Forgot About Dre

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"Forgot About Dre"
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Single by Dr. Dre featuring Eminem
from the album 2001
B-side "Still D.R.E."
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2000
RecordedFebruary 1999
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length3:42
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) Marshall Mathers
Producer(s)
Dr. Dre singles chronology
"Still D.R.E."
(1999)		"Forgot About Dre"
(2000)		"The Next Episode"
(2000)
Eminem singles chronology
"Dead Wrong"
(1999)		"Forgot About Dre"
(2000)		"The Real Slim Shady"
(2000)

The song is considered a response to diss tracks by Death Row artists on Suge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000 , a compilation released by Suge Knight that takes its title from Dre's 1992 album The Chronic . The line "Who you think brought you the oldies, Eazy-E's, Ice Cube's, and DOC's, the Snoop D.O. Double G's, and the group that said 'Motherfuck the police'?" outlines Dre's importance in the rap world, the theme of the song. Dre also mentions how people said he turned to pop music and the criticism that Nas' supergroup The Firm received about The Album , which Dre produced. Eminem's verse features the bizarre violence and aggression typical of his "Slim Shady" alter ego. In an interview, Kendrick Lamar said this and Six-Two's verse from "Xxplosive" tied for the best verses on 2001. [1]

The song samples "The Climb" by No Doubt.

Music video

The video was directed by Philip G. Atwell and was shot between December 24–26, 1999. [2] It was released on January 9, 2000. The video opens at night with Dr. Dre rapping in front of a newsstand in a city. Eminem raps as he walks through a dark city street. A few explicit lines in Eminem's verse are replaced with a skit in which Eminem answers reporter Jane Yamamoto's questions about a fire he and Dre started. [3] When the video ends, it switches to "Last Dayz" by Hittman where he raps most of the 1st verse. This video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video in 2000.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called "Forgot About Dre" a standout track, praising Eminem's unpredictability. [4] NME wrote that the song "jogs [listeners'] memories" as to Dre's accomplishments" and keeps "his legend simmering." [5] According to Chris Massey of PopMatters, "it's the frantic rap of Eminem that truly stands out, perhaps only because he's the freshest voice on board." [6] Greg Tate of SPIN noted that Dr. Dre uses this song to "make sure all recognize his majesty", with Eminem "standing by him like a cartoon pitbull." [7]

"Forgot About Dre" has been widely regarded as one of Eminem's best songs. Rolling Stone and The Guardian both ranked the song number three on their lists of the greatest Eminem songs. [8] [9]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardResult
43rd Annual Grammy Awards 21 February 200143rd Grammy Awards Best Rap Performance by a Duo or GroupWon

Track listing

UK CD single #1 [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Forgot About Dre" (video version)
3:42
2."Still D.R.E." (featuring Snoop Dogg)
  • Dr. Dre
  • Mel-Man
4:34
3."Forgot About Dre" (instrumental)
  • Young
  • Bradford
  • Mathers
  • Dr. Dre
  • Mel-Man
3:42
4."Forgot About Dre" (explicit music video)
  • Young
  • Bradford
  • Mathers
  • Dr. Dre
  • Mel-Man
3:45
Total length:15:42
UK CD single #2 [11]
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Forgot About Dre" (clean version)
3:42
2."Still D.R.E." (featuring Snoop Dogg) (clean version)
  • Dr. Dre
  • Mel-Man
4:34
Total length:8:16
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Forgot About Dre" (instrumental)
  • Young
  • Bradford
  • Mathers
  • Dr. Dre
  • Mel-Man
3:42
2."Forgot About Dre" (clean music video)
  • Young
  • Bradford
  • Mathers
  • Dr. Dre
  • Mel-Man
3:45
Total length:7:27
12" vinyl [12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Forgot About Dre" (director's cut video version)
4:28
2."Forgot About Dre" (acappella version)
  • Young
  • Bradford
  • Mathers
  • Dr. Dre
  • Mel-Man
3:36
3."Forgot About Dre" (instrumental)
  • Young
  • Bradford
  • Mathers
  • Dr. Dre
  • Mel-Man
3:42
4."The Next Episode" (instrumental) (featuring Snoop Dogg)
  • Dr. Dre
  • Mel-Man
2:41
Total length:14:27

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [34] Gold45,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [35] Gold250,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [36] Gold50,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [37] 2× Platinum1,200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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