Crack a Bottle
February 2, 2009
Crack a Bottle (English for about: " Break a Bottle " ) is a song by American rapper Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. It is included on Eminem's album Relapse and was published in advance on 2 February 2009 as a single.
Background
Caused a stir Crack a Bottle first time in December 2008, when an older version of the song, Eminem rapped in all three verses, then under the name Number One on the mixtape 4th Quarter Pressure Part 2 was included. On 6 January 2009, the official version was released with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. Many media reported that the song would be released as the first single from Eminem's album Relapse, however, told the Italian branch of Universal Music Group that Crack a Bottle would be only a promo single. On 2 February 2012, the song was released, among others, on iTunes and amazon.com. 50 Cent announced that the song would also be found on his new album Before I Self Destruct a place. The opinions would be on which album the track now contain went apart. While Danielle Harling of HipHopDX was sure that Crack a Bottle would be heard on two albums, was unsure Daniel Kreps from Rolling Stone that the song would be included on Relapse or on Before I Self Destruct. Universal Music finally made official that the title would only be found on Eminem's album a place.
Content
In the intro to Eminem reports, after years of absence, with his alter ego Slim Shady back. The rapper calls in the chorus on to celebrate the comeback with a big party, lots of alcohol and bulky women. Then begins Eminem's verse, in which he announces to now be back to conquer the Rapgame again. He compares Dr. Dre with Andre the Giant and describes himself, Dre and 50 Cent as platinum trio. In the second verse, Dr. Dre raps about how long he has been active in Rapgenre and how much wealth he has earned. He speaks among other things of his car collection and that he can not decide which one he should go after he has destroyed his Benz. 50 cents verse also deals with its wealth and that he celebrates the day and night parties, while money does not matter.
Production and Sample
The instrumental of the song was produced by Dr. Dre. He used a sample of Mike Brant song maize Dans La Lumière from the year 1970.
Music Video
The video celebrated in early June 2009, four months after the release of the song, Premiere. The rappers themselves are not seen in the rotated clip of syndromes.
At the beginning of a homeless person sitting on a wall and next to her is a bottle of alcohol. The camera zooms into the bottle and you see a house with several rooms. It will be filmed two men who are in a room. The one man is tied to a chair, while the other words that belong to Eminem's verse on the walls paints former can finally free themselves and leaves the room. As Dre's verse starts, the camera pans to another room. It is a tattoo parlor in which a woman tattooed words from Dr. Dre's verse. In addition, the rapper Cashis is seen. At 50 cents verse, the camera switches again the room. There is a bar where several women sitting together, smoking cigars, drinking alcohol and throwing bills. At the end you see the homeless person who würft the empty bottle to the ground, whereupon it breaks.
Reception
Charts
Crack a Bottle reached # 1 on the charts in the U.S. and Canada. In Canada, there remained 15, in the United States 17 weeks on the Top 100 In Austria, the song was number 41 and remained in the charts in Switzerland, the song peaked at number four and stayed 19 weeks in the top five weeks 100 Likewise, the piece took Rank 4 in the UK and here was able to keep 17 weeks on the charts. In Germany the track missed the charts.
Sales and award
On 12 February 2009, the song broke with 418,000 downloads of the previously held by Live Your Life record for most downloads in its first week of sales in the United States. Already in the next week, however, this record of Flo Rida and Ke $ ha Right Round was broken again with 636,000 downloads. In 2010, Crack a Bottle won a Grammy in the category Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
Criticism
Critics had different opinions. Said Jacqueline Rupp of Common Sense Media that Crack a Bottle would bring nothing new, but those aspects which in the past brought the rappers success, leg hold and missed three out of five stars. Said Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy that Eminem would not have forgotten to press the "buttons" of the people, 50 cents Part but would omittable without great loss. The Beats by Dr. Dre, he had the opinion that they were still good. Again, three stars have been awarded.