Encore/Curtains Down
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- "Encore (song)" redirects here. For the song by Jay-Z, see Encore (Jay-Z song).
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| Single by Eminem featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent from the album Encore |
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| Released | November 9, 2004 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop | ||||
| Length | 5:48 (with "Curtains Down") | ||||
| Label | Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | ||||
| Writer(s) | Andre Young Curtis Jackson Mark Batson Marshall Mathers Mike Elizondo |
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| Producer | Dr. Dre | ||||
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"Encore" is a song by the rapper Eminem, released in 2004 as a radio-only single in the U.S. (thus there is no official music video). It was the title track from his worldwide hit album, Encore, which was also released that year. The song is a collaboration of the biggest artists on the Shady/Aftermath record label (Eminem himself, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent). It was nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the Grammy Awards of 2006, but lost to the Black Eyed Peas song "Don't Phunk With My Heart".
"Encore" features a line alerting listeners of Dr. Dre's upcoming album Detox. Eminem tells his audience "Don't worry about that Detox album. It's coming. We're gonna make Dre do it."
At the end of the song, Eminem returns to the stage, starts shooting at the crowd, and shoots himself through the mouth. Many critics thought that it might have meant Eminem will totally stop his music career. Others see it as him getting rid of his alter ego "Slim Shady", and coming back as a whole new rapper. Eminem has stated that, at this moment in time, he is not certain about the future but that he will still be involved in the music industry. (The edited version fades out before the shooting segment begins.)
A popular underground remix of the song Numb/Encore, a remix of Linkin Park's Numb and Jay-Z's Encore, and the song "Encore/Curtains Down" was released by Dr. Dre on his Look Out for Detox and Dretox mixtapes.
The song was also labeled "One Last Time" as an alternate name for the single.
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| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 25 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 48 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 25 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay | 48 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 22 |
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