The Way I Am
| "The Way I Am" | ||||
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| SinglebyEminem | ||||
| from the albumThe Marshall Mathers LP | ||||
| Released | October 3, 2000[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:50 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Marshall Mathers | |||
| Producer(s) | Eminem | |||
| Eminemsingles chronology | ||||
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"The Way I Am"is the second single off American rapperEminem's thirdstudio albumThe Marshall Mathers LP.The song was released in December 27, 2000. The song is also featured on his 2005greatest hits albumCurtain Call: The Hits.
The Way I Amwas able to peak at #58 on theBillboardHot 100in the United States.[2]
The song features Eminem being angry at people who he feels are putting too much pressure on him. This includes obsessive fans and record executives. The song contains the lyrics "When a dude's gettin bullied and shoots up his school...", which is a reference to eitherEric HarrisorDylan Klebold,the two students that committed theColumbine High School massacrewhich took place the year before. The song was remixed byDanny LohnerfeaturingMarilyn Manson,who has also performed the song with Eminem live on stage. In 2008, Eminem released an autobiography which was titledThe Way I Am.
References
[change|change source]- ↑"The Way I Am - Eminem | Release Info".AllMusic.
- ↑"Billboard - Artist Chart History - Eminem".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-05-04.Retrieved2015-01-11.
Other websites
[change|change source]- "The Way I Am"onYouTube
- The Way I AmatAllMusic
- Full lyrics of this songArchived2015-02-24 at theWayback MachineatMetroLyrics
