The Monster (song)
October 29, 2013
The Monster (English for "The Monster" ) is a song by the American rapper Eminem, in which the chorus is sung by the singer Rihanna. The song is the fourth single from his eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, and was played on October 28, 2013 for the first time in U.S. radio and released the next day to download. On November 18, 2013, the single was released in Germany as a CD.
Content
The song is about the dark side that brings the life of a celebrity with it, because you all a stir and has little time for yourself.
The chorus sings Rihanna that she had made friends with the monsters under her bed and the voices in her head, making the hustle and bustle is meant to their person. Many think she was crazy, but you should not try to protect them. Eminem raps in the first verse, that although he enjoys the fame, but the attention has only to set up on his music and not his private life. You have a person in public life, however, no influence on what personal issues reported in the media. He wanted the public does not always take center stage and have sleep problems. The second verse is about the pressure caused by the fact that the glory may be over quickly and we must seize the moment to achieve maximum success. Eminem speaks with his inner demons and says someone must protect him from this, as he had an obsessive compulsive disorder and constantly had to think about rap. In the third verse Eminem tells of the desire at some point like a normal person, unrecognized to move in public. But by this time he had to continue rapping. His music was not meant to protect all children, but rather to help individuals who are going through tough times. He grew up under difficult circumstances, but I brought it to an incredible success.
Production
The beat of the song was produced by the U.S. producer Frequency in cooperation with Aalias, who acted as co-producer. They used no samples of other artists' songs.
Music Video
The end of November 2013, directed by Rich Lee, shot in Detroit music video premiered on December 16, 2013 premiere.
Eminem plays the role of a patient in the care of a psychologist who is played by Rihanna, goes. Rihanna plays Eminem sequences from his previous music video for My Name Is, The Way I Am, Lose Yourself, Stan, and 3 on the front and analyzes system whose reactions. Allusions to these videos are also included in the course. In addition, one sees Eminem at his joint appearance with Elton John and the song Stan at the Grammy Awards 2001. More scenes show him in a steel cage rapping, from which there is no escape. At the end of the video, the steel cage is traveling on the roof of the building and Eminem opens the gates. He now faces his own ego, which is located in another cage and throws him a lyric sheet. Eminem lifts the paper up, turns around and goes, while his alter ego shouts.
Single
Cover design
The single cover is kept very simple. It shows the white lettering Eminem ft. Rihanna and The Monster on a black background. Behind the word The is a red spot of blood.
Chart success
The monster rose in the 46th calendar week of the year 2013 at No. 7 in the German charts, rose the following week to the highest position 3 and then fell to rank fifth in the UK, the song immediately reached the chart tip and also in the Switzerland it peaked at # 1
Sales figures and awards
The single received in the UK for more than 400,000 units sold a gold record.
Overview:
- 4x Gold
- 15x platinum