'Till I Collapse

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"'Till I Collapse"
Song by Eminem featuring Nate Dogg
from the album The Eminem Show
ReleasedMay 26, 2002 (2002-05-26)
Recorded2001
Genre Rap rock
Length
  • 4:58 (album version)
  • 5:45 (instrumental version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Eminem

"'Till I Collapse" is a song by the American rapper Eminem featuring Nate Dogg. It was originally released as a part of Eminem's fourth studio album The Eminem Show (2002). Without having been released as a single, the song charted numerous times worldwide and has become one of Eminem's most popular songs.

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Background

Although it has never been released as a single, it has charted on a few occasions when other Eminem albums have been released. [1] In 2012, it was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 2,000,000 copies in the United States. [2] This was followed by quintuple-platinum in 2018 and octuple-platinum in 2022. [2]

The song interpolates the 1977 song "We Will Rock You" by British rock band Queen; as a result, Brian May is credited as a songwriter. [3]

Reception and legacy

In a retrospective review, David Drake of Complex highlighted "'Till I Collapse" as demonstrating Eminem's musical evolution on The Eminem Show, noting how the "increasingly dramatic production choices" on songs like "'Till I Collapse" show him "abandoning some of the more irreverent cartoonishness in favor of capital-I Importance". Drake commended "Nate Dogg’s urgent hook and some of the most elaborate-yet-purposeful rapping of Eminem’s career" as saving "what should have been a leaden monster, as the bass-heavy funk of the Bass Brothers and Dr. Dre was dropping away in favor of arena-ready epics". [4]

When Eminem's single "Shake That" (also featuring Nate Dogg) was released in 2006, several Eminem songs re-charted that same week, including "'Till I Collapse". It charted in the UK at number 192 on April 15, 2006. [1]

In 2009, it was used in an advertisement for the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 . It raised digital download sales of the song worldwide considerably, [5] but in Britain the song sold so many copies after the ad aired that it re-charted that week (November 21, 2009) at number 73, a new peak. The Major League Baseball pitcher Jesse Litsch used the song as his entrance music during the 2011 season. [6] In 2023, the song was used in the multiplayer trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III . [7] The Major League Baseball pitcher Justin Verlander uses the song as his entrance music. [8]

Charts

Chart (2006–2018)Peak
position
Canadian Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 30
Irish Singles Chart [10] 77
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [11] 100
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 3
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 73
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [14] 35
Chart (2022–2023)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [15] 92
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [16] 84
Germany (GfK) [17] 99
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [18] 115
Hungary (Single Top 40) [19] 26
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [11] 100
Portugal (AFP) [20] 170
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [21] 82

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [22] 9× Platinum630,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [23] 3× Platinum90,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [24] Gold30,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [25] 2× Platinum180,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [26] 3× Gold750,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [27] 2× Platinum100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [28] 6× Platinum180,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [29] 2× Platinum80,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [30] 2× Platinum120,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [31] 3× Platinum1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA) [2] 8× Platinum8,000,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [32] Platinum1,800,000†
Greece (IFPI Greece) [33] Platinum2,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 "Chart Log UK: E-40 - E-Z Rollers". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "American single certifications – Eminem – 'Till I Collapse". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Eminem Songs That Sample Classic Rock Examined". HipHopDX . 17 October 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Drake, David (October 7, 2024). "Every Eminem Album Ranked From Worst to Best". Complex . Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Most Popular Workout Songs of All Time on Spotify". Billboard. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  6. ↑ "Net knives". Walkup Music. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  7. ↑ Blanco, Alvin aqua (2023-10-03). "'Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III' Multiplayer Trailer, Eminem Holds Down The Music". Hip-Hop Wired. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  8. ↑ "33 Best Walk Up Songs in Baseball" . Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg - 'Till I Collapse". Billboard . Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Irish Charts - Week ending 20th September 2012". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  11. 1 2 "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201641 into search. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 6, 2018" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Eminem Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  15. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28 February 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1669. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 28, 2022. p. 4.
  16. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 3. týden 2023 in the date selector. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Eminem feat. Nate Dogg – Till I Collapse" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Eminem Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Eminem feat. Nate Dogg – Till I Collapse". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  21. ↑ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202208 into search. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Austrian single certifications – Eminem – Till I Collapse" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Eminem – Till I Collapse" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Eminem feat. Nate Dogg – 'Till I Collapse". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  26. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Eminem; 'Till I Collapse')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Eminem – 'Till I Collapse" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  28. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Eminem – Till I Collapse". Radioscope. Retrieved July 22, 2025.Type Till I Collapse in the "Search:" field.
  29. ↑ "Portuguese single certifications – Eminem – 'Till I Collapse" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa . Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  30. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Eminem – Till I Collapse". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España . Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  31. ↑ "British single certifications – Eminem – 'Till I Collapse". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Eminem – 'Till I Collapse (Streaming)". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  33. ↑ "IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Εβδομάδα: 6/2022" (in Greek). IFPI Greece . Retrieved February 14, 2022.
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