The Monster (song)
"The Monster" is a song from American rapper Eminem's album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013) featuring a guest appearance from Barbadian singer Rihanna. The song was written by Bebe Rexha, Eminem, Rihanna, Aalias, Jon Bellion, Maki Athanasiou, and Frequency, with the latter also handling production. Released on October 29, 2013, as the fourth single from the album, "The Monster" marks the fourth collaboration between Eminem and Rihanna, following "Love the Way You Lie" (2010), its sequel "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" (2010), and "Numb" (2012), and is a hip-hop and pop song, with lyrics that describe Eminem pondering the negative effects of his fame while Rihanna comes to grips with her inner demons.
| "The Monster" | ||||
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| Single by Eminem featuring Rihanna | ||||
| from the album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | ||||
| Released | October 29, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012-2013 | |||
| Genre | Pop rap | |||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Frequency | |||
| Eminem singles chronology | ||||
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| Rihanna singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Monster (Explicit)" on YouTube | ||||
| Audio sample | ||||
"The Monster"
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Upon release, the song was met with positive reviews from music critics, who compared the song to "Love the Way You Lie". "The Monster" has successfully charted worldwide, topping the charts in twelve countries including Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States' Billboard Hot 100. It also marks Eminem's first number one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and has reached the top ten in Austria, Belgium, Italy and Spain.
Background and production edit
In 2010, Eminem and Rihanna released their first official collaboration titled "Love the Way You Lie". The song received both critical and commercial success and topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for seven consecutive weeks.[1] By the end of the year, 854,000 copies of the song were sold in the UK, making "Love the Way You Lie" the country's biggest-selling song of 2010.[2] The same year, a sequel to the single, titled "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" was released as part of Rihanna's fifth studio album Loud; it mainly views matters from the female protagonist perspective.[3] In November 2012, Eminem and Rihanna collaborated again on "Numb", which was included on Rihanna's seventh album Unapologetic.[4]
In November 2012, singer Bebe Rexha was at Stadium Red studio in Harlem, New York working on material to be included in her debut album. During the sessions, Rexha stated that she "was in a really dark place, a dark head space. Figuring out where you are in life and trying to make shit work for yourself—it gets to you. You get super down on yourself. I was just trying to get out of a depressed phase." At that moment, she wrote the hook for "The Monster"; in the moment she wrote it she knew that it was going to be a song performed by Eminem.[5] The singer further stated that she got the inspiration from the quote "about the monsters that are around us and that live inside of us"; additionally, Rexha was disappointed at being dropped from the Island Def Jam record label.[5]
The Senior Director of A&R for Shady Records, Riggs Morales started looking for potential songs to be included on Eminem's eighth studio album. When the producer of "The Monster", Frequency played the song for Morales he "freaked out" and asked for the verses to be stripped and ProTools sessions to be sent to Eminem.[5] When Eminem heard the demo he then added his own verses and adjusted the instrumental portion(s) of the track. However, he left the background vocals sung by Rexha intact. On September 11, 2013, Rihanna wrote on her Twitter account that she had recorded a "#monster" hook for one of her favorite artists.[5] On October 22, Eminem revealed the track listing for his eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, including "The Monster" on which Rihanna was credited as a featured artist.[6] Shortly after premiering the song, Eminem spoke of working with Rihanna again to MTV News: "The perception of the record, what it's saying, I thought it would be a good idea to have her on it because I think people look at us like we're both a little nuts. That's one of the things that I was telling her in making the record: I think that people look at us a little crazy."[7]
Composition edit
The song runs for 4 minutes and 10 seconds and is written in the key of C♯ minor, with a chord progression of C♯m-B-A, and it's tempo is 110 BPM.
Critical reception edit
The song was generally well received by critics. Writing for the IBTimes, Tarun Mazumdar reacted positively to it, praising its "memorable lines" and Rihanna's "soulful" vocals and rating it 3.5 out of 5.[8] Amy Sciaretto of PopCrush gave it the same rating and noted that "it's not nearly as powerful or affective as the previous partnership, but it's not supposed to be."[9] Allan Raible of ABC News also enjoyed the song, calling it "a career highlight" and a "personal rhyme about his history."[10] About.com's Bill Lamb had similar thoughts, opining that Eminem's introspection "lends the song engaging power" while also praising Rihanna's vocals.[11] Idolator's Mike Wass noted that while it did not meet the standard of the duo's previous collaboration, the song was still "undeniably catchy and hook-filled enough for top 40 radio success."[12] Keith Murphy of Vibe praised the lyrical content of the song but otherwise found the single lackluster.[13] Jim Farber of The New York Daily News found it inferior to Eminem's previous single, "Rap God" and too similar to "Love the Way You Lie", but appreciated that "at least Em gets off some good lines in the new song."[14] XXL positioned it at number 19 on their list of the best songs of 2013.[15] Atlanta Black Star described the song as sounding "like an old school rap song as it blends genres with Eminem's rap vocals, rock guitars, and Rihanna's pop-style singing of the chorus."[16]
Commercial performance edit
"The Monster" first entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number three, on November 6, 2013, marking Eminem's third best entry following "Not Afraid" (number one, 2010) and "Love the Way You Lie" also featuring Rihanna (number two, 2010). This ties "Berzerk", which also debuted at number three on the Hot 100. The entry gave Rihanna her 25th top ten on the chart, equaling Elvis Presley for the eighth-most top tens in the chart's history. This achievement also earned the singer the honor of being the fastest woman to accumulate the top ten tally (with eight years and four months since her first single), besting Madonna by three months. Furthermore, the debut marked Rihanna's 45th overall chart entry, tying Mariah Carey for the eighth most chart appearances amongst women.[17]
The song concurrently opened at number one on the US Digital Songs chart, with sales of 373,000. The feat marked Eminem's ninth chart topper, giving him the third-most leaders in the tally's history, behind Katy Perry (9), and Rihanna, who increased her total to 13. The track also entered the US Radio Songs chart at number 31, marking Eminem's second-best entry position following "Just Lose It" (number 17, 2004). In the same issue, "The Monster" debuted atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, marking Eminem's first number one on the chart of his career, and Rihanna's third. Furthermore, the song entered at number one on the US Rap Songs chart, marking the sixth and fourth leaders for Eminem and Rihanna, respectively.[18]
The song topped the Hot 100 in its sixth week on the chart, after previously spending four consecutive weeks at number two. The song's ascent to number one marked Rihanna's 13th US number one, tying her with Michael Jackson for the fourth most number ones in the chart's 55-year history. Additionally, Rihanna became the fastest solo artist to achieve 13 chart-toppers, surpassing the previous record held by Mariah Carey (seven-years, eight-month and 19 days), with only the Beatles reaching 13 number ones more quickly. The song also rose to number one on the Billboard Radio Songs chart, marking Rihanna's twelfth and Eminem's third number one on the chart. Rihanna also passes Mariah Carey for the most number ones on the Radio Songs chart with the single's number one peak. For Eminem, he ties Sean Combs and Ludacris for the most Hot 100 number ones among rappers, with five each.[19][20] The song has sold 3,844,000 digital copies in the US as of June 2015.[21] In Canada, the song debuted at number one on the Canadian Hot 100, selling 54,000 downloads, making it Eminem's highest selling debut week in Canada for a single since his song "Berzerk," which sold 50,000 downloads in its debut week.[22]
In the United Kingdom, "The Monster" entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart on November 3, 2013―for the week ending date November 9, 2013―selling 74,674 copies,[23] despite being released on the previous Tuesday, and having a 48-hour disadvantage on the rest of the week's new singles. The song however, sold 96,059 copies the following week it dropped to number two, selling more copies than it did on the week it reached number one. The song marked Eminem and Rihanna's eighth number one single in that country of their careers respectively. It became Eminem's first single to top the chart as a lead artist since "Like Toy Soldiers" in 2005. Eminem however was featured on Akon's chart topping single "Smack That" in 2006.[24] As for Rihanna, the chart topper placed her with Elvis Presley and The Beatles in the chart's history, as just one of three acts to have scored seven number ones in Britain over seven consecutive years. The song was commercially successful around Europe, reaching the top of the charts in eight countries and entered the top 10 in every territory it charted in. In Asia and Oceania, the single was a huge hit reaching the top position in many countries, including Australia and Lebanon where it spent seven weeks at number one in "The Official Lebanese Top 20".[25]
Music video edit
Released on December 16, 2013, the song's accompanying music video, Eminem's third to be directed by the American filmmaker Rich Lee,[26][27] depicts Rihanna as Eminem's therapist in a session, as previous videos from his career are shown and referenced including "Mockingbird", "My Name Is", "Lose Yourself", "3 a.m.", "The Way I Am" and the 2001 Grammy Awards performance of "Stan" with Elton John.[28] The video was well received and earned three nominations at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, in the categories for "Best Male Video", "Best Collaboration" and "Best Direction".[29] Eminem and Rihanna performed the song live at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards.[30]
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BET Hip Hop Awards | Best Collabo, Duo or Group | Nominated |
| Billboard Music Award | Top Rap Song | ||
| iHeartRadio Awards | Song of The Year | ||
| Best Collaboration | |||
| MTV Video Music Awards | Best Male Video | ||
| Best Collaboration | |||
| Best Direction | |||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Song | ||
| 2015 | Grammy Awards | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Won |
Cover versions edit
The Russian-American guitarist Alex Feather Akimov, released a guitar cover of "The Monster",[31] a recording that was recognized by Billboard.biz (Web Trends).
The Welsh band the Beef Seeds recorded a bluegrass version of "The Monster" on their album Keepin' it Beefy (EP) (released January 27, 2014 on iTunes)
In November 2013, Rudimental covered the song at BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.[32]
Track listing edit
- Notes
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit | Year-end charts edit
Decade-end charts edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[120] | 5× Platinum | 350,000^ |
| Belgium (BEA)[121] | Gold | 15,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[122] | 2× Platinum | 160,000* |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[123] | Gold | 15,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[124] | 3× Gold | 450,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[125] | 3× Platinum | 150,000‡ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[126] | Platinum | 60,000* |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[127] | 2× Platinum | 30,000* |
| Portugal (AFP)[128] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
| Sweden (GLF)[129] | 5× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[130] | Platinum | 30,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[132] | 2× Platinum | 1,310,000[131] |
| United States (RIAA)[133] | 8× Platinum | 8,000,000‡ |
| Streaming | ||
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[134] | 3× Platinum | 5,400,000† |
| * Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | October 29, 2013 | Digital download | [135] | |
| Germany | [136] | |||
| Italy | [137] | |||
| Radio airplay | Universal | [138] | ||
| Spain | Digital download |
| [139] | |
| United Kingdom | [140] | |||
| United States | [33] | |||
| November 5, 2013 | [141] | |||
| November 11, 2013 | Urban contemporary radio | [citation needed] | ||
| Germany | November 18, 2013 | CD |
| [34] |
| Various | December 15, 2023 | 7-inch picture disc | [35] |
See also edit
- List of best-selling singles in the United States
- List of number-one singles of 2013 (Australia)
- List of Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles of 2013
- List of number-one singles of 2013 (Ireland)
- List of number-one singles of 2013 (Finland)
- List of number-one hits of 2013 (France)
- List of number-one singles from the 2010s (New Zealand)
- List of number-one songs in Norway
- List of number-one singles of 2013 (Poland)
- List of number-one singles of 2014 (Poland)
- List of number-one singles of the 2010s (Sweden)
- List of number-one hits of 2013 (Switzerland)
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2013
- List of Billboard Rhythmic number-one songs of the 2010s
- List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2013
- List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s
- List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 2013
- List of UK Singles Downloads Chart number ones of the 2010s
- List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2013 (U.S.)
- The Monster Tour
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