"Mockingbird" | ||||
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from the album Encore | ||||
Released | April 25, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Conscious hip hop | |||
Length | 4:11 | |||
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"Mockingbird" on YouTube |
"Mockingbird" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his fifth studio album Encore (2004). It was released as the fifth single from the album in April 2005. It peaked at number 4 on the US Bubbling Under and number four in Denmark. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance. "Mockingbird" was later included on Eminem's greatest hits compilation album Curtain Call: The Hits (2005).
The song runs for 4 minutes and 11 seconds and is written in the key of E minor, with a tempo of 84 beats per minute, the song follows a chord progression sequence of Em-C-D-Em.
Entertainment Weekly 's David Browne wrote: "Again he addresses a song to his daughter (Mockingbird) and explains how he's working hard at being a good father." [1] J-23 of HipHopDX praised the song: "Things get a bit better at the end, 'Mockingbird' is another song for Hailie that is most notable for flawless delivery." [2] Steve Jones of USA Today was positive: "The affectionate Mockingbird talks directly to his 9-year-old daughter, Hailie Jade, and 8-year-old niece, Alaina, trying to explain Kim's troubles with the law and his constant travel." [3] James Corne of RapReviews was also satisfied, saying, "Predictably, Eminem lays down one for Hailie with "Mockingbird," but what is not foreseeable is that it actually works." [4] The New York Times was mixed: "the I-love-my-daughter ode 'Mockingbird'" isn't the most exciting thing according to Kelefa Sanneh. [5] Stylus Magazine was negative: "Encore dutifully deploys the obligatory Hailie ode ("Mockingbird")." [6]
The A.V. Club was a bit positive: "On 'Mockingbird,' Eminem lets his hatred of his ex-wife lie dormant just long enough to provide his daughter with a haunting account of how parents sometimes just can't make it work, no matter how much both parties want to." [7] Los Angeles Times also agreed: "In the tender 'Mockingbird,' the Detroit-based rapper outlines his devotion to his daughter, Hailie. Against a restrained, almost hypnotic musical backdrop, Eminem tries to help the child make sense of a world in which her father is always on the run because of his career, and her mother, Kim, makes headlines with legal troubles, including a drug arrest last year. Normally, much of Eminem's lure as a rapper is in the speed and authority of his rapid-fire delivery, but he raps here with the gentleness of a man with his arms around his daughter: 'I know it's confusing to you/ Daddy's always on the move/ Mama's always on the news.'" [8] The Austin Chronicle is a bit negative, saying that in the song "he still hates his ... ex-wife as much as he loves his daughter. Yawn." [9] The Boston Phoenix called it "the address-to-his-daughter" song that is "more consistently remarkable than 'Mosh'". [10]
Baby Keem's song "Apologize" from his 2019 mixtape Die for My Bitch samples his unique, but well-known flow, using a similar melodic tone as Eminem's "Mockingbird", in his pre-chis 2021 album Montero ) samples "Mockingbird" for its chorus; being similar in word pattern and lyrics. [11]
British Rapper E1 (3x3) released a remix to the song in 2022.
DJs Tiësto, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, and Gabry Ponte released "Mockingbird" in 2024 which interpolates the chorus. [12]
In 2023, after the song garnered massive interest on social networking site TikTok, "Mockingbird" reached 1 billion streams on Spotify [13] and placed on numerous music charts worldwide. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
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2005 [19] | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Music: Rap Track | Won |
2006 | Grammy Awards | Best Rap Solo Performance | Nominated |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mockingbird" | 4:11 | ||
2. | "Encore" (UMI fade version) (featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent) |
| 5:12 | |
Total length: | 9:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mockingbird" | 4:11 | ||
2. | "Mockingbird" (instrumental) |
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| 4:11 |
3. | "Just Lose It" (DJ Green Lantern remix) |
| 3:30 | |
4. | "Mockingbird" (video) |
|
| 4:11 |
Total length: | 16:01 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mockingbird" | 4:11 | ||
2. | "Mockingbird" (instrumental) |
|
| 4:11 |
3. | "Encore" (UMI fade version) (featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent) |
| 5:12 | |
Total length: | 13:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mockingbird" | 4:11 | ||
2. | "Encore" (UMI fade version) (featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent) |
| 5:12 | |
3. | "Mockingbird" (instrumental) |
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| 4:11 |
4. | "Mockingbird" (video) |
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| 4:11 |
Total length: | 17:45 |
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [75] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [76] | 3× Platinum | 270,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [77] | 5× Gold | 750,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [78] | 2× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [79] | 3× Platinum | 90,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [80] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [81] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [82] | 6× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [83] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [84] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece) [85] | 2× Platinum | 4,000,000† |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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