Guilty Conscience

About this song

Dr. Dre said the two should record a song together where Eminem would contradict everything he said, an idea Eminem wrote up the same night after they talked about song concepts at the gym. The song is presented as a classic.

What it's about

Eminem and Dr. Dre each play a conscience, one evil and one good, advising three people on the verge of committing violent or sexual crimes. Dre wins the first argument and Eminem wins the second, and in the third the two agree that the bad choice is the morally right one.

Fun facts

• Samples “The Back Room by Pino Donaggio” and “Pigs Go Home by Ronald Stein”.
• Sampled in 9 other songs, like “Samlade Tankar by Mr Cool”.
• Covered once, including “Terrible Guilty Conscience Cover by Rivals Guy (Ft. lilnakgames)”.
• Written by Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mark Bass and Jeff Bass.
• Produced by Dr. Dre and Eminem.