| “The Real Slim Shady” | |||||
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| Single by Eminem from the album The Marshall Mathers LP |
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| Released | May 16, 2000 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop, Comedy rap | ||||
| Length | 4:44 | ||||
| Label | Aftermath/Interscope | ||||
| Producer | Dr. Dre and Mel-Man | ||||
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"The Real Slim Shady" is one of Eminem's best known songs, released in 2000. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning The Marshall Mathers LP is the third Studio album released by American Rapper Eminem, released in 2000 Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music There is also another similarly titled record label Aftermath Music, which is based in Norway. Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr Early life Melvin Bradford, better known as Mel-Man (a pun on " Mail man " is a Hip hop producer from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning "Bitch Please II" is the first single by Detroit Rapper Eminem featuring Dr " The Way I Am " is a song by the rapper Eminem, released in 2000. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It was the first single off his album The Marshall Mathers LP, also released in that year. The Marshall Mathers LP is the third Studio album released by American Rapper Eminem, released in 2000 It was his first #1 on the UK Singles Chart and it also peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving him his biggest hit up to that point. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The song's chorus is based on that of K-Solo's song "Real Solo Please Stand Up" from his 1990 album Tell the World My Name. K-Solo (born Kevin Madison) is an American Rapper from New York who along with EPMD, Redman, Das EFX, Tell The World My Name is the debut album of the American Rapper K-Solo.
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Premise
The song is a critique of manufactured pop songs that were being churned out at the time. Manufactured pop refers to a type of Pop music or pop group that rely entirely on other people to create and organize their work It parodies these songs by including features of a typical pop song, a repetitive chorus etc. Most hardcore rap and general music fans missed the irony, and classed this as a novelty pop song itself rather than a parody of one. Irony is a literary or Rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity or Discordance between what one says or does and what one means or
The song was a hit single, becoming Eminem's first chart topper in some countries, and garnering much attention for insulting various celebrities, including:
- Actress Pamela Anderson's alleged abuse at the hands of her ex-husband, rocker Tommy Lee
- Eminem jokingly claims in one line to have murdered Dr. Dre, and that he's locked him in his basement. Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1 1967 is a Canadian -born actress, Sex symbol, glamour model, producer, Author, and Tommy Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American Musician. Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr This was a spin on one of his previous songs, My Name Is where Eminem goes, "And Dr. Dre said. . . " then Dre comes on and says "Slim Shady, you're a basehead".
- Comedian Tom Green's humping of a deceased moose on TV, and his song Lonely Swedish
- Rapper Will Smith's brand of commercialized and clean rap music. Michael Thomas "Tom" Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian Actor, Rapper, Writer, Comedian Zoophilia, from the Greek ζῷον ( zṓion, "animal" and φιλία ( philia, "friendship" or "love" is a Paraphilia The moose (North America or elk (Europe Alces alces, is the largest extant Species in the Deer family. " The Bum Bum Song (“Lonely Swedish” " is a Novelty song by Canadian Comedian Tom Green, created in 1999 for
- Eminem also criticizes Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, both similarly commercially-oriented pop singers; Aguilera was angered by his claim that she performed oral sex on Carson Daly, an MTV VJ, and Fred Durst, of the band Limp Bizkit. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Oral sex refers to sexual activities involving the use of the Mouth, and may include use of the Tongue, Teeth, and Throat, in order Carson Jones Daly (born June 22, 1973) is an American Television host. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. William Frederick "Fred" Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American Actor, director and Musician, known primarily Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida.
- He also makes fun of the boy band *NSYNC, when he appears to dance in the video, with the "group".
The chorus is about the sudden fashion changes caused by Eminem's success: "I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady/All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating/So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up, please stand up, please stand up?". The chorus echoes the tagline of the classic TV quiz show To Tell the Truth. To Tell the Truth is an American Television Game show created by Bob Stewart and produced by Goodson - Todman (The TV show's signature phrase is ""Will the real ______ please stand up?")
One of the lyrics comparing the questionable morality of the Tom Green episode mentioned above to gay marriage, accompanied by a disgusted retch, helped touch off homophobic accusations against the rapper. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same Although it can be explained by saying that the views expressed are not Eminem's himself, but of Slim Shady (This can be extended to most of the other 'offensive' lyrics). This particular line may also be a comment on Shady's disgust that although Tom Green's act is considered socially acceptable, gay marriage is considered taboo.
Certain parts of the song feature allusions to other songs, such as Bloodhound Gang's The Bad Touch. " The Bad Touch " is the first single by The Bloodhound Gang off their 1999 album Hooray for Boobies. This could possibly be construed as mocking impersonation and lyric-theft, for comedic value.
Music video and awards
The music video features Eminem performing the song in a psychiatric ward, a local Detroit neighborhood nearside a park, a fast-food joint, the Grammy Awards, and even in a factory where multiple clones of the rapper are produced. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The video also features cameo appearances by Dr. Dre, D-12, Kid Rock, Fred Durst, Carson Daly, Kathy Griffin, Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee, and even a stuffed Bill the Cat doll can also be seen being held in posession by one of the mental patients in the hospital scenes. Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr D12 (also known as D-12, The Dirty Dozen, D-Twizzy and Detroit-Twelve) is an American hip hop group from Detroit Robert James Ritchie (born January 17 1971 in Romeo Michigan) known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American Musician and actor known for his over-the-top William Frederick "Fred" Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American Actor, director and Musician, known primarily Carson Jones Daly (born June 22, 1973) is an American Television host. Kathleen "Kathy" Griffin (born November 4, 1960 though not gay herself Griffin has been a voice actress and a Red carpet commentator Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1 1967 is a Canadian -born actress, Sex symbol, glamour model, producer, Author, and Tommy Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American Musician. Bill the Cat, or Bill D Cat, according to the final Outland strip is a fictional Cat appearing in the works of Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed
The video has one notable scene when Eminem is seen dressed in a Robin-like superhero costume with a plastic derriere chasing a group of individuals and pushing one of the individuals on the ground and putting 'his bum on the man's lips. Robin (also referred to as The Boy Wonder) is the name of several Fictional characters appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics, originally ' The costume can be seen later in the 'Without Me' music video following the release of The Eminem Show. " Without Me " is a song by Rapper Eminem from his album The Eminem Show.
There are also more scenes showing one or more of the following [when the lyrics roll along with the video]:
1. Two children watching the 'Discovery Channel' on television with two rhinoceroses mating, then looking at each other in awe. Discovery Channel is an American Satellite and Cable TV channel (also delivered via IPTV, Terrestrial television and Rhinoceros (raɪˈnɒsərəs often colloquially abbreviated rhino, is a name used to group five extant species of Odd-toed ungulates in the family 2. Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee chasing each other around a couch and Pamela screaming in front of the camera. 3. An obese man in underwear being enslaved by a dominatrix with a paddle [the scene can be seen through a keyhole]. A dominatrix (from the Latin dominatrix, meaning a female ruler or Mistress plural dominatrices or dominatrixes) or Mistress is a woman who 4. A gay marriage is shown and Eminem breaks up the two men about to kiss each other [as a rejection to homosexuality] and showing disgust. 5. Eminem performing in a private room with all his clones produced from the factory with their heads bobbing to the music. 6. Eminem at the Grammy Awards dressing as Britney Spears, along with Fred Durst and Carson Daly pulling a replica of a girl between their seats towards each other angrily until it flies out of the chair. 7. A 1940's Looney Tunes like cartoon of a frog tap-dancing on a turtle can be seen on a TV in the hospital and the viewer laughs at it. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 8. Eminem working in a fictional fast-food joint with an 'Ask Me' patch giving an obese woman her order and rejecting it because of the onion rings being forgotten, however he gets the onion rings and he spits in them, and gives the onion rings to the woman to complete her order and she eats the onion ring which Eminem spat on as she walks away. The same scene also shows Eminem driving recklessly around in circles in a parking lot in a blue car.
This video won the MTV Awards for Best Video and Best Male Video, as well as being a nominee for Best Rap Video, Best Direction, Best Editing and Viewer's Choice. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year The following is a list of the MTV Video Music Awards winners for Video of the Year. The following is a list of the MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best Male Video. The following is a list of the MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best Rap Video. The following is a list of MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best Direction in a Video. The following is a list of MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best Editing in a Video. Many fans view it as one of the best videos of Eminem's career.
"The Real Slim Shady" won the 2001 Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance and was later released on Eminem's greatest hits album, Curtain Call: The Hits. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance was awarded from 1991 to 2002 alongside the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Curtain Call the Hits is a 2005 Compilation album by the Rapper Eminem.
Actress and comedienne Kathy Griffin, who is also known for insulting celebrities in her act[1], appears in the video as an attending nurse in a psychiatric ward. Kathleen "Kathy" Griffin (born November 4, 1960 though not gay herself Griffin has been a voice actress and a Red carpet commentator Griffin said during a July 21, 2005, interview on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno that Eminem selected her for the video because fellow rapper Snoop Dogg told him she was "really funny. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of "[2]
Chart performances
| Chart (2000) [1][2][3] | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 11 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 6 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) | 7 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) | 2 |
| Canada Singles Chart (Canada) | 1 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 6 |
| French Singles Chart | 6 |
| German Singles Chart | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Netherlands Singles Chart | 5 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 15 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| United World Chart | 3 |
Covers and Parodies
Parody songs include:
- The Real Church Lady, a Saturday Night Live parody in "Church Chat" with Dana Carvey
- The Saddam Song, A parody (flash animation) about events surrounding the US build up to the Iraq War. The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart Ultratop is the name of the official Belgian Record charts Due to the two different regions ( Flanders and Wallonia) there are two different Ultratop is the name of the official Belgian Record charts Due to the two different regions ( Flanders and Wallonia) there are two different Ultratop is the name of the official Belgian Record charts Due to the two different regions ( Flanders and Wallonia) there are two different The official Music Charts in Germany are collected and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband der phonographischen Wirtschaft (Federal The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association The FIMI (short for Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana Federation of the Italian Music Industry in English) is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually The Dutch Top 40 ( Nederlandse Top 40) is a weekly Music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40" because the Pirate radio channel Radio The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ is a non-profit trade association of Record producers, distributors and recording artists in New VG-lista is a Norwegian Record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the NRK program Topp 20. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an Emmy -award winning American Comedian and Actor known for his work on The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign [4]
- Will The Real Slim Shady Please Shut Up, two parodies have been recorded under this name:
- A song was originally written by Mike Spencer and performed by a female rapper named Emily Ellis for the US radio station KLUC. It is sung from Christina Aguilera's point of view, and due to Ellis' similar voice it is commonly mistaken for Aguilera herself. Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter.
- A song performed by Cletus Haus, with the narrator portraying a parody of Eminem admitting to his own fame and talentlessness.
- The Real Greg Brady, a song written and performed by Barry Williams. Barry William Blenkhorn (born September 30, 1954) known professionally as Barry Williams, is an American Actor best known for his
- The Real Bing Cavy, a song by a superstar guinea pig[5]
- The Real Eggman, a flash video on the internet about how Dr. Eggman, Sonic the Hedgehog's main enemy, is the fattest out of all the versions of himself. Flash Video is the name of a File format used to deliver Video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player (initially produced also known by his alias, is a video game character and main Antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, is a Video game character and the Protagonist of the video game series released by Sega, as well as in numerous
- The Real Sin Savior, by Christian parody band Apologetix
- The Real Sugar Baby, by Stephanie Beard. Stephanie Beard (born August 27, 1980 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress voice actress
- The Real Johnny Roney, by Adam Hinds. [6]
Cover versions:
- This song was featured in "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "Angry White Boy Polka" on his album Poodle Hat. Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist Poodle Hat is the eleventh Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
- William Shatner also performed a spoken word cover of the song during the "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" episode of Futurama. William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the Animated series Futurama. Futurama is an Emmy Award -winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and In the episode, an appalled Walter Koenig asks "How can you do a spoken word version of a rap song?", prompting Melllvar to exclaim, "He found a way. Walter Marvin Koenig ( IPA:; born September 14, 1936) is an American Actor, Writer, teacher and director, known " This is a parody of Shatner's music album "The Transformed Man," in which Shatner used spoken word (as opposed to singing) all of his songs.
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Trivia
- The Real Slim Shady wasn't on the original copy of The Marshall Mathers LP. The Marshall Mathers LP is the third Studio album released by American Rapper Eminem, released in 2000 Jimmy Iovine wanted Eminem to have a song to introduce the album, similar to the way My Name Is was the first single on The Slim Shady LP. James Iovine, better known as Jimmy Iovine (born March 11 1952 is a Music producer, Entrepreneur and Chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M " My Name Is " is a song by Eminem, released in 1999. The Slim Shady LP is the commercial debut Studio album (and second overall from American Rapper Eminem, released in 1999 Eminem wrote The Real Slim Shady just hours before the final copy of the album was due. The first single was intended to be "I'm Back", but was not released as a single due to the lyrics concerning Columbine High School. Columbine High School is a Secondary school in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado.
Source: VH1's Ultimate Albums: The Marshall Mathers LP
- US Comedian Kathy Griffin starred as a nurse in the film clip. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television
- The lines "they got the Discovery Channel, don't they?" and "we ain't nothing but mammals", refers to the song "The Bad Touch", by The Bloodhound Gang. " The Bad Touch " is the first single by The Bloodhound Gang off their 1999 album Hooray for Boobies.
- In the video where Eminem is spinning around in a room full of D12 members, it bears resemblance to one of the videos of "Made Niggaz" where 2Pac is in a room full of The Outlawz.
References
- ^ lescharts.com (Retrieved on May 9, 2008)
- ^ mediatraffic.de (Retrieved on May 9, 2008)
- ^ Billboard.com (Retrieved on May 9, 2008)
- ^ TocciOnline presents The Real Hussein - powered by Kizash
- ^ the real Bing Cavy
- ^ The Real Johnny Roney on iTunes
| Preceded by "Spinning Around" by Kylie Minogue |
UK number one single July 2, 2000 - July 9, 2000 |
Succeeded by "Breathless" by The Corrs |
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