How come

How come
publication	June 8, 2004
length	4:09 (album version) 4:41 (single version)
Genre (s)	Hip-hop , rap
text	D. Porter , M. Mathers , D. Holton , B. Johnson, D. Moore, ( R. Johnson ), ( O. Moore )
music	Witt & Pep
album	D12 World

How Come (English for: " how does it come ") is a song by the US rap group D12 . The song is the second single from their second studio album D12 World and was released on June 8, 2004. In contrast to the album version, the single version also features Bizarre and Swift .

content

Song part	Artist
1st verse	Eminem
2nd stanza	Kon Artis
3rd stanza	Proof , ( Bizarre , Swift )
refrain	Eminem

The song deals with a fictional dispute between members of D12.

In the chorus, Eminem asks himself how it could come that his friends wouldn't contact him anymore and their friendship was slowly breaking up. It wasn't he who had changed since he became famous, but she. Eminem raps in the first verse mostly about his relationship with Proof, who grew up with him and was always by his side and stood by him when his uncle Ronnie committed suicide. But since he has been a star, he has felt that Proof has stepped back and given him the cold shoulder. Then Kon uses Artis, who raps about his relationship with Eminem. They used to be good friends, but Eminem put his girlfriend Kim above him. He warned him about her and caught her cheating, but Eminem only insulted him as a liar. In the third verse, Proof raps that he is grateful to Eminem because he now has financial security thanks to him. However, Eminem shouldn't hold him responsible for everything that goes wrong in his life. From his point of view, Eminem had kept his distance and could not even look him in the face. In the single version, Bizarre then raps about his relationship with Eminem, while Swift talks about how people's behavior changed after you became famous.

production

How Come was produced by the music producer duo Witt & Pep, using no samples of other songs. The song was recorded at 54Sound Studio in Detroit .

Music video

The music video for How Come was directed by Davy Duhamel.

Eminem is sitting at a conference table in the studio of his label Shady Records and is watching an old video from a performance where he is brought on stage by Proof. Shortly afterwards, the other five D12 members sit down at the table and Eminem raps his view of things to them. In between you can see scenes that the rappers were supposed to show in the time before the commercial breakthrough, when they had fun together. Then a wild discussion between the D12 members begins at the table. While Kon Artis raps his verse, he and Eminem face each other like in a rap battle , surrounded by a cheering crowd. Scenes from a party are shown where Kon Artis and Kuniva watch Eminem's girlfriend Kim kiss another man. Kon Artis then calls Eminem, but when he arrives at the party, Kim pretends that nothing has happened and hugs him. Now a physical argument begins between the band members in the conference room. While Proof raps, he also argues with Swift and Bizarre over showing them a flyer for a gig that only has the names of him and Eminem on it. The band members remain quarreled in the studio at the end of the video.

This is followed by a one-minute clip for the song Git Up , in which the D12 members aggressively rap their text into the camera in front of an animated background created using blue screen technology .

single

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

How come   DE 15th 07/26/2004 (12 weeks)   AT 17th 07/25/2004 (15 weeks)   CH 17th 08/01/2004 (15 weeks)   UK 4th 08/07/2004 (8 weeks)   US 27 08/07/2004 (12 weeks)

Cover design

The single cover shows the six D12 members standing between two house walls and looking down at the viewer from above. At the top left of the picture you can find the D12 logo and the black lettering How Come .

Chart successes and awards

How Come entered the German singles charts on July 26, 2004 at number 17 and two weeks later it reached the top position at number 15, where it remained for two weeks. In total, the song stayed in the top 100 for twelve weeks. The song was particularly successful in the UK, where it was ranked 4th.

In the United States, How Come was awarded a gold record for over 500,000 units sold .

Web links

• Lyrics with interpretations on genuis.com (English)
• Music video on YouTube.com

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1. ↑ Lyrics in the booklet
2. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
3. ↑ Single cover
4. ↑ Chart tracking How Come on officialcharts.de
5. ↑ US: Gold