Devil's Night (album)

Devil's Night
Studio album by D12
Released	June 19, 2001
Recorded	2000-2001
Genre	Midwest hip hop, hardcore rap, rap rock, gangsta rap
Length	75:23
Label	Shady, Interscope
Producer	Dr. Dre, Eminem, Denaun Porter, DJ Head, Scott Storch, Jeff Bass, Mike Elizondo, Luis Resto
D12 chronology
Devils Night (2001) D12 World (2004)
Singles from Devil's Night
"Shit on You" Released: December 5, 2000 "Purple Pills" Released: May 8, 2001 "Fight Music" Released: September 5, 2001

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
HipHopDX
RapReviews	7.5/10
The Source
Rolling Stone
Q Magazine
NME Magazine	7/10
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Devil's Night is the debut album by Detroit hip hop group D12, released on June 19, 2001.

Background

The album was executively produced by Eminem, who had recently released his hugely successful second studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP, a year earlier. The album's title comes from the Devil's Night tradition, recognized in and around Detroit in which abandoned homes are set ablaze. This practice was so popular in Detroit that it was depicted in the film 8 Mile. The album produced three singles: "Shit on You", "Purple Pills" and "Fight Music". The album featured a hidden track by Eminem called "Girls", which is a diss track aimed at Limp Bizkit, DJ Lethal, and Everlast. Devil's Night was also the first album to be released on Eminem's Shady Records label, although the label has been active since 1999. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 372,000 copies sold on the week of release.

Reception

Upon its release, Devil's Night received generally positive reviews from music critics. Nathan Brackett of Rolling Stone gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying that "If the Slim Shady and Marshall Mathers albums were slapstick trips into one man's psychosis - like the Marx Brothers starring in 'Taxi Driver' - then Devil's Night is 'Friday the 13th' by the Farrelly brothers....with results varying from silly to just dumb....yet its high points are some of the most accomplished hip-hop we'll hear this year". Q Magazine also awarded it 3 stars out of 5, commenting,"A slightly tweaked re-run of The Marshall Mathers LP, with a couple of stonking singles". NME gave Devil's Night a 7 out of 10, stating that it is "Eminem's most misogynistic, homophobic, viokent and anally fixated trip to date". The Source gave the record 3 and half, out of 5 mics. As many of the magazines editors were feuding with D12 at the time of the review, namely Benzino, the rating is usually considered biased.

Dedication

The group recorded Devil's Night in memory of Bugz, who was killed in May 1999 just hours prior to a concert. In August 2001, whilst on promotion for the album, D12 and Esham were kicked off the Warped Tour after members of the group allegedly physically attacked Esham over the lyrics of his song "Chemical Imbalance," which contained a reference to Eminem's daughter. Eminem was not present during the tour. D12, minus Eminem, recorded an appearance for Tech N9ne's 2002 album Absolute Power, on the track "She-Devil", which they originally recorded for Devil's Night, however, it failed to make the final tracklisting.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Another Public Service Announcement" (performed by Jeff Bass and Kuniva)	Denaun Porter	0:49
2.	"Shit Can Happen"	Denaun Porter	4:52
3.	"Pistol Pistol"	Eminem	5:23
4.	"Bizarre (Skit)" (performed by Bizarre)	Bizarre	1:12
5.	"Nasty Mind" (featuring Truth Hurts)	Dr. Dre	4:43
6.	"Ain't Nuttin' But Music" (featuring Dr. Dre)	Dr. Dre, Scott Storch	5:11
7.	"American Psycho"	Eminem	4:36
8.	"That's How (Skit)"	Denaun Porter, Eminem	0:37
9.	"That's How..."	Denaun Porter, Eminem	4:49
10.	"Purple Pills"	Eminem	5:05
11.	"Fight Music"	Dr. Dre, Scott Storch	4:22
12.	"Instigator"	Eminem	4:58
13.	"Pimp Like Me" (featuring Dina Rae)	Eminem	5:57
14.	"Blow My Buzz"	Eminem	5:10
15.	"Obie Trice (Skit)" (performed by Rondell Beene and Obie Trice)	Denaun Porter	1:07
16.	"Devil's Night"	Eminem	4:19
17.	"Steve Berman (Skit)" (performed by Steve Berman and Eminem)	Eminem	0:50
18.	"Revelation"	Dr. Dre, Scott Storch	5:48
19.	"Girls" (performed by Eminem) (Hidden Track)	Eminem	5:35

"Dirty Edition" Bonus Disc
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"These Drugs"	Eminem	4:44
2.	"Words Are Weapons"	Funkmaster Flex	4:37
3.	"Shit on You"	DJ Head and Eminem	5:14
4.	"Shit on You" (Music Video)
5.	"Dirty TV International" (Video)
6.	"D12 Photo Gallery" (With "Purple Pills" Instrumental)
7.	"D12 Weblink"

Notes

• The song "Revelation" parodies "Another Brick In The Wall Pt II", where there are kids screaming and Eminem shouting "Wrong! Do it again!" and "If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding! You can't have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat!". During the chorus, Eminem also parodies the original "Another Brick In The Wall", by rapping: "I don't wanna go to school, I don't need no education".
• The song "Girls" features a reference to Limp Bizkit's song "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)".
• The song "These Drugs" is featured on the soundtrack of the horror movie Bones.
• On the censored version of the album, the tracks "Purple Pills" and "Fight Music" were listed as "Purple Hills" and "Flight Music". Also, the tracks "Shit Can Happen", "Pistol Pistol", and "Pimp Like Me" were listed as "**** Can Happen", "P***** P*****", and "**** Like Me".
• The "Dirty Edition" was available in both Europe and the United Kingdom. However, the UK version swaps the running order, making "Shit on You" track one and "These Drugs" track three.

Musical personnel

• Jeff Bass – bass and keyboards on tracks 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 16; bass on track 19; guitars on tracks 3, 7, 9, 13, 14 and 16
• DJ Head – drum programming on tracks 3, 7, 10, 13, 16 and 19
• Mike Elizondo – guitars on tracks 5, 6, 11 and 18; bass on tracks 5, 6 and 11; keyboards on tracks 5 and 11
• Scott Storch – keyboards on tracks 6, 11 and 18
• Camara Kambon – keyboards on track 5
• Ray Gale – harmonica on track 10
• Traci Nelson – backing vocals on track 11
• Dina Rae – vocals on track 13
• Luis Resto – keyboards on track 19

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
2001	The Billboard 200	1
	UK Albums Chart	1
	Swedish Album Chart	9

Chart certifications

• Germany - Gold (100,000)
• Canada - 3x Platinum (300,000)
• USA - Platinum (2,100,000)
• UK - Platinum (300,000)
• France - Gold (150.500)
• Australia - Platinum (70,000)
• Japan - 59,923

External links

• Devil's Night at MP3.com

Preceded by Take Off Your Pants and Jacket by Blink-182 Songs in A Minor by Alicia Keys

Billboard 200 number-one album July 7–13, 2001 July 21–27, 2001

Succeeded by Songs in A Minor by Alicia Keys