Normal (Eminem song)

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"Normal"
Song by Eminem
from the album Kamikaze
ReleasedAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Studio Effigy Studios (Detroit, MI)
Genre Hip hop
Length3:42
Label Shady
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Illadaproducer
  • Symbolyc One
  • Lonestarrmuzik
  • Swish Allnet (add.)
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)"

"Normal" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his tenth studio album Kamikaze . It was released as the album's fifth track on August 31, 2018, via Shady Records along with the rest of the album. Recording sessions took place at Effigy Studios in Detroit. Produced by Illadaproducer, Symbolyc One and Lonestarrmuzik, the song contains samples from Little Dragon's song "Seconds". Despite never being released as a single, the song has managed to chart worldwide.

Contents

The rapper speaks about a volatile, mutually toxic relationship that throws several parallels to the hit single "Love the Way You Lie". Tom Breihan of Stereogum wrote: "Eminem freaks out on an on-and-off girlfriend, accusing her of cheating or of getting back at him by dressing sexy when she goes out. He complains that she’s being “extra, like a fuckin’ terrestrial”. As the song progresses, he's rapping about putting tracking devices on her car or hitting her with a baseball bat. And that's where the plausible deniability comes in. Em's exaggerating things to ridiculous extents, so we know he's making dark jokes, not being serious. It's the most poisonous form of self-awareness, the kind that just dares you to get offended or triggered". [1]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 33
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 46
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] 27
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [5] 61
France (SNEP) [6] 83
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 71
Hungary (Stream Top 40) [8] 30
Italy (FIMI) [9] 70
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 66
Norway (VG-lista) [11] 37
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [12] 26
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 53
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 39
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 21

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [16] Gold35,000‡
United States (RIAA) [17] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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  2. ↑ "Eminem – Normal". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Eminem – Normal" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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  14. ↑ "Eminem Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Eminem Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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