Though Dido (singer of "Thank You" who played Stan's pregnant girlfriend in the music video) admitted in the interview that she was the one who was Bound and Gagged and struggling in the trunk of the car to get the gag out and to scream while trying to breathe in the third verse, only fewer versions of the video's long version showing some scenes with her tied up and struggling, as well as a scene with Stan (played by actor Devon Sawa) drinking while driving, are shown. While MTV's short version of "Stan" is heavily censored (also removing scenes of a murder/suicide), the long version, however, isn't much better. Not only that, but there are TWO versions of the music videos for the song, with the most recent Fuse "version" of the song more censored than the last two. "Stan" received an infamous serving of this.Black Comedy: The emphasis on this record is more one violence against women than his previous album.Be proud of who you are, even if youre one of Gods unwanted children.
Telling the free spirits of the world that its OK to be different. Genius Lyrics Annotation: Society tends to project the ideology that you should live a normal life, do normal things, work a nine to five job, date one girl, marry her, raise a family etc. The album later went on to be certified Diamond in 2011 for selling 10 million copies in America, and it went on to sell a grand total of 32 million copies around the world (by 2012). It also sold more than 1.76 million copies in America in the opening week, solidifying it as the fastest-selling studio album by any American solo artist in history. It gave Em his second consecutive Grammy Award win for Best Rap Album as well as a nomination for Album of the Year. The album was released to even more critical and commercial success than SSLP, with critics hailing it to this day as one of the greatest and most important albums of all time, let alone in the hip-hop genre. Darker fantasies, more disturbing parts of his childhood, and more venomous responses to critics were all implemented on the album. Naturally, this album took all of the insanity of its predecessor and cranked it Up to Eleven, while mishmashing it with a personal and introspective account of Em coping with his newfound fame. His previous release, The Slim Shady LP, made him an overnight sensation and got as much attention from the media as he did from Moral Guardians who were practically having heart attacks at the idea of this guy possibly controlling the innocent youth through his rhymes. The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by Eminem, released on May 23, 2000.Īt the time of the album's release, Em was already on top of the world.