Ass Like That
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| publication | June 7, 2005 |
| length | 4:25 |
| Genre (s) | Hip hop |
| text |
M. Mathers , A. Young , M. Elizondo , M. Batson, C. Pope |
| music |
Dr. Dre , Mike Elizondo |
| album | Encore |
Ass Like That (English for: " An ass like this ", also known as A ** Like That ) is a song by the American rapper Eminem . The song is the sixth single from his fifth studio album Encore and was released on June 7, 2005.
content
Eminem raps on this song with an accent that is similar to his vocal use on the following solo album Relapse and makes fun of various celebrities.
In the chorus, Eminem fantasizes about women who have incredible buttocks, which causes him to get an erection . In the first verse he alludes to the contemporary R&B singer R. Kelly , who was accused of child pornography at the time. Eminem always raps Triumph from the point of view of the dog hand puppet. In the second verse, the rapper refers to the actor Paul Reubens , who was arrested in 1991 for masturbating in the cinema . Eminem is in the cinema trying to masturbate to a shower scene with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen from the movie A Crazy Day in New York when the police arrive and put him in jail. He tries to talk his way out with the puppet and gives swipes against Michael Jackson and Britney Spears . In the third verse, Eminem is finally arrested for turning on the then 13-year-old singer JoJo . He also again mocks Michael Jackson, who was then charged with child molestation , and Janet Jackson and her Nipplegate scandal at the 2004 Super Bowl . Furthermore find Jessica Simpson , Hilary Duff , Gwen Stefani and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the song mention.
At the end of the track, Dr. Dre Eminem ironic , what is actually going wrong with him.
production
The song's instrumental was performed by Dr. Dre produced in collaboration with Mike Elizondo . No samples from other songs were used.
Music video
Philip Atwell directed the video for Ass Like That . The people shown switch back and forth between real people and characters modeled on the Crank Yankers series . Eminem also changes again and again between real and doll shape.
It begins with a scene in which famous people get out of a limousine and are greeted on the red carpet by a waiting horde of fans and journalists. Meanwhile, the instrumental of Evil Deeds , a song also on Encore , is playing in the background . Among the people getting out are the members of Eminem's rap group D12 as well as Obie Trice and, most recently, himself. The rapper is interviewed and is disturbed by the dog hand puppet Triumph. This makes various homosexual hints and ultimately asks whether Eminem kissed 50 Cent . As a result, the rapper's collar bursts and he pounces on the doll. The song begins and the doll is now on Eminem's hand as he raps the chorus. The video now switches back and forth between the real world and the doll world. Eminem is in the middle of having fun in bed with a woman when two police officers enter the room, whereupon the rapper puts on the hand puppet and makes fun of the cops. Another scene shows Eminem watching a scene of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in the cinema and masturbating , whereupon the police reappear to arrest him. Many of the people mocked in the song are represented as puppets. There are, among others, Jessica Simpson , JoJo , Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Gwen Stefani , Janet Jackson and Nick Lachey parodies. Also 50 Cent and Dr. Dre have a cameo in doll form.
single
Cover design
The single cover shows a doll from the comedy series Crank Yankers , who looks like Eminem. On the left of the picture is the word Ass Like That in large, colorful letters and at the top of the picture is Eminem in white with a black border . The background is also kept white.
Chart successes
The single rose to number 31 in the German charts and stayed in the top 100 for a total of nine weeks.
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Awards
In 2018, Ass Like That was awarded a platinum record for over a million sales in the United States .
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 gold
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35,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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 platinum
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1,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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 silver
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200,000 |
| All in all |
1 × silver 1 × gold 1 × platinum |
1,235,000 |
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations (English)
- Lyrics (German)
- Music video on YouTube.com
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- ↑ Lyrics in the booklet
- ↑ Single cover on amazon.de
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ 2005 annual charts: UK
- ↑ US: Platinum
| Studio albums |
Infinite • The Slim Shady LP • The Marshall Mathers LP • The Eminem Show • Encore • Relapse • Recovery • The Marshall Mathers LP 2 • Revival • Kamikaze • Music to Be Murdered By |
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| Extended plays |
Slim Shady EP • Hell: The Sequel |
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| Compilation albums |
The Singles • Curtain Call: The Hits |
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| Video albums |
The Up in Smoke Tour • E • All Access Europe • Eminem Presents: The Anger Management Tour • Live from New York City |
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| Singles |
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| Featurings |
Dead Wrong • Forgot About Dre • The Watcher • Rock City • Hellbound • One Day at a Time (Em's Version) • Welcome 2 Detroit • Smack That • Drop the World • Roman's Revenge • That's All She Wrote • I Need a Doctor • Writer's Block • Throw That • My Life • C'mon Let Me Ride • Calm Down • Twerk Dat Pop That! • Best Friend • Speedom (WWC2) • The Hills Remix • Caterpillar • Homicide • Bang |
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| Splits |
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