Curtain Call: The Hits

Curtain Call: The Hits
Greatest hits album by Eminem
Released	December 6, 2005
Recorded	1996–2005
Genre	Hip hop
Length	77:55
Label	Shady, Aftermath, Interscope
Producer	Dr. Dre, Marshall Mathers III, Jeff & Marky Bass, Mike Elizondo, The 45 King, Mel-Man
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Eminem chronology
The Singles (2003) Curtain Call: The Hits (2005) Eminem Presents: The Re-Up (2006) Singles from Curtain Call: The Hits "When I'm Gone" Released: December 6, 2005 "Shake That" Released: January 3, 2006

Curtain Call: The Hits is a 2005 greatest hits compilation album by American rapper Eminem. It collects Eminem's most popular songs, as well as four new tracks; a live version of "Stan" featuring Elton John from the 43rd Grammy Awards, plus new songs "Fack", "When I'm Gone" and "Shake That" featuring Nate Dogg. It was released on December 6, 2005, under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. The album was certified double-platinum in the US, triple-platinum in Australia and the UK, and quadruple-platinum in New Zealand. It reached no. 1 on several charts, including the UK and the US. A special edition was also released which included a second CD, named Stan's Mixtape, which included a selection of seven songs not included on the main album. Curtain Call: The Hits was released 9 years after Eminem's first studio album, Infinite.

History

A song titled "Nail In The Coffin", was recorded in 2003, the song was removed from the albums tracklist, for an unknown reason. Curtain Call: The Hits debuted at number 1 in the UK Albums Chart, after two sales days, in a similar fashion to Eminem's previous album Encore. The album racked up first-week sales of nearly 441,000 and with close to 324,000 scans the second week for a two week stay at number one. It slipped from no. 1 to no. 4 in its third week but surged 33 percent to finish with sales close to 430,000. The disc scored nearly 1.2 million scans in its first three weeks of release. It also gave Eminem his fifth straight number 1 album in the US and UK when including the 8 Mile soundtrack. Curtain Call was certified double-platinum by the RIAA in the United States.^[1] As of November 28, 2010, the album has sold over 3,222,000 ^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Eminem. 

No.	Title	Note(s)	Length
1.	"Intro (Curtain Call)"		0:34
2.	"Fack"	Produced by Marshall Mathers III Additional production by Luis Resto Recorded by Mike Strange, Tony Campana Mixed by Marshall Mathers III, Mike Strange & Steve King Keyboards by Luis Resto Bass, guitar by Steve King	3:26
3.	"The Way I Am"	Produced by Marshall Mathers III Mixed by Marshall Mathers III Recording, mix engineers: Richard "Segal" Huredia, Urban Kris Assistant engineer: Thomas Rounds Bass, guitar by Mike Elizondo Keyboards by Mike Elizondo, Tommy Coster, Jr. Originally from the Marshall Mathers LP	4:51
4.	"My Name Is"	Produced by Dr. Dre Mixed by Dr. Dre Mix engineer: Richard "Segal" Huredia Contains an interpolation from "I Got The", performed by Labi Siffre Originally from The Slim Shady LP	4:29
5.	"Stan" (featuring Dido)	Produced by The 45 King Co-produced by Marshall Mathers III Mixed by Marshall Mathers III Recording, mix engineer: Richard "Segal" Huredia Bass by Mike Elizondo Guitar by Sean Cruise Contains elements from "Thank You", performed by Dido Originally from The Marshall Mathers LP	6:44
6.	"Lose Yourself"	Produced by Marshall Mathers III Additional Production by J. Bass Recorded by Steve King, Mike Strange Mixed by Marshall Mathers III & Steve King Drum programming by Marshall Mathers III Guitar, bass, keyboards by J. Bass Keyboards, programming by Luis Resto Originally from the 8 Mile OST	5:26
7.	"Shake That" (featuring Nate Dogg)	Produced by Marshall Mathers III Additional production by Luis Resto Recorded by Mike Strange, Tony Campana Mixed by Marshall Mathers III & Steve King Keyboards by Luis Resto Bass, guitar by Steve King	4:34
8.	"Sing for the Moment"	Produced by Marshall Mathers III Co-produced by J. Bass Recorded by Steve King Recording of Joe Perry's guitar by Marti Frederiksen Mixed by Steve King Assistant Engineer: Mike Strange Drum Programming by D.J. Head Keyboards, guitars, bass by J. Bass Guitar Solo by Joe Perry Contains elements from "Dream On", performed by Aerosmith Originally from The Eminem Show	5:40
9.	"Without Me"	Produced by Marshall Mathers III Co-produced by J. Bass], Urban Kris Additional production by D.J. Head Recorded by Steve King Additional recording by Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri Mixed by Dr. Dre Assistant engineers: Alex Reverberi, Mike Strange Keyboards, guitars, bass by J. Bass Contains adapted elements from "Buffalo Gals", performed by Malcolm McLaren, Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn Originally from The Eminem Show	4:51
10.	"Like Toy Soldiers"	Produced by Marshall Mathers III Additional Production by Luis Resto Recorded by Steve King, Tony Campana, Mike Strange Mixed by Marshall Mathers III & Steve King Bass, guitar by Steve King Keyboards by Luis Resto Contains interpolation from "Toy Soldiers" performed by Martika Originally from Encore	4:56
11.	"The Real Slim Shady"	Produced by Dr. Dre & Mel-Man Mixed by Dr. Dre Recording, mix engineer: Richard "Segal" Huredia Bass, guitar by Mike Elizondo Keyboards by Tommy Coster, Jr. Originally from the Marshall Mathers LP	4:45
12.	"Mockingbird"	Produced by Marshall Mathers III Additional production by Luis Resto Recorded by Steve King, Tony Campana, Mike Strange Mixed by Marshall Mathers III & Steve King Keyboards by Luis Resto Originally from Encore	4:11
13.	"Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre)	Produced by Dr. Dre & Marshall Mathers III Mixed by Dr. Dre Mix Engineer: Richard "Segal" Huredia Narration by Mark Avery Contains an interpolation from "Go Home Pigs", from film Getting Straight Originally from the Slim Shady LP	3:20
14.	"Cleanin' Out My Closet"	Produced by Marshall Mathers III & J. Bass Recorded by Steve King Mixed by Steve King Assistant engineers: Mike Strange Keyboard, guitar, bass by J. Bass Additional drum programming by D.J. Head Originally from The Eminem Show	4:59
15.	"Just Lose It"	Produced by Dr. Dre & Mike Elizondo Recorded by Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Steve Baughman, Steve King, Tony Campana , Mike Strange Mixed by Dr. Dre Assistant engineers: Michael Sroka, Ben Jost, Rouble Kapoor, Scott Hays Guitars by Mike Elizondo Keyboards by Mike Elizondo, Mark Batson Contains interpolations of "U Can't Touch This" performed by MC Hammer Contains lyrical excerpts or references from Eminem's "Without Me", "The Real Slim Shady", "Lose Yourself" and "Superman" Originally from Encore	4:09
16.	"When I'm Gone"	Produced by Marshall Mathers III Additional production by Luis Resto Recorded by Mike Strange, Tony Campana Mixed by Marshall Mathers III, Mike Strange & Steve King Keyboards by Luis Resto	4:41
17.	"Stan" (Live) (featuring Elton John)	Produced by The Recording Academy	6:20

Track listing (Stan's Mixtape)

Track listing
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Dead Wrong (Remix)" (feat The Notorious B.I.G.)	Chucky Thompson, P. Diddy & Mario "Yellow Man" Winans	4:59
19.	"Role Model"	Dr. Dre & Mel-Man	3:26
20.	"Kill You"	Dr. Dre & Mel-Man	4:26
21.	"Shit on You" (feat D12)	DJ Head; add. prod. Marshall Mathers III	5:29
22.	"Criminal"	F.B.T & Marshall Mathers III	5:14
23.	"Renegade" (feat Jay-Z)	Eminem	5:37
24.	"Just Don't Give a Fuck"	Marky & Jeff Bass; add. prod. Marshall Mathers III	4:02

Clean version

A clean version is also available. It removes both "Intro" and "Fack" and moves "My Name Is" to track one. The tracks appear exactly how they appeared on the clean versions of their respective albums except for the song "Guilty Conscience" which even adds a chorus. Despite the edited nature of the album, profanities can still be heard from several tracks as words including "shit", "bitch", and "ass" were not censored on The Slim Shady LP, and The Marshall Mathers LP (referring to the tracks "The Way I Am" and "Stan") . Also, on "Just Lose It", the clean version leaves "ass" uncensored, while on the album Encore, the word "ass" was replaced with "thing".

Personnel

• Jeff Bass – Bass, Guitar, Keyboards,
• Karin Catt – Photography
• Larry Chatman – Project Coordinator
• Lindsay Collins – Studio Coordinator
• Tom Coster, Jr. – Keyboards
• DJ Head – Drum Programming
• Dr. Dre – Producer, Mixing
• Marshall Mathers III – Producer, Executive Producer, Drum Programming, Mixing
• The 45 King & Louie – Producer
• Marti Frederiksen – Engineer
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardener – Mastering
• Scott Hays – Assistant Engineer
• Richard "Segal" Herredia – Engineer
• Mauricio Iragorri – Engineer
• Ben Jost – Assistant Engineer
• Rouble Kapoor – Assistant Engineer
• Steven King – Bass, Guitar, Engineer, Mixing
• Anthony Mandler – Photography
• Jonathan Mannion – Photography
• Joe Perry Project – Solo Instrumental
• Kirdis Postelle – Project Coordinator
• Luis Resto – Keyboards, Programming, Producer
• Tom Rounds – Assistant Engineer
• Les Scurry – Production Coordination
• Mike Sroka – Assistant Engineer
• Urban Kris – Assistant Engineer
• Nitin Vadukul – Photography

Album chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak position
2005	Australia ARIA Albums Chart[3]	1
2005	Ireland IRMA Album Charts[4]	1
2005	UK Albums Chart	1
2005	US Billboard 200[5]	1
2006	Australia ARIA Albums Chart[3]	1
2006	Norway Albums Chart "VG-Lista"[6]	2
2006	Polish Albums Chart[7]	35
2010	US Billboard 200[5]	1

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart peak positions
		US Hot 100 [8]	US R&B/Hip-Hop [9]	US Rap [10]	US Top 40 Mainstream [11]	US Rhythmic Top 40	US Pop 100	UK [12]
2005	"When I'm Gone"	8	96	22	13	18	7	4
2006	"Shake That"	6	–	11	13	8	6	–
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released

Certifications

Country	Certifications
Argentina[13]	Gold
Australia (ARIA)[14]	3× Platinum
Austria (IFPI)[15]	Gold
Brazil (ABPD)[16]	Gold
Canada (CRIA)[citation needed]	3× Platinum
Denmark (IFPI)[17]	Platinum
Europe (IFPI)[18]	2× Platinum
France (SNEP)[19]	2× Gold
Greece (IFPI Greece)[20]	Gold
Hong Kong[21]	Gold
Ireland (IRMA)[22]	7× Platinum
Italy (FIMI)[23]	Gold
Japan (RIAJ)[24]	2×Platinum
Korea[citation needed]	Platinum
New Zealand (RIANZ)[25]	4× Platinum
Sweden (IFPI Sweden)[26]	Gold
Switzerland (IFPI)[27]	Gold
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	3× Platinum
United States (RIAA)[1]	2× Platinum

Procession and succession

Preceded by Now 20 by Various artists	Billboard 200 number-one album December 18, 2005 – December 31, 2005	Succeeded by The Breakthrough by Mary J. Blige
Preceded by Confessions on a Dance Floor by Madonna	UK number one album December 3, 2005 – January 7, 2006	Succeeded by First Impressions of Earth by The Strokes
Preceded by Confessions on a Dance Floor by Madonna	Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album December 12, 2005 – December 18, 2005 January 2, 2006 – January 8, 2006	Succeeded by Reach Out: The Motown Record by Human Nature

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External links

• Official website
• Aftermath – Aftermath fansite