'Till I Collapse
"Till I Collapse" is a song by the American rapper Eminem featuring Nate Dogg. It was originally released as a part of Eminem's fourth studio album The [Eminem Show]. Without having been released as a single, the song charted numerous times worldwide and has become one of Eminem's most popular songs.
Background
Although it has never been released as a single, it has charted on a few occasions when other Eminem albums have been released. In 2012, it was certified double-platinum by the Recording [Industry Association of America] for selling 2,000,000 copies in the United States. This was followed by quintuple-platinum in 2018 and octuple-platinum in 2022.The song interpolates the 1977 song "We [Will Rock You]" by British rock band Queen; as a result, Brian May is credited as a songwriter.
Reception and legacy
In a retrospective review, David Drake of Complex highlighted "'Till I Collapse" as demonstrating Eminem's musical evolution on The Eminem Show, noting how the "increasingly dramatic production choices" on songs like "'Till I Collapse" show him "abandoning some of the more irreverent cartoonishness in favor of capital-I Importance". Drake commended "Nate Dogg’s urgent hook and some of the most elaborate-yet-purposeful rapping of Eminem’s career" as saving "what should have been a leaden monster, as the bass-heavy funk of the Bass Brothers and Dr. Dre was dropping away in favor of arena-ready epics".In popular culture
When Eminem's single "Shake That" was released in 2006, several Eminem songs re-charted that same week, including "Till I Collapse". It charted in the UK at number 192 on April 15, 2006.In 2009, it was used in an advertisement for the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It raised digital download sales of the song worldwide considerably, but in Britain the song sold so many copies after the ad aired that it re-charted that week at number 73, a new peak. The Major League Baseball pitcher Jesse Litsch used the song as his entrance music during the 2011 [Major League Baseball season|2011] season. In 2023, the song was used in the multiplayer trailer for Call of Duty: [Modern Warfare III (2023 video game)|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III]. The Major League Baseball pitcher Justin Verlander uses the song as his entrance music.
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| Australia | 92 |
| Slovakia | 82 |