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 & 50 Cent | ||
| from the album Encore | ||
| Released | 2004 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Length | 5:48 (with "Curtains Down") | |
| Label | Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | |
| Producer(s) | Dr. Dre and Mark Batson | |
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| Dr. Dre singles chronology | ||
| "Symphony In X Major" by Xzibit (2002) |
"Encore" by Eminem" (2004) |
"Imagine by Snoop Dogg" (2006) |
| Eminem singles chronology | ||
| "Just Lose It" (2004) |
"Encore" (2004) |
"Like Toy Soldiers" (2004) |
"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.
| Dr. Dre |
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| Discography |
| Albums |
| Solo albums: The Chronic • 2001 • Detox |
| N.W.A. albums: N.W.A. and the Posse • Straight Outta Compton • 100 Miles and Runnin' • Efil4zaggin |
| Singles |
| Mainstream singles: "Deep Cover" • "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang" • "Fuck Wit Dre Day" • "Let Me Ride" • "Lil Ghetto Boy" • "Natural Born Killaz" • "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" • "Been There, Done That" • "East Coast/West Coast Killas" • "Zoom" • "Fuck You" • "Still D.R.E." • "Forgot About Dre" • "The Next Episode" • "Put It On Me" • "Bad Intentions" • "The Wash" |
| Featured songs: "Funky Flute" • "We're All In The Same Gang" • "California Love" • "No Diggity" • "Puppet Master" • "Ghetto Fabulous" • "Guilty Conscience" • "U Know" • "Chin Check" • "Hello" • "Just Be A Man About It" • "Fast Lane" • "The Knoc" • "Symphony In X Major" • "Encore" • "Imagine" |
| Related articles |
| Ruthless • Death Row • Interscope • Aftermath • Hood Surgeon • World Class Wreckin' Cru • N.W.A. (Krazy Dee • Arabian Prince • The D.O.C. • DJ Yella • MC Ren • Ice Cube • Eazy-E) • Snoop Dogg • Mel-Man • Eminem • 50 Cent • The Game • Bishop Lamont |
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