Eminem
Mockingbird
| "Mockingbird" |
 |
|
Single by
Eminem |
| from the album
Encore |
| Released |
2004 |
| Format |
CD |
| Recorded |
May/June 2004 in Los Angeles,
California |
| Genre |
Rap |
| Length |
4
min 10 s |
|
Label |
Shady/Aftermath/Interscope |
|
Producer(s) |
Eminem |
|
Chart
positions |
- #4 (UK)
- #7 (Norway)
- #11 (US)
- #14 (Switzerland)
- #15 (Germany)
- #18 (Austria)
- #20 (Italy)
|
|
Eminem
singles chronology |
"Like
Toy Soldiers"
(2004) |
"Mockingbird"
(2004) |
"Ass
Like That"
(2005) |
"Mockingbird" is a
rap song
by Eminem and
is on his album,
Encore. It managed to reach the #11 spot on the U.S. music charts, and
#4 in the UK. It is a song which tells about his relationship with his daughter
Hailie Jade. It expounds on his struggles bringing his daughter up with wife Kim
Mathers. The chorus is sung to the tune of the popular "Mockingbird"
lullaby.
The spoken words at the beginning, and the entire song, are a reassurance to
Hailie, that, despite the turmoil in their personal lives, and her mother being
away, and having trouble, "Everything's gonna be alright", because he is there.
The lyrics give insight into Eminem's life raising his child through Kim and
his niece, Lainie, as his own daughter.
In this song he put everything out as it is, all about his relationship and
feelings for the members of his family. The music video is a combination from
parts of Eminem's home videos.
"Mockingbird" was later released on Eminem's greatest hits album,
Curtain
Call.
Short-lived
Christa McAuliffe rumor
In 1986, Christa McAuliffe, who was supposed to be the first teacher in
space, was killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. A very short-lived
rumor circulated that Eminem could modify the song so that he could put himself
in her husband's position, and McAuliffe's daughter, Caroline, would take the
place of Hailie. Caroline was a little girl back in 1986, but 20 years later, as
of 2006,
she is now an adult.
Home | Up | Business | Cleanin' Out My Closet | Encore | Guilty Conscience | Just Lose It | Like Toy Soldiers | Lose Yourself | Mockingbird | My Name Is | Shake That | Sing for the Moment | Stan | Superman | The Real Slim Shady | The Way I Am | Without Me | Crazy in Love
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