Old Time's Sake
Old Time's Sake | |
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feat. Dr. Dre | |
publication | May 5, 2009 |
length | 4:38 |
Genre (s) | Hip hop |
text |
M. Mathers , A. Young , D. Parker , M. Batson, T. Lawrence |
music | Dr. Dre and Mark Batson |
album | Relapse |
Old Time's Sake (English for: " the sake of the old days ") is a song by the American rapper Eminem , on which its discoverer Dr. Dre can be heard. The song is the fourth single from his sixth studio album Relapse and was released on May 5, 2009 for download only .
content
Song part | Artist |
Intro | Eminem |
1st verse | Dr. Dre and Eminem |
refrain | Eminem |
2nd stanza | Eminem |
3rd stanza | Dr. Dre and Eminem |
In the track, Eminem and Dr. Dre especially their many years of successful collaboration and drug use.
During the intro , Eminem parodies the announcement of an airplane pilot and says that you have now reached the altitude to smoke in the cabin. Dr. Dre now begins to rap about the fact that he is back with Eminem and that there is no comparable duo in hip-hop. Meanwhile, Eminem slips into the role of his alter ego Slim Shady , who is looking for victims with a chainsaw. The hookline rapped by Eminem states that for the sake of the old days, the two have teamed up again to produce more hits. In the second verse, also interpreted by Eminem, drug use comes to a head. Now takes Slim Shady next to marijuana and Vicodin to himself and manifests itself sexist towards women. In the third verse, Slim Shady consumes vodka , creatine and Red Bull and then makes ironic allusions to R. Kelly , who was once accused of child abuse but was acquitted. Dr. Dre glorifies his marijuana use, which gave him the artistic creativity to reach the top of the charts. Slim then asks Shady if he can take something off because it also improves his rap. However, he's already so high that he drifts into his own world and fantasizes about anal sex .
production
The beat of the song was created by Eminem's discoverer and producer Dr. Dre , who can also be heard on the song, produced in collaboration with Mark Batson. No samples from titles by other artists were used.
single
Cover design
The single cover shows Eminem in black clothes, arms spread on both sides. In the foreground are the white lettering Eminem , Old Time's Sake and Feat. Dr. Dre , with the latter highlighted with a blue bar. The background is completely black.
Chart successes
Old Time's Sake reached number 25 in the US and 61 in the UK charts.
Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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Chart placements | ||
United Kingdom (OCC) | 61 (2 weeks) | 2 |
United States (Billboard) | 25th (2 weeks) | 2 |
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations (English)