Untouchable (Eminem song)

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"Untouchable"
Promotional single by Eminem
from the album Revival
ReleasedDecember 8, 2017
Genre Rap rock [1]
Length6:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Eminem chronology
"Walk On Water"
(2015)		"Untouchable"
(2017)		"River"
(2017)

"Untouchable" is a song by American rapper Eminem, released on December 8, 2017. It is the fourth track from his ninth solo studio album Revival (2017). The song was produced by Mr. Porter, Emile Haynie, Mark Batson and Eminem. [2] [3] An audio video was uploaded to Eminem's Vevo channel on December 8, 2017. On February 15, 2018, a lyric video was uploaded to his Vevo channel.

Contents

Background

Eminem stated on his website that he was going to release a new track on December 8. This led to the promotional single "Untouchable". The song features a sample from the song "Earache My Eye" by the comedy duo Cheech & Chong. The song is a heavily political song which mentions police brutality and institutional racism in the United States. Marshall met Masta Ace a long time ago before song was made according to DJMasterCee. The disc jockey said that Eminem got permission from Ace to use his lines on the Revival track and compared Mathers to Elvis in Hip Hop . [4] [5]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 100
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 52
France (SNEP) [8] 150
Germany (Official German Charts) [9] 88
Ireland (IRMA) [10] 60
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) [11] 2
Portugal (AFP) [12] 95
Scotland (OCC) [13] 55
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 70
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 73
US Billboard Hot 100 [17] 86
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [18] 36

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References

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  2. ↑ Aswad, Jem (2017-12-08). "Eminem Slams White Privilege in Ferocious New Song 'Untouchable'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  3. ↑ "EMINEM - Revival Album Art Reveal". Eminem.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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  18. ↑ "Eminem Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.


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