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Revival (styled as REVIVAL) is the upcoming ninth studio album by American rapper Eminem. The album is scheduled to be released on December 15, 2017 through Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records and Interscope Records.[1]

Production for the album took place during 2016 to 2017, at several recording studios and was handled by various record producers, including Rick Rubin, Skylar Grey, Eminem himself and executive producer Dr. Dre.[2] Revival features guest appearances from artists Phresher, Skylar Grey, Ed Sheeran, Beyoncé, Pink, Kehlani, X Ambassadors and Alicia Keys.

The album's lead single, "Walk on Water", featuring Beyoncé, was released on November 10, 2017. "Untouchable" was released as a promotional single prior to the album's release.

Background

Well-built, performing African-American
A white man with a long, grey beard
Skylar Grey (left) and Rick Rubin (right) served as the album's producers.

Eminem first revealed that he was working on an album when he announced the song "Campaign Speech" on his Twitter in October 2016, writing, "Don't worry I'm working on an album! Here's something meanwhile."[3] Rumors about the release date started in late 2016, saying the album would be called Success and would be released sometime in January 2017.[4] A fake tracklist also was leaked at the same time.[5] Rumors were sparked again in February and March 2017, when Eminem announced he was headlining three shows in Reading, Glasgow and Leeds.[6][7] Various news articles said that because he was performing, he would have to release new material to perform, or at least preview, at the festivals.[8]

Release and promotion

On October 10, 2017, Eminem performed a freestyle titled "The Storm" at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards, criticizing President Donald Trump.[9] The rapper's freestyle went viral, garnering millions of views and hundreds of thousands of likes on YouTube within weeks. As of November 30, 2017, the video has nearly 40 million views and 1 million likes.[10]

On October 25, 2017, Paul Rosenberg posted a photo to Instagram of Yelawolf's Trial by Fire.[11] In the background of the photo, there is a billboard ad promoting a drug called "Revival." Suspicion was aroused when fans noticed that the 'E' in "Revival" was reversed, similar to Eminem's previous logos. Visiting the website listed on the billboard ad revealed several clues. On the website, a promotional video about "Revival"[12] makes references to Eminem's song "Lose Yourself". The website also references "Sing for the Moment", "Brain Damage", "Fack", "Role Model", and "Any Man". According to the website, "Revival" treats "Atrox Rithimus," a nonexistent medical condition. One translation of Atrox Rithimus, from Latin, is 'terrible rhyme'.[13] The website is also registered to one of Eminem's labels, Interscope Records.[14] When the phone number for "Revival" is called, it plays the background music of Dr. Dre's "I Need a Doctor", which Eminem features on.[15] These details led fans to believe Eminem's new album will be called Revival. This would follow suit with the names of two of his last three solo albums, Relapse and Recovery.

The album release date was teased multiple times, leading fans to wonder the release date. Then, on November 28, 2017, the release date of the album was announced to be December 15 via both Dr. Dre's and Eminem's social media accounts, while also revealing the fake drug campaign of the record.[16] On December 5, 2017, Eminem shared a complete list of all the tracks featuring on his album via his Instagram account. The list features a total of 19 tracks, including an interlude track to Revival, featuring artists such as Phresher, Ed Sheeran, Skylar Grey, Alicia Keys, X Ambassadors, P!nk and Kehlani.[17] On December 7, 2017, the album cover was revealed and projected onto a Detroit building. That night, the song "Untouchable" was released and a pre-order was set up on iTunes.[1]

Singles

A woman stands with a microphone
Beyoncé served as the vocalist for the lead single "Walk on Water".

On November 8, 2017, Eminem tweeted a picture of a doctor's prescription note with the words "Walk on Water" and "Take as needed." written on it.[18] Additionally, the doctor's note was labeled with the logo for Revival. This caused speculation that the first single would be titled "Walk on Water".[19][20][21] On November 9, Paul Rosenberg shared a video on Instagram linking the drug "Revival" with "Walk on Water" and confirming the song, which was subsequently released the next day.[22][23] An audio video was uploaded to Eminem's YouTube channel. As of December 4, 2017, the video has nearly 44 million views and 1 million likes.[24]

In the United States, "Walk on Water" debuted at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the 57th entry for both artists on the chart. The song was first performed by Eminem at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 12 with co-producer and writer Skylar Grey on vocals.[25] Both also performed the song on Saturday Night Live on November 18.[26]

Eminem stated on his website that he was going to release a new track on December 8th, this led to the promotional single "Untouchable". The song features a sample from the song "Earache My Eye" by the comedy duo Cheech & Chong.[27]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Walk on Water" (featuring Beyoncé)
5:04
2."Believe"MathersAlex da Kid5:15
3."Chloraseptic" (featuring Phresher)MathersMr. Porter[28]5:01
4."Untouchable"Mathers
  • Mr. Porter
  • Emile
  • Mark Batson
  • Eminem
6:10
5."River" (featuring Ed Sheeran)
RZA3:41
6."Remind Me (Intro)"MathersAlex da Kid0:26
7."Remind Me"MathersRon Burgundy3:45
8."Revival (Interlude)"MathersBoi-1da0:51
9."Like Home" (featuring Alicia Keys)
4:05
10."Bad Husband" (featuring X Ambassadors)MathersAlex da Kid4:47
11."Tragic Endings" (featuring Skylar Grey)
  • Mathers
  • Grey
No I.D.4:12
12."Framed"MathersThe Alchemist4:13
13."Nowhere Fast" (featuring Kehlani)
Alex da Kid4:24
14."Heat"MathersThe Alchemist4:10
15."Offended"MathersIlla da Producer[29]5:20
16."Need Me" (featuring Pink)
Alex da Kid4:25
17."In Your Head"MathersDavey Jones3:02
18."Castle"MathersKoolo4:14
19."Arose"MathersAlex da Kid4:34
Total length:77:39

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States December 15, 2017

References

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