Sing for the moment

Sing for the moment
publication	March 31, 2003
length	5:40
Genre (s)	Hip hop
text	M. Mathers , J. Bass , S. Tyler , L. Resto , S. King
music	Eminem, Jeff Bass (Co)
album	The Eminem Show

Sing for the Moment ( English " Sing for the moment " ) is a song by the American rapper Eminem . The song is the fourth single from his fourth studio album The Eminem Show and was released on March 31, 2003. The song is also featured on Eminem's best-of album Curtain Call: The Hits .

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The first verse is about domestic violence and broken family relationships. A child is hit by his stepfather, lets his emotions run free and strikes back. Then it takes refuge in the music. In the chorus sung it says that you should sing now, at this moment, because life may be over tomorrow. The second verse refers to the contrasts in a star's life and alludes to Eminem's trial for illicit gun possession. For example, the mixed role of the media is mentioned, which is out for scandals by all means. It also deals with the absurdity of children listening carefully to his music and his going platinum in the music industry while others try to put Eminem in jail and condemn his lyrics. Eminem asks how he can be a criminal while raising his baby daughter at the same time. The third verse highlights the influence music has on the audience, but also warns that a song alone cannot load a pistol. Eminem admits that it goes over the top a lot to keep people entertained and increase sales. But above all he raps to do something good for the children who have no perspective.

Production and sample

Eminem produced the beat of Sing for the Moment in collaboration with Jeff Bass , who served as co-producer. A sample of the song Dream On by the rock band Aerosmith was used. The chorus is sung by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry plays the guitar solo at the end of the song. The song was recorded in Eminem's house and in the 54Sound studio.

Music video

The video for Sing for the Moment was directed by Philip Atwell.

It is largely composed of various scenes from Eminem on the Anger Management Tour as well as backstage excerpts. In addition to Eminem, Dr. Dre , 50 Cent , D12 and Ludacris can be seen.

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Cover design

The single cover shows Eminem performing with a microphone in both hands. You can also see part of the red curtain on the left, which can also be seen on the cover of the Eminem Show . In the lower part of the illustration are the words Sing for the Moment and Eminem .

Chart successes

Sing for the Moment entered the German charts at number 9 in the 16th calendar week of 2003 and reached number 8 and the highest position in the coming weeks. Then it was number 6 and 8. Overall, the song lasted 14 weeks in the top 100.

Chart placements Charts Top ranking Weeks Chart placements  Germany (GfK) 5 (14 weeks) 14th  Austria (Ö3) 7th (18 weeks) 18th  Switzerland (IFPI) 8th (19 weeks) 19th  United Kingdom (OCC) 6th (11 weeks) 11  United States (Billboard) 14th (18 weeks) 18th

Annual charts Charts (2003) placement Annual charts (2003)  Germany (GfK) 45  Austria (Ö3) 41  Switzerland (IFPI) 59  United States (Billboard) 89

Sales figures and awards

In 2019, the song received a gold record for more than 400,000 copies sold in the UK . In the United States, the song was awarded a platinum record in 2018 for over one million sales .

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	1,470,000

Main article: Eminem / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Lyrics with interpretations
• Music video on YouTube.com

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1. ↑ Lyrics in the booklet
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} 2003 annual charts: DE AT CH UK (PDF; 317 kB) US
4. ↑ UK: Gold
5. ↑ US: Platinum