Re-release
The re-release issue of Paper Trail was scheduled to be released on August 18, 2009, and would contain five new songs. The release was tentatively titled Paper Trail: Case Closed. T.I. stated that "Like I Do" featuring The-Dream and "My Dear" featuring Ciara were two possible tracks. Rob Knox, the co-producer of "Dead and Gone", was first to announce the re-release. Knox also said that the first single off the re-release would be another song produced by himself and Justin Timberlake.
The first single was released on May 14, 2009 as "Don't Forget" which featured a chorus sung by Mary J. Blige. The final version was released on May 26, 2009, titled "Remember Me". A video was filmed before his prison sentence by Erik White. T.I. stated two other possible song choices including the collaboration with Fall Out Boy entitled "Out in the Cold" and the original version of "On Top of the World" with Kanye West instead of Ludacris. A video for "Hell of a Life" was shot and was to be featured on the re-release. Another song titled "The Way You Want It" was confirmed to be added to the re-release. The final version of "Hell of a Life" was released on October 1, 2009, an accompanying music video was released on October 5, 2009. The music video reflects T.I.'s career and narrates the final 24 hours before beginning his sentence for illegal weapons.
On July 14, 2009, a spokesperson for Atlantic Records told MTV that the re-release was shelved indefinitely and the additional songs will be released digitally. In July 2009, an EP was released in the UK titled Paper Trail: Case Closed EP and featured original Paper Trail singles, "Remember Me" and "Hell of a Life".
- Track listing
- Live Your Life
- Dead and Gone
- Whatever You Like
- Remember Me
- Hell of a Life
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