"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.