I Need a Doctor

For The Drums song, see Portamento (album).

"I Need a Doctor"
Single by Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey
Released	February 1, 2011 (2011-2-1)
Recorded	2010
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:43
Label	Aftermath Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Andre Young Marshall Mathers Holly Hafermann Alex Grant
Producer(s)	Alex da Kid
Dr. Dre singles chronology
"Kush" (2010) "I Need a Doctor" (2011) "The Recipe" (2012)
Eminem singles chronology
"That's All She Wrote" (2010) "I Need a Doctor" (2011) "Writer's Block" (2011)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Need a Doctor" (explicit version)	Andre Young Marshall Mathers Holly Hafermann Alex Grant	Alex da Kid	4:44
2.	"I Need a Doctor" (edited version)	Young Mathers Hafermann Grant	Alex da Kid	4:45
Total length:				9:29

Charts

Chart performance

The track first appeared on the UK Singles Chart, at number 21 on February 6, 2011—being Dr. Dre's sixth highest-charting single in the UK and his ninth Top 40 single. It has since peaked at #8 as of March 27, 2011. It debuted at number-5 on the Billboard Hot 100 with sales of 226,000, ^[14] becoming his first top-ten single as lead artist on the chart in 16 years, since "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" reached #10 in 1995, also that number of sales was enough to earn a #1 in the chart Hot Digital Songs in February 19?. It is also his second highest peak on the chart ever as lead artist, behind only "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" which peaked at #2 in 1993. It has since peaked at #4 after selling 283,000 in its third week on the charts, the resurgence in sales seemingly due to its performance at the 2011 Grammy Awards. ^[15]

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [16] 12 Australia Urban (ARIA) [17] 7 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [18] 38 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [19] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [20] 47 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 8 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [21] 159 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [22] 38 Denmark (Tracklisten) [23] 30 France (SNEP) [24] 29 Germany (GfK) [25] 25 Ireland (IRMA) [26] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [27] 55 New Zealand (RIANZ) [28] 23 Poland (Polish Airplay New) [29] 3 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [30] 47 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [31] 47 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [32] 56 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [33] 33 UK Singles (OCC) [34] 8 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [35] 3 US Billboard Hot 100 [36] 4 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [37] 19 US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles ( Billboard ) [38] 24 US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [39] 16

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position Australia (ARIA) [40] 63 Canada Canadian Hot 100 [41] 51 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [42] 63 US Billboard Hot 100 [43] 51

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [44]	4× Platinum	280,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [45]	Platinum	60,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [46]	Gold	45,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [47]	Gold	150,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [48]	Platinum	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [49]	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [50]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom[ citation needed ]	January 30, 2011	Digital download	Aftermath Interscope
United States	February 1, 2011
Germany [51]	March 25, 2011	CD	Interscope (Universal)

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External links

• "I Need A Doctor (Explicit Version)" Official music video on YouTube