Killshot (song)

Killshot
publication	September 14, 2018
length	4:13
Genre (s)	Hip-hop , battle rap
Author (s)	Marshall Mathers
Producer (s)	Illa Da Producer
Label	Shady Records Aftermath Entertainment Interscope Records

Killshot ( English for " death shot ") is a song by the American rapper Eminem , which was released on September 14, 2018.

background

The song is a disstrack and is the answer to the song Rap Devil by Machine Gun Kelly , which was released on September 3, 2018. Another background for the publication of the disstrack was a tweet published by Machine Gun Kelly in 2012 , in which he called Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade "hot as fuck". The Disstrack reached over 36 million views on YouTube 24 hours after it was published , making it one of the most viewed videos during this period. The video was at times in the YouTube trends of 83 countries and in 27 of them at number 1. On September 19, 2018, the song was also published on all popular streaming portals.

reception

Charts and chart placements

Killshot entered the German charts at number 81 on September 28, 2018. The song was more successful in the United States, where it was ranked third.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	81 (1 week)	1
Austria (Ö3)	42 (2 weeks)	2
Switzerland (IFPI)	30th (2 weeks)	2
United Kingdom (OCC)	13 (7 weeks)	7th
United States (Billboard)	3 (8 weeks)	8th

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	270,000

Main article: Eminem / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Lyrics with interpretations (English)
• Song on YouTube.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Article in the star on Killshot
2. ↑ https://dbase.tube/v/FxQTY-W6GIo , accessed on September 16, 2018
3. ↑ Chart tracking Killshot on officialcharts.de
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US