"Crack a Bottle" initially gained attention in December 2008, when an unfinished version of the song was initially leaked under the name "Number One" on the mixtape4th Quarter Pressure Part 2, while a final working version was leaked on January 6, 2009.[4][5] Various media outlets had reported that the recording was to be the first single from Eminem's 2009 album Relapse,[5][6] however the Italian branch of Universal Music Group, owner of Interscope Records, later denied this, stating that "Crack a Bottle" was only a promotional recording.[7][8] Despite all this, the song was released on February 2, 2009, and made available for paid digital download,[9][10] with 50 Cent stating that the song will be included on his upcoming album Before I Self Destruct.[11] According to Danielle Harling of HipHopDX—a website dedicated to hip hop music coverage—the song will ultimately be present on both Relapse and Before I Self Destruct,[12] while in contrast, Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone Magazine stated that it is still unsure which rapper will feature this song on his upcoming album.[13] Despite the confusion, Universal eventually announced that "Crack a Bottle" would be included in Relapse exclusively, although it did not consider it the album's first single.[14] The song samples "Mais dans la lumière" by Mike Brant, written by Jean Renard, who also received songwriting credits for the song. The same sample is used in the song Preservation by Aesop Rock and Del tha Funkee Homosapien, found on Wu-Tang Clan's 2005 album Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture.[15] The song is in the key of C-sharp minor. American rapper Jay Rock released a remix to the song.[16] Rappers Cashis and Bobby Creekwater were featured in the official remix of "Crack a Bottle". Rick Ross also released a remix as a diss to G-Unit.
Critical reception
Billboard gave a positive review of the song: "Although not quite as strong as the title track to Eminem's 2004 album Encore, the return of Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent has been anticipated for a long time, and it is sure to put Eminem back atop the marquee. His skills remain some of the best in hip-hop, and the accompanying contributions make the music that little bit more stronger."[17]Rolling Stone Magazine commented negatively on the song, saying that it is one of the weakest tracks on the album, along the other single "We Made You".[18] The song won at the 52nd Grammy Awards in the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group category.[3]
Music video
During an interview for MTV, 50 Cent originally told that there were plans to make an animated music video for "Crack a Bottle", which was to be shot along with a music video for 50 Cent's song "I Get It In".[11] On February 25, Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg posted on his blog a still frame from the music video illustrating a homeless person holding a bottle wrapped in a brown bag. According to Rosenberg, it is directed by Syndrome and was planned to be released within a couple of weeks.[19] The music video was playing on TV in Eminem's music video "3 a.m.", which has been directed by Syndrome as well. On May 7, 2009, an unfinished version of the video was released via TheRelapse.com, featuring Eminem's verse and chorus. Later during the same day, 50 Cent's rapped verse of the video was released via ThisIs50.com as well. This was added to the unfinished video on therelapse.com. A month later, on June 7, 2009, Cashis posted a link on Twitter to the full video in which he makes a cameo appearance. The music video portrays each rappers' style; Eminem's chaotic style, Dr. Dre's West Coast style, and 50 Cent's more club oriented style. None of the performers are featured in the video. On August 1, 2022, the official music video was released on YouTube after 13 years.
Since its release, "Crack a Bottle" has charted mainly in the United States, entering various charts including the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The song peaked in the top ten on the Hot Rap Tracks, reaching number four. After spending three consecutive weeks at number seventy-eight on the Hot 100,[22] on Billboard's edition of February 21, 2009, "Crack a Bottle" reached the number one position on the Hot 100[23] due to sales of 418,000 downloads, becoming the fourth-biggest jump to the top of the Hot 100 in the chart's history.[1] "Crack a Bottle" is Eminem's second song to peak the top the Billboard Hot 100 since "Lose Yourself", which it peaked number one in 2002 and 2003 for twelve weeks. With this song, Dr. Dre reached the top of the Hot 100 for a third time while this is 50 Cent's fourth.[1] The song has also entered in various European national charts, including the Irish Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart, and also debuted at number one on the Canadian Hot 100, which was the first number one debut on the chart.
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Crack a Bottle is a song by American rappers Eminem Dr Dre and 50 Cent The song was released as the lead single from the former s sixth studio album Relapse 2009 On February 12 2009 the song broke the first week digital sales record with 418 000 downloads topping the previous record held by Live Your Life by T I featuring Rihanna 1 This record was broken again the following week by Right Round by Flo Rida 2 The song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2010 3 Crack a Bottle Single by Eminem Dr Dre and 50 Centfrom the album RelapseReleasedFebruary 2 2009Recorded2008GenreHip hopLength4 57 album version 5 15 single version LabelAftermathShadyInterscopeSongwriter s Marshall MathersAndre YoungCurtis JacksonMark BatsonDawaun ParkerTrevor Lawrence Jr Jean RenardProducer s Dr DreEminem singles chronology Jimmy Crack Corn 2007 Crack a Bottle 2009 We Made You 2009 Dr Dre singles chronology Set It Off Remix 2008 Crack a Bottle 2009 Old Time s Sake 2009 50 Cent singles chronology I Get It In 2009 Crack a Bottle 2009 Mujeres in the Club 2009 Music video Crack A Bottle Official Video on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Awards and nominations 5 Track listing 6 Chart performance 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications 9 See also 10 ReferencesBackground Edit Crack a Bottle initially gained attention in December 2008 when an unfinished version of the song was initially leaked under the name Number One on the mixtape 4th Quarter Pressure Part 2 while a final working version was leaked on January 6 2009 4 5 Various media outlets had reported that the recording was to be the first single from Eminem s 2009 album Relapse 5 6 however the Italian branch of Universal Music Group owner of Interscope Records later denied this stating that Crack a Bottle was only a promotional recording 7 8 Despite all this the song was released on February 2 2009 and made available for paid digital download 9 10 with 50 Cent stating that the song will be included on his upcoming album Before I Self Destruct 11 According to Danielle Harling of HipHopDX a website dedicated to hip hop music coverage the song will ultimately be present on both Relapse and Before I Self Destruct 12 while in contrast Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone Magazine stated that it is still unsure which rapper will feature this song on his upcoming album 13 Despite the confusion Universal eventually announced that Crack a Bottle would be included in Relapse exclusively although it did not consider it the album s first single 14 The song samples Mais dans la lumiere by Mike Brant written by Jean Renard who also received songwriting credits for the song The same sample is used in the song Preservation by Aesop Rock and Del tha Funkee Homosapien found on Wu Tang Clan s 2005 album Wu Tang Meets the Indie Culture 15 The song is in the key of C sharp minor American rapper Jay Rock released a remix to the song 16 Rappers Cashis and Bobby Creekwater were featured in the official remix of Crack a Bottle Rick Ross also released a remix as a diss to G Unit Critical reception EditBillboard gave a positive review of the song Although not quite as strong as the title track to Eminem s 2004 album Encore the return of Eminem Dr Dre and 50 Cent has been anticipated for a long time and it is sure to put Eminem back atop the marquee His skills remain some of the best in hip hop and the accompanying contributions make the music that little bit more stronger 17 Rolling Stone Magazine commented negatively on the song saying that it is one of the weakest tracks on the album along the other single We Made You 18 The song won at the 52nd Grammy Awards in the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group category 3 Music video EditDuring an interview for MTV 50 Cent originally told that there were plans to make an animated music video for Crack a Bottle which was to be shot along with a music video for 50 Cent s song I Get It In 11 On February 25 Eminem s manager Paul Rosenberg posted on his blog a still frame from the music video illustrating a homeless person holding a bottle wrapped in a brown bag According to Rosenberg it is directed by Syndrome and was planned to be released within a couple of weeks 19 The music video was playing on TV in Eminem s music video 3 a m which has been directed by Syndrome as well On May 7 2009 an unfinished version of the video was released via TheRelapse com featuring Eminem s verse and chorus Later during the same day 50 Cent s rapped verse of the video was released via ThisIs50 com as well This was added to the unfinished video on therelapse com A month later on June 7 2009 Cashis posted a link on Twitter to the full video in which he makes a cameo appearance The music video portrays each rappers style Eminem s chaotic style Dr Dre s West Coast style and 50 Cent s more club oriented style None of the performers are featured in the video On August 1 2022 the official music video was released on YouTube after 13 years Awards and nominations EditSee also List of awards and nominations received by Eminem Year Ceremony Award Result2010 Grammy Awards Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group with Dr Dre and 50 Cent WonTrack listing EditDigital download 20 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Crack a Bottle Marshall MathersAndre YoungCurtis JacksonMark BatsonDawaun ParkerTrevor Lawrence Jr Jean RenardDr Dre5 15 Promotional CD single 21 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Crack a Bottle edited Marshall MathersAndre YoungCurtis JacksonMark BatsonDawaun ParkerTrevor Lawrence Jr Jean RenardDr Dre5 152 Crack a Bottle clean radio edit MathersYoungJacksonBatsonParkerLawrence Jr RenardDr Dre4 103 Crack a Bottle instrumental MathersYoungJacksonBatsonParkerLawrence Jr RenardDr Dre5 114 Crack a Bottle explicit MathersYoungJacksonBatsonParkerLawrence Jr RenardDr Dre5 155 Crack a Bottle super clean MathersYoungJacksonBatsonParkerLawrence Jr RenardDr Dre5 15Total length 25 06Chart performance EditSince its release Crack a Bottle has charted mainly in the United States entering various charts including the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs The song peaked in the top ten on the Hot Rap Tracks reaching number four After spending three consecutive weeks at number seventy eight on the Hot 100 22 on Billboard s edition of February 21 2009 Crack a Bottle reached the number one position on the Hot 100 23 due to sales of 418 000 downloads becoming the fourth biggest jump to the top of the Hot 100 in the chart s history 1 Crack a Bottle is Eminem s second song to peak the top the Billboard Hot 100 since Lose Yourself which it peaked number one in 2002 and 2003 for twelve weeks With this song Dr Dre reached the top of the Hot 100 for a third time while this is 50 Cent s fourth 1 The song has also entered in various European national charts including the Irish Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart and also debuted at number one on the Canadian Hot 100 which was the first number one debut on the chart Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2009 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 24 18Austria O3 Austria Top 40 25 41Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 26 39Belgium Ultratip Wallonia 27 6Canada Canadian Hot 100 28 1Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 29 29Czech Republic Radio Top 100 30 10Denmark Tracklisten 31 28France SNEP 32 3Ireland IRMA 33 6Israel Media Forest 34 8Mexico Ingles Airplay Billboard 35 46Netherlands Single Top 100 36 56New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 37 6Norway VG lista 38 5Sweden Sverigetopplistan 39 9Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 40 4UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 41 1UK Singles OCC 42 4US Billboard Hot 100 43 1US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 44 60US Hot Rap Songs Billboard 45 4US Latin Rhythm Airplay Billboard 46 27US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 47 22US Rhythmic Billboard 48 6Year end charts Edit Charts 2009 PositionCanadian Hot 100 49 80U S Billboard Hot 100 47UK Singles Chart 50 89Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 51 Platinum 70 000 United Kingdom BPI 52 Gold 400 000 United States RIAA 53 2 Platinum 2 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone See also EditGrammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group List of Hot 100 number one singles of 2009 U S List of Hot 100 number one singles of 2009 Canada List of UK R amp B Singles Chart number ones of 2009 List of Romanian Singles Chart top 10 Singles in 2009References Edit a b c Eminem s Bottle Breaks Digital Record Billboard December 5 2008 Retrieved February 11 2009 Silvio Pietroluongo Flo Rida Topples Single Week Download Mark Billboard Retrieved February 18 2009 a b And the 2010 Grammy Nominees Are Rap Up com Retrieved 2012 02 10 Reid Shaheem December 5 2008 New Eminem Song Number One MTV News MTV Networks Retrieved January 12 2009 a b Reid Shaheem January 6 2009 Eminem s New Song Crack A Bottle Featuring Dr Dre And 50 Cent Hits The Web MTV News MTV 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