Dear Lord, don't let me die tonight".[3]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2004) Peak
position
U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100[4] 24
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[5] 58
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[6] 34

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) Rhythmic contemporary · urban contemporary radio Jive, Roc-A-Fella, IDJMG [7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (October 27, 2004). "JAY-Z / R. Kelly: Unfinished Business Album Review". Pitchfork.
  2. ^ Rabin, Nathan (November 1, 2004). "R. Kelly & Jay-Z: Unfinished Business". The A.V. Club.
  3. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (February 1, 2012). "The Rock Quotes Jay-Z In Horrible/Awesome Super Bowl Teaser For 'G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation'". IndieWire.
  4. ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "R Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Rhythmic Top 40)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1575. October 1, 2004. p. 21. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
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