A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die

"A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die"
Single by Scarface from the album Mr. Scarface Is Back
B-side	"I'm Dead"
Released	28 February 1992
Format	12", CD
Recorded	1991
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:44
Label	Rap-A-Lot
Writer(s)	B. Jordan
Producer(s)	Crazy C, Scarface

"A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die" is a song by American rapper Scarface, released in 1992 on Rap-A-Lot Records. It is the second and final single released from his debut album, Mr. Scarface Is Back. Produced by Crazy C and Scarface, it features a sample of "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" by Marvin Gaye. A music video was created for the song and released shortly after the single was released, and mirrors Scarface's storytelling descriptions mostly scene after scene.

"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 and #13 on the Hot Rap Singles.

Track listingEdit

Side A

• "A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die (Pop Radio)"
• "A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die (Urban Radio)"
• "A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die (Instrumental)"

Side B

• "A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die (Uncensored Club)"
• "I'm Dead (Pop Radio)"
• "I'm Dead (Uncensored Club)"