"My Name Is"
File:Eminem - My Name Is... CD cover.jpg
Single by Eminem
from the album The Slim Shady LP
Released January 25, 1999
Format CD
Recorded August-September 1998
Genre Hip hop, Comedy hip hop
Length 4:28
Label Aftermath, Interscope
Writer(s) M. Mathers, A. Young, L. Siffre
Producer Dr. Dre
Eminem singles chronology
"'97 Bonnie & Clyde"
(1998)		 "My Name Is"
(1999)		 "Role Model"
(1999)
Curtain Call: The Hits track listing
"The Way I Am"
(3)		 "My Name Is"
(4)		 "Stan"
(feat. Dido)
(5)

"My Name Is" is a song by Eminem released in 1999. It is the debut single overall from his major label debut album, The Slim Shady LP. The song was ranked at #26 on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's".[1] "My Name Is" also was ranked #6 on Q Magazine's "1001 Best Songs Ever".[2] Debuting on January 21, 1999, the My Name Is music video eventually reached the #1 position on MTV's Total Request Live (TRL), making Eminem the first rapper to reach the top spot.[3]

Contents

Background [link]

Producer Dr. Dre wanted to use a sample of Labi Siffre's "I Got The ..." for the rhythm track; as revealed in the sleeve notes of the re-mastered CD of the source album, Remember My Song, Siffre, who is openly gay, stated, "attacking two of the usual scapegoats, women and gays, is lazy writing. If you want to do battle, attack the aggressors not the victims." Eminem made lyric changes and Siffre cleared the sample. There are currently three different versions available. The "clean" and "explicit" versions are available on iTunes. There is also another version which is more explicit than the one available on iTunes, released as the B-side to "Guilty Conscience" on the CD single. The Explicit version on iTunes contains reverb on the backing vocals - the kids voice - in the beginning of the song while the backing vocals on the clean version does not. During the time the song was released, Eminem and Insane Clown Posse were having a "rap feud". After the release of this song, Insane Clown Posse parodied this song with a song called "Slim Anus". "My Name Is" was later re-released in 2005, on Eminem's compilation album, Curtain Call: The Hits. The song is mixed with Jay-Z's song "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" and Beck's song "Loser" on the video game DJ Hero. Eminem also made a remix of it ,using the most explicit version, over the top of AC/DC's "Back In Black".

Music video [link]

The video begins with a stereotypical southern American couple watching television when they stumble across a show saying "Starring Marshall Mathers". As the music begins, various clips appear on the couple's television, including Eminem's imitation of Bill Clinton, an imitation of a porn star, and others. On April 26, 1999 the My Name Is music video was retired from MTV's Total Request Live after spending 65 days in the Top 10. [4]

Track listing [link]

  1. "My Name Is" (Clean) - 4:28
  2. "My Name Is" (Explicit) - 4:28
  3. "My Name Is" (Instrumental) - 4:28
  1. "My Name Is" (Clean) - 4:28
  2. "My Name Is" (Instrumental) - 4:28
  3. "Just Don't Give" (Clean Version) - 4:02
  • UK Cassette
  1. "My Name Is" (Clean) - 4:28
  2. "My Name Is" (Instrumental) - 4:28

Awards [link]

Grammy Awards

Charts [link]

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 13
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 24
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 33
Canada (RPM)[10] 38
France (SNEP)[11] 68
Germany (Media Control AG)[12] 37
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 12
New Zealand (RIANZ)[15] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 29
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[19] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 36
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[21] 37
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] 18
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[23] 10
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[24] 29

References [link]

  1. ^ 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s
  2. ^ 1001 Best Songs Ever
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APmaGXtbbJc&feature=player_detailpage#t=53s
  4. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APmaGXtbbJc&feature=player_detailpage#t=99s
  5. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Name-CD-1-Eminem/dp/B00000IO8T/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1323768480&sr=1-1
  6. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Name-Is-CD-2/dp/B00000IO8U/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1332673357&sr=1-2
  7. ^ "Eminem - Hi! My Name Is". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eminem&titel=Hi%21+My+Name+Is&cat=s. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Eminem - Hi! My Name Is" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Eminem&titel=Hi%21+My+Name+Is&cat=s. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Eminem - Hi! My Name Is" (in Dutch). ultratop.be. Hung Medien. https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eminem&titel=Hi%21+My+Name+Is&cat=s. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 68, No. 26, April 19 1999". RPM. https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7452&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=v53kjkk75vpsnvfs5r433okob4. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Eminem - Hi! My Name Is" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eminem&titel=Hi%21+My+Name+Is&cat=s. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  12. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Eminem / Single" (in German). musicline.de. Media Control Charts. https://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Eminem/single. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know" (insert "Eminem" into the "Search by Artist" box, and "My Name Is" into the "Search by Song Title" box). irishcharts.ie. Irish Recorded Music Association. https://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 1999" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Dutch Top 40. https://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?&jaar=1999&maand=7&week=18. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  15. ^ "Eminem - Hi! My Name Is". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. https://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Eminem&titel=Hi%21+My+Name+Is&cat=s. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  16. ^ "Eminem - Hi! My Name Is". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eminem&titel=Hi%21+My+Name+Is&cat=s. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  17. ^ "Eminem - Hi! My Name Is". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eminem&titel=Hi%21+My+Name+Is&cat=s. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  18. ^ "Eminem - Hi! My Name Is" (in German). hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. https://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Eminem&titel=Hi%21+My+Name+Is&cat=s. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Eminem" (select "View Singles" tab). The Official Charts Company. https://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/Eminem. Retrieved 28 August, 2011. 
  20. ^ "Eminem Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. https://www.billboard.com/artist/eminem/chart-history/315925?f=379&g=Singles. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  21. ^ "Eminem Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. https://www.billboard.com/artist/eminem/chart-history/315925?f=377&g=Singles. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  22. ^ "Eminem Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. https://www.billboard.com/artist/eminem/chart-history/315925?f=367&g=Singles. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  23. ^ "Eminem > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Macrovision. https://allmusic.com/artist/eminem-p347307/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 1 August, 2011. 
  24. ^ https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/song/eminem/my-name-is/1636139

External links [link]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Gettin' Jiggy Wit It		 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance
2000		 Succeeded by
The Real Slim Shady
Eminem singles discography
The Slim Shady EP
The Slim Shady LP
The Marshall Mathers LP
The Eminem Show
8 Mile soundtrack
Encore
Curtain Call: The Hits
Eminem Presents: The Re-Up
Relapse/Refill
Recovery
Collaborations
Other songs

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My Name is... (Belgium & The Netherlands)

My Name is... is a talent show founded by the Dutch television host, Albert Verlinde and is broadcast by the Belgium and Dutch television channels VTM and RTL4.

Winners

Season 1

  • Belgium Lana as Lady Gaga
  • Netherlands Merante as Amy Winehouse

    • Season 2

  • TBA as TBA
  • TBA as TBA

    • There are a pendant in Germany."My Name is.." - Germany started in 2011 and until now there were two seasons.The Channel is currently planning a third season for Summer 2013.

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    Time for fraud and ruin
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    But where do you cut the line
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