[6][73] Two more singles were distributed prior to the album's release, as "Old Time's Sake" and "Beautiful" went on sale on the iTunes Store on May 5 and 12 respectively. [96] Andy Gill of The Independent found the album to be "drably repetitive, while its dated tone is emphasised by the return of Dr Dre as producer. [6] On "My Mom", the rapper traces his addictive tendencies to his mother and shows how he became a drug addict just like her. [24], Eminem had continued recording throughout 2005, and released most of this work on his Shady Records compilation album Eminem Presents: The Re-Up. [104] Complex magazine's "The 100 Best Eminem Song" ranks "Stay Wide Awake" at number 86, "Elevator" at number 81, "My Darling" at number 79, "Underground" at number 74, "3 a.m." at number 67, "Insane" at number 27, and "Déjà Vu" at number 20. [110], He slowed down his feelings about the album after that saying "I don’t hate Relapse. [134] It dropped down to the number nine in its seventh week, selling 39,000 copies and taking its total U.S. sales up to 1,207,000 copies. [12][14] By then, Eminem had begun to start writing verses again at such a pace that he often took more time to record the lyrics than write them. [17] By the end of the year, additional musicians associated with Shady Records – including The Alchemist, Bishop Lamont, Cashis and Obie Trice – had confirmed on different occasions that the rapper was effectively working on a new album. [57], In 2007, Shady Records rapper Cashis discussed the album, referring to it by the title King Mathers and adding that it would be released later that year. [31] Despite the leak, the album was being completed in a state of near-total secrecy, according to the British newspaper The Independent. Started sniffin' it But I was losing my freedom D12 back in the news again today... It won Eminem the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, while "Crack a Bottle" won for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. [106] Patrick Bierut from UDiscoverMusic named Relapse "the true marvel Of Eminem’s sinister return to hip-hop" and said "Relapse remains one of the most overlooked releases not only of Eminem’s career, but the mid-to-late 00s. The album was released on May 15, 2009, under Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records. [3][39] The upbeat rhythm of "Same Song & Dance" reminded Eminem of a dance track, which inspired him to write something in order to "get women to dance to it and not really know what the fuck they're dancing to" without listening to the lyrics. [23][33] In a May 2009 interview for The New York Times, Eminem discussed his view of serial killers, stating: "You listen to these people talk, or you see them, they look so regular. While recording Relapse 2 and witnessing the mixed reaction of its predecessor among fans and critics alike, Eminem decided to throw away most of the recorded material and started from scratch. I was still trying to figure things out...It's interesting. Do you know any background info about this track? [29][3] The next track is "Stay Wide Awake", which Eminem raps about assaulting and raping women. [109], On his following album Recovery (2010), Eminem made reference to Relapse and criticizes it in the second verse of the song "Not Afraid": "In fact, let's be honest/That last Relapse CD was 'ehh'/ Perhaps I ran them accents into the ground/ Relax, I ain't going back to that now". During the party, he also previewed to the audience a song called "I'm Having a Relapse". "[86] MSN Music's Robert Christgau called it a "dud" and accused Eminem of sensationalism: "this is not a Slim Shady album. [36] The skit leads to "3 A.M.", where Eminem depicts himself as a serial killer during a murder spree. I started to inhale it [35] Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times said that the album's "horrorcore scenes" show Eminem as "a madman created by the hypocrisy of therapy. Shady Aftermath recording artist... 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Come back on you ten-fold It was his first album of original material since Encore (2004), following a four-year hiatus from recording due to his writer's block and an addiction to prescription sleeping medication. So be Careful What You Wish For [136], Relapse became the best selling rap album of 2009. He also recorded the track "Beautiful" in late 2007, which would later become the fifth and final single on Relapse, and also one of the only songs on the entire album in which Eminem recorded when he wasn't sober. I needed time to be able to figure out things. You didn't pray for me when I was local It was his first album of original material since Encore (2004), following a four-year hiatus from recording due to his writer's block and an addiction to prescription sleeping medication. [20] However, Eminem's publicist Dennis Dennehy would later deny this and stated that "there [was] no album scheduled for a 2007 release" and that, as of August 2007, there was no confirmed title. "[36] Music journalist Rob Sheffield remarked on its sensationalist drug references and said that Relapse is "a hip-hop version" of comedian Richard Pryor's Live on the Sunset Strip (1982). Just watchin' it from an opposite standpoint And if you get it then you just might not know You either loved it or hate it, Every CD critics gave it a 3, then 3 Go ahead and bob to it I said [125] In Canada, the album sold 64,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart. And part of that was a growing process to get to Recovery, working through those steps, relearning how to rap, and relearning where I need to be at. Hopefully these tracks on The Refill will tide the fans over until we put out Relapse 2 next year". [137] As of March 2014, Relapse has sold 2.3 million copies in the United States. Paul [Rosenberg] didn’t realize it either until he went and played the music for somebody at Interscope and they were like, “Why is he doing all those accents?” So yeah, I don't know how much replay value that album has. [43] "Beautiful", a ballad which samples "Reaching Out" by Queen + Paul Rodgers, also deals with the same time period where Eminem believed he had "reached rock bottom" and lost hope for his future. Fun time. He would often record or produce material initially intended for the musical projects of other artists, but end up with tracks he really liked. [4] In September 2007, Dr. Dre stated his intention to dedicate two months to the production of the album. And if you get it then you just might not know, With it cause it might just come back on you tenfold. "[47] Eminem also explained the album was more "emotionally driven" than Relapse, which was, as he explains, "[just] rap records". Advisory - the following lyrics contain explicit language: Breaking News: Detroit Rapper Eminem cancels his sold out European tour to check himself into rehab, after admitting an addiction to sleep medication. And as I lay these vocals If you simply sit back and embrace the depravity, though, it's oddly glorious.
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