Fast Lane

Fast Lane
Bad Meets Evil feat. Sly Jordan
publication	May 3, 2011
length	4:09
Genre (s)	Hip-hop , battle rap
Author (s)	Marshall Mathers , Ryan Montgomery , Luis Resto , Sly Jordan, Dwayne Chin-Quee, Jason Gilbert
Producer (s)	Supa Dups, Eminem (Co), JG (Co)
album	Hell: The Sequel

Fast Lane ( English for " fast lane ") is a song by the US rap duo Bad Meets Evil , consisting of rappers Eminem and Royce da 5'9 " , which they recorded together with R&B singer Sly Jordan. The song is the first single from their EP Hell: The Sequel and was released on May 3, 2011.

content

Song part	Artist
1st verse	Royce da 5'9 ″
2nd stanza	Eminem
refrain	Sly Jordan
3rd stanza	Royce da 5'9 ″ and Eminem
4th stanza	Royce da 5'9 ″ and Eminem

Fast Lane belongs to the genre battle rap and contains many word games , comparisons and metaphors as well as so-called punchlines with which imaginary opponents are “ dissed ”. Eminem and Royce da 5'9 ″ praise themselves and celebrate their lives in the "fast lane." They focus on their rap skills by rapping numerous fast double-time passages.

“I'm livin 'life in the fast lane
Movin' at the speed of life and I can't slow down
Only got a gallon in the gas tank
But I'm almost at the finish line, so I can't stop now
I don't really know where I'm headed, just enjoyin 'the ride
Just gon' roll 'til I drop and ride' til I die
I'm livin 'life in the fast lane - pedal to the metal ”

- Lyrics of the chorus from Fast Lane

production

The song was produced by the Jamaican music producer Supa Dups, together with Eminem and JG as co-producers. All three acted as authors alongside Royce da 5'9 ″ , Luis Resto and Sly Jordan.

Music video

The music video for Fast Lane was directed by James Larese (of Syndrome ). It premiered on June 8, 2011 and has over 140 million views on YouTube (as of July 2020).

In it, Eminem and Royce rap da 5'9 ″ in an empty factory hall, with mostly funny image and text animations that match the content . Both rappers interact with the animations and, for example, drive in a drawn car during the chorus. At the end of the video, in addition to the protagonists and Sly Jordan, the rapper Mr. Porter and the rap group Slaughterhouse can be seen.

single

Cover design

The single cover is kept simple and shows the typical Bad Meets Evil lettering in gray on a black background. The upper part of the cover has a white background, while the title Fast Lane is in white letters at the bottom of the picture.

Chart successes

Fast Lane reached number 32 in the US singles chart and stayed in the top 100 for two weeks. In the United Kingdom, the song was 66th and stayed in the top 100 for three weeks. In contrast, the song did not make it into the charts in German-speaking countries.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
United Kingdom (OCC)	66 (3 weeks)	3
United States (Billboard)	32 (2 weeks)	2

Sales figures and awards

Fast Lane was awarded a gold record in 2012 for more than 500,000 sales in the United States . In the UK, the song won a Silver Record in 2020 for over 200,000 units sold .

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	700,000

Main article: Eminem / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
• Music video on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bad Meets Evil feat. Sly Jordan - Fast Lane - Lyrics. genius.com, accessed July 15, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Bad Meets Evil feat. Sly Jordan - Fast Lane (Official Video). youtube.com, accessed July 15, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Bad Meets Evil feat. Sly Jordan - Fast Lane - single cover. genius.com, accessed July 15, 2020 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
5. ↑ Gold & Platinum Bad Meets Evil. riaa.com, accessed July 15, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Bad Meets Evil feat. Sly Jordan - Fast Lane. bpi.co.uk, accessed July 15, 2020 .