especially has some strong tracks, opening with a remix of 1995's 'My Block' and including quintessentially 2Pac material—reflective, conflicted, occasionally anguished—like 'Never Call U Bitch Again,' 'Better Dayz,' 'Fame,' and 'This Life I Lead.' [...] It's 2Pac's best album since his death." Kludge magazine included it on their list of best albums of 2002. The track "Ghetto Star" has appeared on the soundtrack to the video game 25 To Life. Commercial performance Better Dayz debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 366,000 copies in its first week. This became 2Pac's eighth US top-ten album. In its second week, the album dropped to number eight on the chart, selling an additional 163,000 copies. As of September 2011, the album has sold 1,765,597 copies in the United States. On July 23, 2014, the album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over three million copies. In May 2003, the album was also certified triple platinum in Canada for sales of over 300,000 copies in Canada. Track listing Samples "Better Dayz" "Let's Fall in Love (Parts 1 & 2)" by The Isley Brothers "Catchin' Feelins" "Peter Piper" by Run-DMC "Late Night" "Have Your Ass Home by 11:00" by Richard Pryor "Wind Parade" by Donald Byrd "Last Night Changed It All (I Really Had a Ball)" by Esther Williams "This Life I Lead" "Naturally Mine" by Al B. Sure! "Who Do U Believe In" "Manifest Destiny" by Jamiroquai Personnel 2Pac – vocals Johnta Austin – featured artist Rob "Fonksta" Bacon – guest artist, guitar Bill Bennett – assistant engineer Big Syke – featured artist Ian Blanch – assistant engineer, engineer Warren Bletcher – assistant engineer Ian Boxill – engineer, mixing Leslie Brathwaite – engineer, mixing Briss – instrumentation, producer Buckshot – featured artist Coco Brothers – featured artist Courtney Copeland – background vocals Kevin Crouse – engineer Claudio Cueni – digital editing, engineer, mixing, producer Chris DeLaPena – assistant engineer DJ Quik – engineer, producer E.D.I. – featured artist, mixing, Music Supervisor, remixing Steve Fisher – assistant engineer Nanci Fletcher - featured artist G Mack – guitar Brian "Big bass" Gardner – mastering A. Gobi – photography Anthony Hamilton – featured artist Darryl Harper – producer Kimmy Hill – featured artist Ronald Isley – guest artist Jazze Pha – featured artist, producer Johnny J – arranger, mixing, producer Troy Johnson – instrumentation,