Introduction
Stan Lyrics: Without a doubt, Eminem can be addressed as one of the most phenomenal music artists in the world of hip hop. Throughout his career, Eminem has released a variety of songs randomly from hardcore to slow and emotional. “Mockingbird” and “Stan” are the names of his most popular conscious rap songs. Stan can indeed be described as an introspective and storytelling rap song. In the song, Eminem can be witnessed rapping from the perspective of one of his fans named Stan. Later, at the end of the song Eminem raps from his own perspective too triply to everything his fan said in the “fan letters”.
Throughout the song a variety of serious topics get discussed in depth which make the song even more interesting to listen to. Undeniably, this song has gone down in the history as one of the most iconic hip hop songs of all time and one of the most legendary songs from the music catalogue of Eminem. You will get to know more about the meaning behind Stan Lyrics by Eminem and much more about the song ahead.(Stan Lyrics)
Overview and details of the song “Stan” by Eminem (Stan Lyrics)
Name of the song- “Stan”
Date of release- 20th of November 2000
Title of the album- “The Marshall Mathers LP”
Total duration- Song lasts for 6 minutes and 44 seconds
Main artist- Eminem
Featuring artists/collaborations- Dido
Genres of the song- Hip hop and horrorcore rap
Songwriting- Marshall Mathers (Eminem), Dido Armstrong and Paul Herman
Music production- The 45 King & Eminem (Co-Producer of the song)
Record labels- Aftermath, Interscope and Web Records
Total views on YouTube- 723 million views crossed on YouTube
Total streams on Spotify- More than 1.1 billion streams
Decoding the message and meaning behind the Stan Lyrics by Eminem
Basically, to understand the meaning behind this song and its lyrics you need to know that the lyrics of this song flow in such a way that it formulates a narrative rich story. Evidently, the title of this song “Stan” is known to refer to a fictional fan of Eminem. Through the lyrics of the song, Eminem expresses the perspective of this fictional fan towards him. Basically, this fan expresses his immense love for Eminem as a musician and rapper. The fan shares a variety of his feelings regarding Eminem and how much of an impact he has been in his personal life. As has been noted, this fictional fan does so in such a way that it seems an individual has written a fan letter for his biggest idol.(Stan Lyrics)
The words and sentences used in the letter are what seems to be lyrics of the song. Thereafter, as the last part of the song approaches Eminem starts rapping from his own perspective. Eminem can be witnessed addressing all the things Stan said to him and about him. In the end, the fictional character of Eminem’s fan named Stan is portrayed to commit suicide and take his own life away by driving his car into a water body along with his girlfriend in the trunk. The reason behind this is that Stan was not able to get a reply and attention from Eminem on time. Hence, his obsession ends up getting him killed.(Stan Lyrics)
All you need to know about the prominent American rapper “Eminem”
- His official name is known to be Marshall Bruce Mathers III.
- His birthdate is known to be 17th of October 1972.
- The place that he was born at is located in Missouri of the United States of America.
- Another name he is very popular by is Slim Shady. The reason behind this is that Eminem has used this name as his alter ego and other personality.
- As of now, Eminem is considered to be one of the biggest legends and iconic rappers to have ever walked the earth.
- Everyone from audience and most of the rappers consider Eminem to be the greatest rapper alive.
- Evidently, he embarked on his journey of composing music for the world back in the year 1988. Since then, he has managed to make solid legacy for himself.
- As of now, he is still composing and releasing music regularly.
Professionally, he is a rapper, Songwriter, record executive, music producer along with being an actor. As of now, he is signed to various record labels named Shady Records, Aftermath, Interscope, Web and Polydor.
Interesting facts to know about the song “Stan” by Eminem (Stan Lyrics)
Basically, it can be described as a very popular song part of Eminem’s music catalogue. This song was released to the audience on 20th of November 2020 across different streaming platforms and YouTube. Furthermore, this song is known to have sampled vocal of an artist named Dido from the song titled Thank You. For the same reason, you may have noticed that she is credited as the featuring artist on the song. This song was released as part of Eminem’s third studio album known as Marshall Mathers LP. Also, this specific song was the third release from this album. This song has elements of horrorcore hip hip which brings out another side of Eminem. People really loved this song and to this day listen to it.
Full lyrics of the song are provided down below (Stan Lyrics)
(Source- Genius.com)
[Intro: Dido]
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
Got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
And I can’t see at all
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
But your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
[Chorus: Dido]
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
Got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
And I can’t see at all
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
But your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
[Verse 1: Eminem]
Dear Slim, I wrote you, but you still ain’t callin’
I left my cell, my pager and my home phone at the bottom
I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not’ve got ’em
There prob’ly was a problem at the post office or somethin’
Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot ’em
But anyways, fuck it, what’s been up, man? How’s your daughter?
My girlfriend’s pregnant too, I’m ’bout to be a father
If I have a daughter, guess what I’ma call her? I’ma name her Bonnie
I read about your Uncle Ronnie too, I’m sorry
had a friend kill himself over some bitch who didn’t want him
I know you prob’ly hear this every day, but I’m your biggest fan
even got the underground shit that you did with Skam
I got a room full of your posters and your pictures, man
I like the shit you did with Rawkus too, that shit was phat
Anyways, I hope you get this, man, hit me back
Just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan, this is Stan
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[Chorus: Dido]
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
Got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
And I can’t see at all
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
But your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
[Verse 2: Eminem]
Dear Slim, you still ain’t called or wrote, I hope you have a chance
I ain’t mad, I just think it’s fucked up you don’t answer fans
If you didn’t want to talk to me outside your concert, you didn’t have to
But you coulda signed an autograph for Matthew
That’s my little brother, man, he’s only six years old
We waited in the blisterin’ cold for you, for four hours, and you just said, “no”
That’s pretty shitty, man, you’re like his fuckin’ idol
He wants to be just like you, man, he likes you more than I do
I ain’t that mad, though I just don’t like bein’ lied to
Remember when we met in Denver? You said if I’d write you, you would write back
See, I’m just like you in a way: I never knew my father neither
He used to always cheat on my mom and beat her
I can relate to what you’re sayin’ in your songs
So when I have a shitty day, I drift away and put ’em on
‘Cause I don’t really got shit else, so that shit helps when I’m depressed
I even got a tattoo with your name across the chest
Sometimes I even cut myself to see how much it bleeds
It’s like adrenaline, the pain is such a sudden rush for me
See, everything you say is real, and I respect you ’cause you tell it
My girlfriend’s jealous ’cause I talk about you 24/7
But she don’t know you like I know you, Slim, no one does
She don’t know what it was like for people like us growin’ up
You gotta call me, man, I’ll be the biggest fan you’ll ever lose
Sincerely yours, Stan—P.S. We should be together too
[Chorus: Dido]
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
Got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
And I can’t see at all
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
But your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
[Verse 3: Eminem]
Dear Mr. I’m-Too-Good-to-Call-or-Write-My-Fans
This’ll be the last package I ever send your ass
It’s been six months, and still no word—I don’t deserve it?
I know you got my last two letters, I wrote the addresses on ’em perfect
So this is my cassette I’m sendin’ you, I hope you hear it
I’m in the car right now, I’m doin’ ninety on the freeway
Hey, Slim, I drank a fifth of vodka, you dare me to drive?
You know the song by Phil Collins, “In the Air of the Night”
About that guy who coulda saved that other guy from drownin’
But didn’t, then Phil saw it all, then at a show he found him?
That’s kinda how this is: you coulda rescued me from drownin’
Now it’s too late, I’m on a thousand downers now—I’m drowsy
And all I wanted was a lousy letter or a call
I hope you know I ripped all of your pictures off the wall
I loved you, Slim, we coulda been together—think about it!
You ruined it now, I hope you can’t sleep and you dream about it
And when you dream, I hope you can’t sleep and you scream about it
I hope your conscience eats at you, and you can’t breathe without me
See, Slim—shut up, bitch! I’m tryna talk
Hey, Slim, that’s my girlfriend screamin’ in the trunk
But I didn’t slit her throat, I just tied her up—see? I ain’t like you
‘Cause if she suffocates she’ll suffer more and then she’ll die too
Well, gotta go, I’m almost at the bridge now
Oh, shit, I forgot—how am I supposed to send this shit out?!
[Chorus: Dido]
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
Got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
And I can’t see at all
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
But your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
[Verse 4: Eminem]
Dear Stan, I meant to write you sooner, but I just been busy
You said your girlfriend’s pregnant now, how far along is she?
Look, I’m really flattered you would call your daughter that
And here’s an autograph for your brother; I wrote it on a Starter cap
I’m sorry I didn’t see you at the show, I must’ve missed you
Don’t think I did that shit intentionally just to diss you
But what’s this shit you said about you like to cut your wrists too?
I say that shit just clownin’, dawg, come on, how fucked up is you?
You got some issues, Stan, I think you need some counselin’
To help your ass from bouncin’ off the walls when you get down some
And what’s this shit about us meant to be together?
That type of shit’ll make me not want us to meet each other
I really think you and your girlfriend need each other
Or maybe you just need to treat her better
I hope you get to read this letter, I just hope it reaches you in time
Before you hurt yourself, I think that you’ll be doin’ just fine
If you relax a little, I’m glad I inspire you, but Stan
Why are you so mad? Try to understand that I do want you as a fan
I just don’t want you to do some crazy shit
I seen this one shit on the news a couple weeks ago that made me sick
Some dude was drunk and drove his car over a bridge
And had his girlfriend in the trunk, and she was pregnant with his kid
And in the car they found a tape, but they didn’t say who it was to
Come to think about it, his name was—it was you
Damn…
Conclusion
Indeed, this song captivated from different parts of the world. the most entertaining elements of this song includes the lyrics and the narrative it sets. Whereas, you cannot forget the chorus part by Dido which has a separate fanbase. Evidently, Dido gained a lot of recognition as a result of being a featuring artist on Stan. Lastly, the specific part of Dido’s vocals even went viral on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.
FAQs
Q- What position did this song achieve on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) chart?
Answer- It was the 36th position.
Q- When was Eminem born?
Answer- 17th October 1972
Q- Which record labels are behind the release of Stan?
Answer- Aftermath, Interscope and Web
[AUTHOR- Piyush Chauhan]
