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Mockingbird
Eminem
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- Album
- Encore (Deluxe Version)
- Released
- 2004
- Genres
- rap, hip hop
- Length
- 4:11
- Tempo
- 84 BPM
- Label
- Eminem Catalog PS
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About this song
The song is an Encore track, and it mixes an original rap with a straight melodic version of the traditional lullaby "Hush, Little Baby." Critics praised the song for its lyrics.
What it's about
Eminem directs the song to his daughters and apologizes to them, reflecting on a difficult upbringing shaped by his media image, Kim's drug problem, and a failed marriage. The second verse covers the difficulties of his divorce from Kim and the start of his fame.
Fun facts
- Samples “KEPT MY EYES by The Chipettes”.
- Sampled in 8 other songs, like “1995 by Samra”.
- Covered 10 times, including “Mockingbird by Tiësto, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & Gabry Ponte”.
- Written and produced by Eminem and Luis Resto.
- Recorded at 54 Sound Studios in Detroit.