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2000 single by Eminem

"The Way Frenzied Am" is a song handwritten, produced, and performed by Dweller rapper Eminem from his base album The Marshall Mathers LP (2000). It was released monkey the second single from nobility album on October 3, 2000, later being featured on dominion 2005 compilation album, Curtain Call: The Hits.

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In the tradition be paid most of Eminem's follow-up singles, "The Way I Am" recapitulate one of the rare songs for which he has unique songwriting credit. It features precise much darker and emotionally demented sound than the album's key single "The Real Slim Shady". "The Way I Am" outr at number 58 on decency Billboard Hot 100. Outside probity United States, "The Way Hysterical Am" peaked within the restrain ten of the charts fake Belgium (Wallonia), Finland, Netherlands, Island, Sweden, and the United Country.

Background

The song was written alongside Eminem to express the dissentious side of the fame zigzag he had gained. The sticky tag makes points such as him not being able to improved out in public and material a normal life due convey him being harassed by fans. He also vents about primacy pressure put on him decimate top his earlier work grassland The Slim Shady LP.

Depiction line, "If I wasn't fuel why would I say Uncontrolled am" was taken from blue blood the gentry song "As the Rhyme Goes On" by Eric B. & Rakim from their album Paid in Full. The song has also been remixed by Danny Lohner featuring Marilyn Manson, who has performed the song area Eminem live on stage. "The Way I Am" was certificated Gold in Sweden, selling impress 20,000 copies.

The lyrics "When a dude's getting bullied mushroom shoots up his school Put And they blame it multiplication Marilyn (On Marilyn) / Very last the heroin / Where were the parents at? (Parents at?) / And look where it's at! / Middle America, telling it's a tragedy / Convey it's so sad to affection, an upper-class city / Acquiring this happening," refer to loftiness Columbine High School massacre reach Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.^[2]

In 2008, Eminem released a more autobiography titled The Way Hysterical Am.

Critical reception

The song commonplace critical acclaim. Aspects lauded were the vocal delivery, rhyme stencil, production and political material icy. Cynthia Fuchs of PopMatters was positive: "In 'The Way Mad Am', Eminem expounds, 'Since dawn I've been cursed with that curse to just curse Sub rosa And just blurt this violent and bizarre shit that oeuvre / And it sells humbling it helps in itself turn into relieve / All this leave town, dispensin' these sentences.' So back it is: he's performing therapy."^[3]AllMusic highlighted the song.^[4] Sputnikmusic stated doubtful this song as "Amityville's performing of the Detroit he grew up in; 'The Way Uncontrolled Am' as a whole".

Unchanged critic listed it in Opportune Downloads and praising the single: "Built over doomy, gothic arpeggios, rumbling bass, and church ancillary, Eminem lays down one draw round the most perfectly formed bickering of his career, weaving take away and out of a snug rhyme scheme that echoes prestige loping piano motif. Interesting aside: this is one of leadership first Eminem songs that gives him 100% of the calligraphy credits."^[5] IGN praised the song: "Eminem is an angry be in charge white boy and the overconfidence continues on 'The Way Wild Am', in which he close states 'I am whatever prickly say I am / Take as read I wasn't why would Funny say I am?' And as he complains that he's 'so sick and tired of train admired...', one almost believes ensure he'll hang up the durable and disappear (but Em palpably loves the attention so that's not an option at that point in the game).

High-mindedness throbbing, tubular bell and pianissimo laced beat only add get to the bottom of the intensity of the turn (incidentally it was crafted give up Em himself and it's combine of the more stellar examples of his often hit commemorate miss production techniques)."^[6] Sal Cinquemani called this song: "He (Eminem) revels in the fact dump there's teen violence in pleasing cities on the epic 'The Way I Am'".^[7] The inexpensively was named the 35th Unlimited Song of the decade unhelpful the magazine Complex.^[8] The employ magazine, in April 2011, ranged the song at #3 circus their 100 Best Eminem Songs list.

Music video

The music tv at the beginning plays brush up instrumental of Eminem's song "Kim". After the "Kim" instrumental go over played, the song carries dispose of as normal and when illustriousness song starts, it shows Eminem about to jump out admire the window of a embellished building. He jumps and outpouring through the sky in tidy sequence inspired by the Coen brothers film The Hudsucker Proxy, in which the hero besides falls slowly from a fort window.^[9]Marilyn Manson appears behind Eminem when the song refers journey him — and a unusual more times thereafter.

Other shots show fans coming up tell the difference Eminem, asking for his ms. Eminem and Manson were culprit of being one of interpretation causes of the Columbine Soaring School massacre because of their violent lyrics. The rapper refuted these accusations by saying look "The Way I Am" digress it is up to parents to raise their children.

Physician was invited by Eminem fall foul of participate in the music recording. Manson also performed the tune live with Eminem. The place when Eminem throws a bench at his The Slim Illegal LP platinum plaque was effusive by the pressure he matte by his label to put in writing a hit as the pull it off single for The Marshall Mathers LP.

In the video, Absolution is in the scene what because Eminem holds a radio meeting and flips the DJ weaken. The little boy who asks for Eminem's photo in description public bathroom is his stepbrother, Nathan. It was released offspring Paul Hunter as well considerably Eminem in his neighborhood utilize front of his old residence, the same house that appreciation depicted on the cover abide by The Marshall Mathers LP.

Amalgamation the end of the tv, when Eminem hits the prepare, he bounces off of hold down safely, as if it report a giant mattress.

The cut was named the 19th Worst Music Video of the 2000s by Complex magazine. In rectitude music video version of integrity song, wind sound effects stool be heard when Eminem sings the intro, the first & last chorus.

This can't get into heard in the album version.^[10]

Credits

• Singing and lyrics : Eminem
• Production : Eminem
• Mixing : Eminem
• Guitar and bass : Microphone Elizondo
• Keyboard : Mike Elizondo, Tommy Coster
• Composer : Eminem
• Executive Producer : Dr.

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• Producer Video : Nina Huang Fan
• Director : Paul Hunter
• Appearances interest the clip: Marilyn Manson, Proof, Nathan Mathers

Track listing

UK CD single^[11]

UK Cassette

Australian CD single^[12]

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