Guts Over Fear

"Guts Over Fear"
Single by Eminem featuring Sia
from the album Shady XV
Released August 25, 2014
Format
Genre Hip hop
Length 5:01
4:07 (radio edit)
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Eminem singles chronology
"Calm Down"
(2014)		 "Guts Over Fear"
(2014)		 Detroit vs. Everybody
(2014)
Sia chronology
"Big Girls Cry"
(2014)		 "Guts Over Fear"
(2014)		 "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile"
(2014)

"Guts Over Fear" is a single by American rapper Eminem[2] and Australian recording artist Sia, from Eminem's compilation album Shady XV, released on August 25, 2014.

Background

Previews of the song premiered in trailers for the film, The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington. The song was officially released to iTunes on August 25, 2014, the same day Eminem announced his plans to release an album later that year.

Content

The song is synth heavy showcasing Sia's forceful voice singing a chorus about how she now feels emboldened in the face of adversity, as the rapper parses his various insecurities and his place in rap. The song's subject matter concerns Eminem and his struggles as an artist, and touches on moments of his career. Australian singer Sia provides the chorus, making this the second time the artists have collaborated, the first being "Beautiful Pain" from the deluxe version of The Marshall Mathers LP 2.[3]

Music video

Eminem posted a picture on Instagram to serve as a sneak peek for the upcoming music video.[4] The video premiered on November 24, via VEVO, was filmed in Detroit, Michigan, directed by Syndrome and starred Alexander Wraith and America's Next Top Model cycle 21 contestant, Chantelle Brown-Young.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, selling 134,328 copies in its first week of release.[5]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 22
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 53
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 15
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 13
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 27
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 9
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[11] 87
Denmark (Tracklisten)[12] 22
France (SNEP)[13] 10
Hungary (Single Top 40)[14] 24
Germany (Media Control Charts)[15] 35
Italy (FIMI)[16] 45
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 22
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 85
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 40
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 30
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 22
scope="row" US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[23] 6

References

  1. ↑ "Eminem Announces 'Shady XV' With New Track 'Guts Over Fear' and New Compilation". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Guts Over Fear (feat. Sia) - Single Eminem". iTunes. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hear Eminem and Sia's Triumphant New Duet 'Guts Over Fear'". Rolling stone. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Eminem's 'Guts Over Fear' Video Might Knock You Out: See The Teaser". MTV News.
  5. ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.30530/title.hip-hop-singles-sales-this-week-eminem-iggy-azalea-nicki-minaj | accessdate=September 07, 2014
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Eminem feat. Sia – Guts Over Fear". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Eminem feat. Sia – Guts Over Fear" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Ultratop.be – Eminem feat. Sia – Guts Over Fear" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Eminem feat. Sia – Guts Over Fear" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Eminem Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Eminem. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201436 into search.
  12. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Eminem feat. Sia – Guts Over Fear". Tracklisten. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Eminem feat. Sia – Guts Over Fear" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Eminem feat. Sia – Guts Over Fear". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  16. ↑ "FIMI – Classifiche – Top Digital – Classifica settimanale WK 35 del 2014". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Eminem feat. Sia – Guts Over Fear". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  18. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201436 into search.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Eminem feat. Sia – Guts Over Fear". Singles Top 60. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Eminem feat. Sia – Guts Over Fear". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-10-25" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Eminem Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Eminem. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Eminem Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Eminem. Retrieved September 7, 2014.

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