We Made You

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We Made You
Eminem logofeat. Charmagne Tripp
publication April 7, 2009
length 4:29 (album version)
4:48 (single version)
Genre (s) Hip hop
text M. Mathers ,
A. Young ,
M. Batson,
D. Parker ,
T. Lawrence,
W. Egan
music Dr. Dre ,
Eminem,
Doc Ish (Add.)
album Relapse

We Made You (English for: " We made you ") is a song by the American rapper Eminem , in which the singer Charmagne Tripp can be heard in the chorus. The song is the second single from his sixth studio album Relapse and was released on April 7, 2009.

content

We Made You is a typical single from an Eminem album, which contains a lot of irony and mocks various celebrities. It clearly stands out from the other songs on the Relapse album , which are much darker in terms of content.

At the beginning of the song, Eminem slips into the role of a rock star and asks Jessica Simpson to sing the chorus when it is actually sung by Charmagne Tripp. In the chorus, the rock star is adored, whom no one should blame for being inviolable. In the first verse, Eminem raps that he is back now and immediately strikes out against various celebrities. He makes fun of Kim Kardashian's butt and appeals to Lindsay Lohan to break up with her friend Samantha Ronson and switch banks again. The second verse continues this seamlessly and the rapper calls on the lesbian couple Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi to get a divorce. He says he would invite Sarah Palin and "get it for her". Britney Spears should leave Kevin Federline , otherwise she would end up in the clinic again. He also claims Jennifer Aniston is in love with him. All addressed women should rather get together with Eminem's alter ego Slim Shady and leave their current partners. In the third verse, Eminem says - always rapping from the rock star's point of view - that there is no one better than him and that all women are at his feet. He turns on Jessica Alba and compares himself to Elvis Presley . Most recently, he makes fun of Amy Winehouse's condition after her drug excesses.

Production and sample

The song's instrumental was performed by Dr. Dre , Eminem and Doc Ish produced. Elements of the song Hot Summer Nights by Walter Egan were used. The recordings for the track took place in the Effigy Studios.

Music video

When video for We Made You led Joseph Kahn Director. It was shot in Las Vegas .

content

The music video is a parody of various films and television series. The series Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and Star Trek are mainly mocked . The video also features an homage to a casino scene from the Rain Man movie and hints of the Guitar Hero video game . There are also allusions to the documentary Nanuk, the Eskimo and the porn film Who’s Nailin 'Paylin? contain. As in the video for Without Me , Eminem slips into the roles of various famous people he makes fun of. Celebrities ridiculed include Jessica Simpson , Bret Michaels, Sarah Palin , Britney Spears , Kevin Federline , Lindsay Lohan , Samantha Ronson, Amy Winehouse , Ellen DeGeneres , Portia de Rossi , Elvis Presley , Tony Romo , John Mayer , Jennifer Aniston, and Kim Kardashian . These are played by actors who look similar to them. The role of Sarah Palin is taken over by the porn actress Lisa Ann , and Bobby Lee slips into the role of an Eskimo . However, Eminem also parodies a youth photo of himself in which he can be seen in an Alf T-shirt. In addition, Dr. Dre , 50 Cent and Denaun Porter guest roles in the video.

Award

Eminem received the Best Hip-Hop Video award for the video for We Made You at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on September 13th .

single

Cover design

The single cover shows a scene from the music video with Lisa Ann sitting on a desk and Eminem standing behind it with a bare chest and a woolen hat. On the right of the picture you can also see Bobby Lee as an Eskimo . The red lettering We Made You and Eminem are on the upper and lower edge of the cover.

Chart successes

We Made You entered the German charts in the 21st calendar week of 2009 and reached the highest position in the following week at number 9. In total, the song stayed in the top 100 for ten weeks.

Chart placements
Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 9 (10 weeks) 10
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 6th (18 weeks) 18th
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 4th (21 weeks) 21st
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 4th (17 weeks) 17th
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 9 (10 weeks) 10
Annual charts
Charts (2009) placement
Annual charts (2009)
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 47
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 44
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 50

Awards for music sales

In 2018, We Made You was awarded a platinum record for more than one million sales in the United States . In the UK, it was awarded a gold record for more than 400,000 units sold .

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 140,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold record icon.svg gold 7,500
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 400,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg2 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg3 × platinum
1,547,500

Main article: Eminem / Music Sales Awards

Web links

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  1. Lyrics in the booklet
  2. ^ MTV Video Music Awards 2009
  3. ↑ Single cover on amazon.de
  4. Chart tracking We Made You at musicline.de ( memento of the original from October 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / musicline.de
  5. a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  6. a b c 2009 annual charts: DE AT CH UK US
  7. US: Platinum