After reaching 1 billion streams on Spotify final yr, Eminem’s “Mockingbird” video has entered one other billion membership with the introspective clip surpassing 1 billion views on YouTube.
The 2004 Encore single is Em’s fifth solo video to cross 1 billion views and his sixth general together with Akon’s “Smack That” (Eminem additionally produced “Smack That”).
The heartfelt John Quigley-directed “Mockingbird” visible finds Eminem talking to his then-9-year-old daughter Hailie Mathers and adopted daughter Alaina whereas getting emotional watching childhood dwelling movies.
The Detroit icon displays on his trials and tribulations as a father and the connection points with Hailie’s mom, Kim, in a promise to be higher amid their humble beginnings.
“This isn’t a track, it’s a masterpiece,” one fan wrote within the YouTube feedback, whereas one other added: “Man I haven’t heard a rap track like this in f—ing years…. there’s actually no rap track in the present day in comparison with this!” The official “Mockingbird” video was uploaded to YouTube on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) of 2009.
“Mockingbird” reached No. 10 on Billboard‘s Rap Songs chart and is presently midway to diamond standing at 5 occasions platinum. The monitor had a revival within the streaming period due to a surge in TikTok performs earlier than Em’s catalog was taken off the platform.
Amid leaks and a mid-week launch date, Encore arrived in November 2004 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with 710,000 albums offered in its first week.
“It grew to become a misstep and I struggled to recover from the truth that I didn’t do my finest. My finest would’ve been adequate if the leaks hadn’t occurred. However I launched what I had at that time limit, and I really feel that put a form of a mark on my catalog,” Em informed XXL when reflecting on the lukewarm reception to Encore.
“Encore did some respectable numbers, however I used to be by no means that involved with numbers,” he added. “I used to be extra so nervous about what individuals take into consideration the album. Critics and followers had been vital to me, and so they had been at all times at me about that challenge.”
Watch the “Mockingbird” video beneath.
