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ToggleHello Eminem Fans! Today I’m here with another chapter of Eminem’s music career. I know that you know the whole discography of Eminem. Like me, you all are serious fans of Eminem. But…wait! Do you know the most successful song by Eminem so far? Or have you ever imagined his successful song? Just after asking this question, you might have clicked that! So, this chapter is to solve your problem and curiosity. Let’s discover What is Eminem’s most successful song.
The Most Successful Song of Eminem’s Music Life
I know I don’t need to give descriptions about Eminem. But as a compliment on his talent let me start this chapter with a small detail about his specificity in the music world. Eminem is an obvious rapper with clever and controversial lyrics, a fast-rapping style, and the ability to use emotional storytelling. During his music journey, he has released many music albums and world-famous songs. But beyond all his songs, his most successful song is “Lose Yourself”.
Lose Yourself
Oh! Did you get it in your mind? I know as a diehard Eminem fan; you may love that song. So, let me start to tell the story of “Lose Yourself” with a couple of lyrics.
Lose Yourself was released in 2002. This song is based on Eminem’s hard life in Detroit, a song from the movie “8 Mile” which was created based on Eminem’s early life. Eminem was just not starring in the movie; he made the real feel of the movie by writing the lyrics of “Lose Yourself” on his own. This song won many awards and became world famous.
Awards and Achievements won by “Lose Yourself”
Winning an Oscar award is the most precious moment of an artist’s life. “Lose Yourself “provided this valuable opportunity to Eminem. This was an unforgettable moment in Eminem’s life as this was the first time he won an Oscar award in his rap life. But did you know that Eminem did not attend that ceremony? Anyway, this moment is unforgettable and made history.
Not only an Oscar, this song also won a Grammy award in 2004 for Best Rap Song and Best Solo Rap Performance. And do you know? this was the number-one song in the USA for almost 3 months, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Not only in the USA it was topped in chart shows of many other countries like Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Meaning of “Lose Yourself”
So, why does this song achieve this much fame all around the world? There should be a reason for that. Undoubtedly, great lyrics are a major reason for that. So, let’s go through the meaning of “Lose Yourself”.
This song is all about motivating other people to take advantage of the opportunities they get. He addresses the struggles and problems he faced through his journey as a rapper. He further says how he became a successful rapper passing all these obstacles.
The main message of this song is not to miss the opportunities that come with life. This could be the last time you receive this chance. A real motivation for all the people in the world and this song might have changed the destiny of many people by changing their thinking just by a couple of words. Therefore, “Lose Yourself” deserves to be the most successful and famous song by Eminem.
Lose Yourself’s impact on Eminem’s career
Just by looking at the lyrics of the song, anyone can understand how hard it impacts the whole society and this strong writing ability made Eminem recognized as a songwriter as well. Further, he was able to establish his name in rap history as the greatest rapper of all time. Lose Yourself brought many fans and followers for Eminem as well.
Social Influence of “Lose Yourself”
After getting to know the impact “Lose Yourself” has made on the world, this would become your motivational song.
With the release of this song, this became the favorite song of many athletes, and they made it a habit to listen to this song to warm up their selves and focus on the target. This was a motivational touch for many students to listen before sitting for exams.
The perfect example is me! I used to listen to this song before studying and sitting exams and this was a real motivation for me to reach my goals. And if you are interested in motivational speeches, you may have listened to this song in at least one of them. This song conveys a powerful message to society not to give up their dreams and not to lose opportunities they meet.
“Lose Yourself” music video
This music video features scenes from the Movie 8 Mile. This shows the rap battles and deals Eminem prepared for and the challenges that he met. Further, to show an emotional and authentic impact in the music video, the raw atmosphere of Detroit has been captured.
The commercial success of “Lose Yourself”
“Lose Yourself” reported sales of millions of copies all over the world. Can you imagine that just inside America, more than 10 million copies of this song have been sold and this has led this song to be certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). So this prove us what is Eminem’s successful song is right? It’s probably Lose Yourself from 8 mile movie.
I hope these details are enough to prove the legacy and the success of this song. Even in the present era, Lose Yourself is ranked as one of the most famous songs of the 2000s. Ultimately, as a true fan of Eminem, let me express my thoughts about this song. “This is a masterpiece and this song changed the lives of so many people including mine”