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I personally love the song, and love the rags to riches theme Eminem carries with him. This gives the song a more rap-rock styled feel, and due to that Eminem is able to build up to the hooks nicely. With all of the instrumentation going on the song sounds much more full, giving listeners a much more atmospheric environment within their headphones.

As a listener, I can say that this song is the kind of song that gives me chills, and also the type that inspires me to chase after my dreams. The lyrics overall are very well written, and develop from nervousness to confidence by the end of the song, exemplifying exactly what Eminem is trying to encourage upon the listener with the hook chorus of the song. Other rappers who had hit their peak in years previous to Eminem such as the Notorious B.

The song is not unusual for Eminem as he is extremely talented and has other very serious songs, but it is also not the average run-of-the-mill song. I can imagine the song is very special to Eminem himself, as it is an anecdote from his life.

It seems to describe some very important views he has about rising to an occasion and making the most out of life. I too find the song very inspiring, as the song conveys a theme I believe in and also shows that you can achieve anything that you work for. Since I played in a band I have also experienced the nervousness Eminem wrote about in the song, and found it to be true that you must rise to the occasion and capture the moment, as some of the best moments of my life were on stage.

Yankovic had intended to make a video to go with the song but it was also scrapped at the last minute. However, there are numerous fan videos online which have been made to accompany the parody. Check out one below. In Washington D. Superior Court Judge Yvonne Williams was sentencing twenty-year-old twins after an brutal, unprovoked attack on a man in Brooklyn.

You only get one shot. This went on to become a widespread meme which originated in the 4chan community in the early s. It was typically posted as copypasta a block of text copied and pasted across the internet which began as people describing awkward situations and ended up leading into the lyrics of the song. If you liked this article, check out these 8 obscure facts about classic songs.

Skip to content. Lists News Eminem. Not only was 'Lose Yourself' a critical smash for the Detroit rapper but the song also sold extremely well, still proving commercially successful to this day. It reached No. The song eventually remained top for over two months until January 25 , preventing artists like Jay-Z, Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott from ever reaching No. The song was certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in and as of September this year has been downloaded 7.

So there we have it. Lose Yourself is, quite simply, the most successful song of Eminem's career.