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"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.

"Don't Let Me Die"
Single by Jay-Z and R. Kelly
from the album Unfinished Business
Released	October 26, 2004
Studio	The Chocolate Factory and Rock Land Studios (Chicago) Baseline Recording Studios (New York City)
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	4:51
Label	Roc-A-Fella Def Jam Rockland
Songwriter(s)	Shawn Carter Robert Kelly Samuel Barnes Jean-Claude Olivier Alexander Mosley
Producer(s)	Tone R. Kelly Spanador (co.)
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)

Critical reception

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

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

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

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

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