Recovery (Eminem album)

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The album was dedicated "To anyone who's in a dark place tryin' to get out. Keep your head up... It does get better!" [15] Eminem told Billboard that he was in "full-blown addiction" while recording Encore . He felt happier and "first got sober" during the recording of Relapse, having overcome his addiction. While recording Relapse , he admitted that he had not been "paying attention to what the average listener might like or not like." Just Blaze, the first producer of the album said, "[Eminem] already knew what sort of mistakes he has made with the previous album and where he wanted to go from there." Thus, Recovery was more "emotionally driven" than Relapse, which was, as he explains, "[just] rap records." [16] In contrast to Eminem's previous work, the album features no skits, [17] and downplays his Slim Shady alter ego. [18]

The record opens with "Cold Wind Blows" in which Eminem discusses his "doomed love for his ex-wife" and about "settling scores with rival celebs." [19] In "Talkin' 2 Myself", he states the harm caused to his image with lyrics such as: "Encore' I was on drugs, 'Relapse' I was flushing them out." [20] "On Fire" is about "a murder-and-dismemberment fantasy" [19] and "Won't Back Down", which featured Pink, was a rap rock song. [21] The singing to "W.T.P." ("White-Trash Party") is considered similar to his early records with lighter and simple rhythmic frame. [20] "Going Through Changes", which samples Black Sabbath's "Changes", depicts Eminem's sorrow and shows himself trapped within fame. [22] "Not Afraid", a mid-tempo song, focuses on personal changes in Eminem, including an end to drug abuse, feuds and violence. [23]

Idolator commented that the song was based on the "dark days Eminem has lived through," and "he seems to be at peace with himself now." [24] A writer for MuchMusic website noted that Eminem chose to use his Marshall Mathers ego for the song, rather than Slim Shady. [25]

"No Love" features Lil Wayne as a hype man. Eminem's verses follow Lil Wayne, and according to Sam Wolfson of NME were "the best verses of his career." [26] The meaning of "Space Bound" is deemed ambiguous and according to Sasha Grey who is featured in its video, the meaning can be interpreted "in many ways." [27] Jim Jonsin of MTV spoke about Eminem's two egos seen in the video and compared it to Alanis Morissette's "Ironic" video while Grey believed that the alternate Eminem who appears in the car is his subconscious. [27] [28]

"Cinderella Man" has a "festive beat" and "the template of every album since Encore (2004)," with many minor keys and traces of post-grunge rock. [19] "25 to Life" shows his discomfiture and depicts that the "selfish bitch" pulling him back "these days is rap itself." [29] Despite the lyrics being tighter throughout the album, "So Bad" and "Almost Famous" view the other side of Slim Shady; his alter ego. [20] The hip-hop ballad "Love the Way You Lie", which features Rihanna, describes a couple's refusal to separate despite having an abusive relationship. Rihanna sings the chorus, backed by an electric guitar and a piano, [30] [31] while acoustic guitar, violin and drums accompany Eminem's verses. [30] [32] Rihanna's singing expresses "grief and regret" throughout the song. [33]

Release and promotion

To promote the album, Eminem released a freestyle titled "Despicable" about "Over" by Drake and "Beamer, Benz, or Bentley" by Lloyd Banks (featuring Juelz Santana) to promote the first single, "Not Afraid", which debuted on Shade 45 on April 29. [34] [35] Recovery was released on June 18 in Europe and on June 21 in the United States and United Kingdom. [36]

Eminem promoted the album throughout its initial release, doing interviews for brands like Red Bull. A commercial for Recovery premiered during Game 6 of the 2010 NBA Finals. It featured Vince Offer doing a parody of his Slap Chop commercials. [37] There was a Call of Duty: Black Ops ad underscored by "Won't Back Down"; the song also appeared in the game as an easter egg.

On June 15, Eminem appeared among other artists including Usher and will.i.am for Activision's press conference during the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010 with Rihanna where the duo performed "Love the Way You Lie". In addition, Eminem performed "Lose Yourself", "Not Afraid", and premiered "Won't Back Down" for the first time. [38] Eminem was featured on E! during their Daily 10 show in an interview with Clinton Sparks [39] and also appeared in a skit on The Soup. [40] [41] He performed songs from the album as well as his previous songs at various events such as the 2010 BET Awards, [42] 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, [43] Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010, [44] Bonnaroo Music Festival, [45] [46] T in the Park [47] and Virgin Group's V Festival. [48] [49] He also headed The Recovery Tour; a series of European, American and Australian concerts in support of the album and its predecessor Relapse .

Singles

The first single, "Not Afraid", was released on April 29, 2010. [50] The song sold 380,000 digital downloads in its first week, and it became the sixteenth song in the history of the US Billboard Hot 100 to debut at number one; [51] it is the second hip hop single to debut at number one following "I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112. [52]

It has sold more than 5 million copies and is certified 10× Platinum ♦ by RIAA in the US. [53] [54] "Not Afraid" which was directed by Rich Lee, premiered on June 5, 2010, through Vevo. [55] The music video was shot in Newark, New Jersey and won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. [56] [57] The song also won Best Solo Rap Performance at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. [58]

The second single was released on August 9, 2010, titled "Love the Way You Lie", which featured Rihanna. [59] The song debuted at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and later peaked number one. The song gave Eminem his fourth US Billboard Hot 100 number one and Rihanna her seventh. It also claimed the top spot on over 20 other charts worldwide. "Love the Way You Lie" went on to be number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks and is certified Diamond by RIAA and has sold more than 6 million in US. [60] [61] [62] The song became Eminem's best-selling single of all time, selling 9.3 million copies worldwide. [63] Joseph Kahn directed the music video which premiered on August 5, 2010. [64] The video starred Dominic Monaghan and Megan Fox. Michael Menachem from Billboard commented that "Rihanna's chorus is exquisitely melodic and surprisingly hopeful, complementing the turmoil of Em's dark, introspective rant." [65] The song was performed at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards and was voted the best performer of the ceremony in an MTV poll, earning 34 percent of votes. [43] [66]

"No Love", which features American rapper Lil Wayne, was the third single released on October 5, 2010. "No Love" featured sample of "What Is Love" by Haddaway, which was done by producer Just Blaze. [67] [68] The song peaked number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed on the charts for 20 weeks. [69] The music video, directed by Chris Robinson, premiered on September 30 via Vevo and various MTV networks. [70] The video was about a young school boy who was bullied but had the urge to stand up after being motivated by listening to songs by Eminem and Lil Wayne. They performed "No Love" on Saturday Night Live on December 18, 2010. [71]

"Space Bound" was released as the fourth and final single from the album on March 18, 2011. [72] English songwriter Steve McEwan provided additional vocals in the chorus of the song. [73] The single did not enter US Billboard Hot 100, however was certified Gold in United States on February 9, 2012. [74] The music video for "Space Bound" was shot in February 2011 by Joseph Kahn. [75] The uncensored music video was released on June 24, 2011, at 5 PM EST on iTunes only and the official video then premiered on Vevo on June 27 at 3 AM EST. [76] The porn stars actress Sasha Grey and Eminem in a relationship which ends violently; the video caused controversy for a bloody scene in which Eminem shoots himself. [77] The video was slammed by British anti-violence campaigners. [78] Anti-violence group, Mothers Against Violence, told the Daily Mirror , "It's all about the money with these videos. Eminem isn't thinking about the families affected." [79]

Songs "25 to Life", "Won't Back Down", "Talkin' 2 Myself", and "Cold Wind Blows" also debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 without release as singles. [80] [81]

On February 28, 2018, "Cinderella Man" and "Won’t Back Down" were certified Platinum in the United States, while "Cold Wind Blows", "25 to Life" and "Talkin’ 2 Myself" were certified Gold. [82]

Album covers and art direction

The album's artwork featured two covers: one with Eminem walking down a country road and another with him sitting in a transparent living room in the middle of Detroit with the Renaissance Center in the background. The album's liner featured pictures of Eminem such as a picture of him praying and him posing without a shirt on. [15]

The album's alternate cover also inspired Drake's album, Views (2016), which showed him sitting on top of Toronto's CN Tower, [83] and respectively YoungBoy Never Broke Again's Don't Try This at Home (2023), depicting YoungBoy standing at the bottom of a steamboat across the Horace Wilkinson Bridge in Baton Rouge. [84]

Critical reception

Recovery
Recovery Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Eminem
ReleasedJune 18, 2010 (2010-06-18)
RecordedJuly 2009–May 2010
StudioEffigy (Detroit, Michigan) [1]
Genre
Length76:56
Label
Producer
Eminem chronology
Relapse: Refill
(2009)		Recovery
(2010)		 Hell: The Sequel
(2011)
Alternate cover art
Recovery Eminem Alternative Cover.jpg
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.1/10 [85]
Metacritic 63/100 [86]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [87]
The A.V. Club B [29]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [88]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [89]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [90]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A− [91]
NME 7/10 [92]
Pitchfork 2.8/10 [93]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [19]
Spin 7/10 [94]

Recovery was released to generally favorable reviews, with most critics praising the lyrical themes and Eminem's performance. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63, based on 28 reviews. [86] AllMusic's David Jeffries praised Eminem's performance as potent and energetic, and said that the album "may be flawed ... but he hasn't sounded this unfiltered and proud since The Marshall Mathers LP ". [87] Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph commended him for addressing more mature, introspective subject matter and successfully "framing his misogyny, homophobia and all-round bigotry with an undeniable sense of empathy and humanity." [88] Jody Rosen, writing in Rolling Stone , called it Eminem's "most casual-sounding album in years" and said that he "sounds content to be rap's wittiest head case." [19]

Sam Wolfson of NME called him "self aware, technically advanced, intelligent, able to go at speeds other than full throttle." [92] Sean O'Neal of The A.V. Club stated that his lively raps make up for the "endless atonement metaphors" that occasionally weigh down the album. [29] Kitty Empire, writing in The Observer , said that it is "better than average" as a "latterday Eminem album" that shows, "in bursts, Eminem's health is very nearly rude." [95] MSN Music 's Robert Christgau said that, although the cleverness "varies" and the themes are "rarely" upheld by his "long-recessive sense of play", the album is a comeback "for Eminem, not Slim Shady—and for Marshall at his most martial. His most confessional as well." [91]

In a mixed review, Jon Caramanica of The New York Times regarded Eminem as "frustratingly limited in his topical range" and called Recovery "the most insular of all his releases." [20] Andy Gill of The Independent commented that "there's nothing here quite as witty or engaging as" on his previous work. [96] In a largely negative review, Pitchfork 's Jayson Greene perceived a lack of lyrical depth and wrote "for the first time in his career, he actually sounds clumsy." [93] Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot criticized the writing, and said that it lacks hooks and fun: "The subversive humor is long gone, and his cultural references ... remain dated." [22] Slant Magazine 's M. T. Richards also found Eminem's pop culture references "inane" and called the album's material "unsurprisingly hollow" with punchlines that "rarely resonate." [97] Los Angeles Times writer Jeff Weiss found his rhyme schemes "dazzling" and wordplay "clever", but panned its production as "monochromatic and monotonous." [98] The Guardian 's Paul MacInnes said that the music lacks consistency because of a "piecemeal approach to production" and "fashionable soft-rock samples." [90]

Recovery was ranked 93rd on the Billboard Top 200 Albums of All Time. [99]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
YearCeremonyAwardResult
2010 American Music Awards (38th)Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album [100] Won
Favorite Pop/Rock Album [100] Nominated
2011 Billboard Music Award (2011)Top Billboard 200 Album [101] Won
Top Rap Album [101] Won
Brit Awards (2011)Best International Album [102] Nominated
Detroit Music Awards Outstanding National Major Label Recording [103] Won
Grammy Awards (53rd) Album of the Year [104] Nominated
Best Rap Album [104] Won
Juno Awards International Album of the Year [105] Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Japan (2011) Album of the Year [106] Nominated
List of year-end rankings by critics
PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Rolling Stone United StatesBest Albums of 201020109 [107]
Spin United States40 Best Albums list for 2010201038 [108]
Complex United StatesThe 25 Best Albums Of 201020123 [109]
Other lists
PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
ComplexUnited States Soulja Boy's 25 Favorite Albums Of All Time201014 [110]
ComplexUnited StatesThe 20 Best Comebacks in Rap History20124 [111]
ComplexUnited StatesThe 100 Best Albums of the Complex Decade201298 [112]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 741,000 copies. [3] It became Eminem's sixth album to debut at number one in the United States. [113] In its second week of release it remained at number-one and sold 313,000 copies. [114] It also entered at number one on Billboard 's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums chart. [115] [116] In its ninth week of release the album remained at number one for its seventh non-consecutive week and sold 116,000 copies. [117] By March 2011, the album was number one on the all-time list of albums with the most digital sales, with over 922,000 copies digitally sold at the time. [118] As of July 2011, the album broke the digital record and became the first album to sell one million digital copies. [119] It held the record for most digital albums sold, but was later outsold by Adele's 21 album. [120] On August 18, 2011, the album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in shipments and sales. [121] As of November 13, 2013, the album has sold 4,513,000 copies in the United States and by August 6, 2018, the album hit nearly 4,830,000. [122] Since its United States release, the album spent a total of 27 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, which is more than any other hip-hop album since 2003. [123] It spent seven weeks at number one in both the US & UK amongst other nations. [124]

The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 140,000 copies in its first week in the United Kingdom. [125] In Canada, the album sold 85,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number one on Canada's Albums Chart. [126] The album spent six consecutive weeks at number one, [127] and retook the top spot after one week at number two. [128] As of January 2020, the album has sold 613,000 copies in Canada. [128] In Japan, Oricon recorded a debut of number six with 20,678 units sold. [129] It also went gold in its first week in New Zealand and Australia, debuting at number one in both countries. [130] [131] The album has since sold over 210,000 copies in Australia, certifying it triple platinum. [132]

By the end of its release year, Recovery had sold over 5.7 million copies worldwide. [133] It was one of the best-selling album of 2010 in the United States with 3.4 million copies, and it had sold 2.3 million copies in other territories for a total of 5.7 million copies worldwide by December 2010. [134] [135] According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, it was also the best-selling album of 2010 worldwide. [136] The album was the best-selling album in Canada in 2010 selling 435,000 copies; more than double the album in second place. [137] Recovery was the third best-selling album of 2010 in Australia. [138] Since its release in 2010, the album has sold approximately 20 million copies worldwide. [139]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Produced byLength
1."Cold Wind Blows"
 Just Blaze 5:03
2."Talkin' 2 Myself" (featuring Kobe)
 DJ Khalil 5:00
3."On Fire"
 Mr. Porter 3:33
4."Won't Back Down" (featuring Pink)
DJ Khalil4:25
5."W.T.P."
3:58
6."Going Through Changes"
 Emile 4:58
7."Not Afraid"
4:08
8."Seduction"
  • Mathers
  • Samuels
  • Burnett
  • Sly Jordan
  • Boi-1da
  • Burnett [b]
4:35
9."No Love" (featuring Lil Wayne)
Just Blaze4:59
10."Space Bound"
 Jim Jonsin 4:38
11."Cinderella Man"MathersScript Shepherd4:39
12."25 to Life"
DJ Khalil4:01
13."So Bad"
  • Dr. Dre
  • Nick Brongers
5:25
14."Almost Famous"
  • Mathers
  • Rahman
  • Rodrigues
  • Alcock
  • Injeti
  • Tannenbaum
DJ Khalil4:52
15."Love the Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna)
4:23
16."You're Never Over"
Just Blaze5:05
17."Untitled" (hidden track)
3:14
Total length:76:56
iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks [140]
No.TitleWriter(s)Produced byLength
18."Ridaz"
  • Mathers
  • Young
 Dr. Dre 5:00
19."Session One" (featuring Slaughterhouse)
Just Blaze4:28
20."Not Afraid" (music video)  4:08

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for Recovery adapted from AllMusic. [142]

Charts

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010–2019)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [227] 17
UK Albums (OCC) [228] 43
US Billboard 200 [229] 23
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [230] 3

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Certifications and sales

Certifications for Recovery
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [231] 5× Platinum350,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [232] 2× Platinum40,000*
Belgium (BEA) [233] Gold15,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [234] Platinum613,000 [235]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [236] 3× Platinum60,000‡
France (SNEP) [237] Platinum100,000*
GCC (IFPI Middle East) [238] Gold3,000*
Germany (BVMI) [239] 3× Gold300,000‡
Ireland (IRMA) [240] 3× Platinum45,000^
Italy (FIMI) [241] Platinum50,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [242] Gold100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [243] Platinum15,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [244] 2× Platinum40,000‡
Russia (NFPF) [165] Platinum10,000*
Singapore (RIAS) [245] Platinum10,000*
South Africa (RISA) [166] Platinum40,000*
Sweden (GLF) [246] 2× Platinum80,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [247] Platinum30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [248] 4× Platinum1,030,000 [249]
United States (RIAA) [250] 8× Platinum8,000,000 [251]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [252] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogRef
Australia June 18, 20102739452 [253]
European Union
(excluding the UK)		 Polydor
United Kingdom June 21, 2010B003KUSUG8 [254]
United States B0014411 [255]
Japan June 23, 2010 Universal Music UICS1214 [256]
Brazil July 6, 2010602527394527 [257]

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Loud is the fifth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on November 12, 2010, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. The album was recorded between February and August 2010, during the singer's Last Girl on Earth tour (2010–2011) and the filming of her first feature film Battleship (2012). Rihanna and L.A. Reid were the executive producers of Loud and worked with various record producers, including Stargate, Sandy Vee, The Runners, Tricky Stewart and Alex da Kid. The album features several guest vocalists, including rappers Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Eminem, who is featured on the sequel to "Love the Way You Lie", titled "Love the Way You Lie ".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Talk That Talk (Rihanna song)</span> 2012 single by Rihanna

"Talk That Talk" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her 2011 studio album of the same name. It features a rap verse by American rapper Jay-Z, who had previously collaborated with Rihanna on her song "Umbrella" in 2007 and "Run This Town" in 2009. The song was written by Jay-Z, Ester Dean, together with the Norwegian production duo Stargate. Def Jam Recordings serviced the track to urban contemporary radio in the United States on January 17, 2012, as the third single from Talk That Talk. It was released in France as a CD single on March 26. "Talk That Talk" is a hip hop song with R&B beats, rough drums and unrefined synths, and has a similar style to Rihanna's 2010 single "Rude Boy". It contains a brief sample of "I Got a Story to Tell" by the Notorious B.I.G. Therefore, the Buckwild, Sean Combs, Chucky Thompson, and the Notorious B.I.G. are credited as songwriters despite the Notorious B.I.G's death in 1997.

<i>The Marshall Mathers LP 2</i> 2013 studio album by Eminem

The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is the eighth studio album by American rapper Eminem. It was released on November 5, 2013, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records. It is his last album to carry the logo of the independent label WEB Entertainment and his first since joining Aftermath not to feature production by his mentor Dr. Dre, who instead serves as an executive producer alongside Rick Rubin. The album is a sequel to Eminem's third studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP, and follows the trend set by his previous album, Recovery, by featuring popstars such as Rihanna and Nate Ruess, and using outside producers like S1, Alex da Kid, and Rick Rubin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Monster (song)</span> 2013 single by Eminem featuring Rihanna

"The Monster" is a song from American rapper Eminem's album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013) featuring a guest appearance from Rihanna. The song was written by Bebe Rexha, Eminem, Rihanna, Aalias, Jon Bellion, Maki Athanasiou, and Frequency, with the latter also handling production. Released on October 29, 2013, as the fourth single from the album, "The Monster" marks the fourth collaboration between Eminem and Rihanna, following "Love the Way You Lie" (2010), its sequel "Love the Way You Lie " (2010), and "Numb" (2012), and is a hip-hop and pop song, with lyrics that describe Eminem pondering the negative effects of his fame while Rihanna comes to grips with her inner demons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Without Me (Eminem song)</span> 2002 single by Eminem

"Without Me" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his fourth studio album The Eminem Show (2002). "Without Me" was released on May 13, 2002, as the lead single from the album, and re-released on his greatest hits compilation album Curtain Call: The Hits (2005). "Without Me" is one of Eminem's most successful singles, reaching number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and number one in fifteen countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rihanna singles discography</span>

Barbadian singer Rihanna has released 53 singles as lead artist, 17 singles as a featured artist, two charity singles, and four promotional singles. One of the best-selling artists of all time, her albums and singles sales as of 2018 stood at 250 million. In the United States, Rihanna has amassed 14 number-one songs and 32 top-ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100. She has tallied 60 weeks at number one and is the artist with the most weeks in the top ten (360). The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recognized Rihanna as the top-selling female digital singles artist, with 183 million certified units as of May 2024. Furthermore, she has earned seven singles certified Diamond by RIAA, thus becoming the female artist with the most Diamond singles and Diamond certified titles.

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