Mockingbird (song)
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| "Mockingbird" | ||
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| Single by Eminem | ||
| from the album Encore | ||
| Released | 2004 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | May/June 2004 in Los Angeles, California | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 4 min 10 s | |
| Label | Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | |
| Producer(s) | Eminem | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Eminem singles chronology | ||
| "Like Toy Soldiers" (2004) |
"Mockingbird" (2004) |
"Ass Like That" (2005) |
"Mockingbird" is a rap song by Eminem and is on his album, Encore. It reached #11 in the U.S. music charts, and #4 in the UK. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance, but lost to the Kanye West hit Gold Digger.
It is a song which tells about his relationship with his daughter Hailie Jade. It expounds on his struggles bringing his daughter up with wife Kim Mathers. The chorus is sung to the tune of the popular "Hush Little Baby" lullaby. The spoken words at the beginning, and the entire song, are a reassurance to Hailie, that, despite the turmoil in their personal lives, and her mother being away, and having trouble, "Everything's gonna be alright", because he is there. The lyrics give insight into Eminem's life raising his child through Kim and his niece, Lainie, as his own daughter.
In this song he put everything out as it is, all about his relationship and feelings for the members of his family. This is another example of Eminem's rap storytelling ability, previously in Stan, except on this occasion it is non-fictional. The music video is a combination from parts of Eminem's home videos.
"Mockingbird" was later released on Eminem's greatest hits album, Curtain Call. This song shares it's title with many other Mockingbird songs, such as with Taj Mahal, Etta James, and Charlie Foxx, and many others. All have the same tone and line to the original Hush Little Baby tone.
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