Kings Never Die

Kings Never Die
feat. Gwen Stefani
publication	July 10, 2015
length	4:56
Genre (s)	Hip hop
Author (s)	Marshall Mathers , Luis Resto , Khalil Abdul-Rahman , Liz Rodrigues, Erik Alcock, Chin Injeti
Producer (s)	DJ Khalil
album	Southpaw (soundtrack)

Kings Never Die ( English for " Kings never die ") is a song by the American rapper Eminem , in which the chorus is sung by the singer Gwen Stefani . The song is the second single from the soundtrack album Southpaw for the film of the same name and was released on July 10, 2015.

content

Kings Never Die treats Eminem's status as king in hip-hop , with which he remains forever connected through his music, even after death. As so often before, it is aimed at his critics and all the people who urge him to withdraw from rap. Eminem contradicts this, saying that he does not stop, but continues until he is back at the top and remains king. Furthermore, parallels to the associated film Southpaw become clear, in which the protagonist Billy Hope, played by Jake Gyllenhaal , fights his way back into the boxing ring and wants to be remembered as a champion.

"Here to stay
Even when I'm gone
When I close my eyes
Through the passage of time
Kings never die"

- Lyrics of the chorus from Kings Never Die

production

The song was produced by the American music producer DJ Khalil , who also co-wrote with Eminem , Luis Resto , Liz Rodrigues, Erik Alcock and Chin Injeti.

Lyric video

A lyric video for Kings Never Die was published on YouTube on July 29, 2015 , in which the lyrics are played against a changing, animated background, some of which is related to boxing. The video has around 45 million views (as of July 2020).

single

Cover design

The single cover is kept simple and shows the words Eminem , Kings Never Die and Feat. Gwen Stefani in red or white against a black background. In the lower part of the cover is the note Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture Southpaw in white.

Chart successes

Kings Never Die reached number 80 in the US singles charts and stayed in the top 100 for two weeks. In the United Kingdom, the song was ranked 82nd for a week. In contrast, the song could not place in the German-speaking countries in the charts.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
United Kingdom (OCC)	82 (1 week)	1
United States (Billboard)	80 (2 weeks)	2

Sales figures and awards

Kings Never Die was awarded a gold record for more than 500,000 copies sold in the United States in 2018 .

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

Main article: Eminem / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
• German translation of the lyrics on songtexte.com
• Lyric video on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Eminem feat. Gwen Stefani - Kings Never Die - lyrics. genius.com, accessed July 26, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Eminem feat. Gwen Stefani - Kings Never Die (Lyric Video). youtube.com, accessed July 26, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Eminem feat. Gwen Stefani - Kings Never Die - single cover. hitparade.ch, accessed on July 26, 2020 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
5. ↑ Gold & Platinum Eminem. riaa.com, accessed July 26, 2020 .