"'Till I Collapse" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his 2002 Grammy-nominated album The Eminem Show. It is the 18th track on the album, and features additional vocals from the late rapper Nate Dogg in the chorus. The song features also the "stoom-stoom-clap" beat made famous by the band Queen on their song "We Will Rock You" (1977). On many lists it is ranked as one of the best Eminem songs.
Although it has never been released as a single, it has recharted on a few occasions when other Eminem albums have been released.[1] For the soundtrack to the movie 8 Mile, 50 Cent recorded a freestyle of the song.
In the second verse, Eminem makes references to several rappers who he sees as the best in the industry. The list, in descending order, is Redman, Jay-Z, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., André 3000, Jadakiss, Kurupt, Nas, and then himself.
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Although "'Till I Collapse" was not released as a single, when the single "Shake That" (also featuring Nate Dogg) was released in 2006, several Eminem songs recharted that same week, including this one. It charted in the UK at number 192 on 15 April 2006.[1] In 2009, its popularity was revitalized when it was used in an advert for the then-upcoming game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It raised digital download sales of the song worldwide considerably,[2] but in Britain, the song sold so many copies after this advert was aired that it recharted that week (21 November 2009) at number 73, a new peak.[3] During the 2010-2011 NBA season, the song was used during the Cleveland Cavaliers' team introductions. Shane Mosley used this song as an Entrance theme with his Bout with Floyd Mayweather as did Shane Carwin for his bout against Junior dos Santos. Major League Baseball pitcher Jesse Litsch used the song as his entrance music during the 2011 season.[4] The song has also been used in the credits of the Season 8 premiere of Entourage. "'Till I Collapse" saw another resurrection in September 2011 with its feature in the trailer for the film Real Steel.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Chart Log UK: E-40 - E-Z Rollers". zobbel.de. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ Billboard database query. Billboard.com. 25 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Chart Stats - Eminem - "'Till I Collapse". Chart Stats. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "Blue Jays Walkup Music". Walkup Music. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
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