Role Model (song)

"Role Model"
Single by Eminem
from the album The Slim Shady LP
Released	May 26, 1999
Genre	Comedy hip hop horrorcore
Length	3:25 (album version) 3:22 (radio version)
Label	Aftermath Interscope Web
Songwriter(s)	Marshall Mathers Andre Young Melvin Bradford
Producer(s)	Dr. Dre Mel-Man
Eminem singles chronology
"My Name Is" (1999) "Role Model" (1999) "Guilty Conscience" (1999)
Music video
"Role Model" on YouTube

"Role Model" is a song by American rapper Eminem from that features on his major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP (1999). It was later released as a single on May 26, 1999. A music video was made, using the heavily censored radio edit. It became a minor hit on the US charts. "Role Model" was written and produced by Eminem himself, Dr. Dre, and Mel-Man.

"Role Model" received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the song for Eminem best tackling how others perceive him, as well as Dr. Dre's production.

The song also appears on the deluxe edition of his compilation album, Curtain Call: The Hits. In 2023, a sample of "Role Model" was used for the Lyrical Lemonade track "Doomsday", off the album All Is Yellow (2024). Eminem appeared on a sequel to the track, also appearing on the same album.^{[citation needed]}