Greatest (song)

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"Greatest"
Song by Eminem
from the album Kamikaze
ReleasedAugust 31, 2018
Recorded2018
Genre
Length3:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kamikaze track listing
13 tracks
  1. "The Ringer"
  2. "Greatest"
  3. "Lucky You" (featuring Joyner Lucas)
  4. "Paul (skit)"
  5. "Normal"
  6. "Em Calls Paul"
  7. "Stepping Stone"
  8. "Not Alike" (featuring Royce Da 5'9")
  9. "Kamikaze"
  10. "Fall" (featuring Justin Vernon)
  11. "Nice Guy" (featuring Jessie Reyez)
  12. "Good Guy" (featuring Jessie Reyez)
  13. "Venom (Music from the Motion Picture)"

"Greatest" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his album Kamikaze (2018). [2] [3] The second track of the album, the song, was produced by Jeremy "Backpack" Miller and Mike Will Made It. It contains interpolations of "Humble" by Kendrick Lamar and "Wokeuplikethis" by Playboi Carti featuring Lil Uzi Vert; as such, the producers and artists of both songs are credited as songwriters.

Contents

Composition

The song, produced by Mike Will Made It and Jeremy "Backpack" Miller, contains interpolations of Kendrick Lamar's "Humble" (co-produced by Mike Will Made It) and Playboi Carti's "Wokeuplikethis". This is one of multiple songs in which he addresses the criticism of his last project, Revival (2017). [4]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 15
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [6] 26
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 16
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [8] 8
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 17
France (SNEP) [10] 59
Germany (GfK) [11] 40
Greece Digital International Singles (IFPI) [12] 11
Hungary (Stream Top 40) [13] 9
Ireland (IRMA) [14] 11
Italy (FIMI) [15] 33
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [16] 37
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [17] 12
Norway (VG-lista) [18] 14
Portugal (AFP) [19] 14
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [20] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [21] 28
US Billboard Hot 100 [22] 23
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [23] 16

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [24] Platinum70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [25] Gold20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [27] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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