Eminem

When I'm Gone

"When I'm Gone"
Single by Eminem
from the album Curtain Call: The Hits
Released	2005
Format	CD
Genre	Rap
Length	4 min 41 s
Label	Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Producer(s)	Eminem
Chart positions
#1 (Australia) #3 (Finland) #3 (New Zealand) #3 (Netherlands) #4 (UK) #4 (Norway) #6 (Ireland) #7 (Austria) #7 (Switzerland) #8 (US) #11 (Sweden) #12 (Greece) #13 (Germany) #13 (Belgium) #15 (Canada) #66 (Brazil)
Eminem singles chronology
"Ass Like That" (2005)	"When I'm Gone" (2005)	"Shake That" (2005)

"When I'm Gone" is a song from Eminem's 2005 Curtain Call: The Hits greatest hits album. The song is about Eminem's career's effect on his relationship with his family. It talks about him not being there for his daughter, and (in a sort of metaphoric "dream") Hailie confronts him at a concert and demands to know why he was so cruel towards her mother (and his then ex-wife). She ends the confrontation by telling Eminem that he loves his fame, career, and fans more than his own family. After she leaves, Eminem turns around and sees a gun. He picks it up, screams "Die Shady!" and kills himself. After that, he wakes up, realizing that it was only a dream. It's spring, Hailie's playing in the yard, and he's still married to Kim.

Furthermore, this is a continuation of Marshall's difficulty coping with fame and his dark alter ego, Slim Shady ("When I'm gone just carry on, don't mourn"). "When I'm Gone" is a progression of this dilemma: where does Marshall end, and Shady begin? Who is the dominant alter ego and how does this figure into Eminem the artist and family man?

The single was released officially in the USA on the 6th of December 2005, It is unknown if this is the case with other countries.

Tarick Salmaci, (from the TV show, The Contender) makes an appearance in the video with his wife.

Whitney Scott is Kim Mathers's daughter by another man, from the period in which she and Eminem were divorced. She appears in the video to the song.

Track listing

1. "When I'm Gone (Album Version) (Explicit)"
2. "Business (Album Version) (Explicit)"
3. "When I'm Gone (Instrumental)"
4. "When I'm Gone (Trl Final Version) (Video)"

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