"A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die" | ||||
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Single by Scarface | ||||
from the album Mr. Scarface Is Back | ||||
B-side | "I'm Dead" | |||
Released | February 28, 1992 | |||
Format | Vinyl, CD | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | Gangsta Rap | |||
Length | 4:44 | |||
Label | Rap-a-Lot | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brad Jordan, Thomas Anderson | |||
Producer(s) | Crazy C, Scarface | |||
Scarface singles chronology | ||||
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"A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die" was the second single released from Scarface's debut album, Mr. Scarface Is Back. Released on February 28, 1992 and produced by Crazy C and Scarface, "A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die" made it to two Billboard charts, peaking at 69 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks" and 13 on the Hot Rap Singles. The song features a sample of Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues". A music video for the song was also released shortly after, which mirrors Scarface's storytelling descriptions mostly scene after scene.