Live or Die (song)

"Live or Die"
Single by Naughty by Nature featuring Master P, Mystikal, Silkk the Shocker and Phiness
from the album Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury
B-side	"Dirt All By My Lonely"
Released	May 11, 1999
Format	CD single, 12" single, cassette
Recorded	1998
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:41
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Anthony Criss, Vincent Brown, Kier Gist, Michael Tyler, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
Producer(s)	Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature singles chronology
"Dirt All by My Lonely" (1999) "Live or Die" (1999) "Jamboree" (1999)
"Dirt All by My Lonely" (1999) "Live or Die" (1999) "Jamboree" (1999)
Mystikal singles chronology
"Woof" (1998) Woof1998 "Live or Die" (1999) Live or Die1999 "Shake Ya Ass" (2000) Shake Ya Ass2000
Silkk the Shocker singles chronology
"Somebody Like Me" (1999) Somebody Like Me1999 "Live or Die" (1999) Live or Die1999 "He Did That" (2000) He Did That2000
Master P singles chronology
"Let's Ride" (1998) Let's Ride1998 "Live or Die" (1999) Live or Die1999 "It's Your Thing" (1999) It's Your Thing1999
Phiness singles chronology
"Live or Die" (1999) Live or Die1999

"Live or Die" was the second single released from Naughty by Nature's fifth album, Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury. It was produced by Naughty by Nature and Mufi and featured No Limit Records' artists Master P, Mystikal and Silkk the Shocker, as well as singer Phiness. The single was not much of a success, only making it to 86 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The song sampled Steely Dan's "Third World Man" for which the song's writer's Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were given writing credits.

Single track listing