Mosh (song)

"Mosh"
Promotional single by Eminem
from the album Encore
ReleasedOctober 20, 2004
GenrePolitical hip hop
Length5:17
Label
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Eminem singles chronology
"Just Lose It"
(2004)
"Mosh"
(2004)
"Encore"
(2004)
Music video
Mosh on YouTube

"Mosh" is a protest song by Eminem from his fifth studio album, Encore. The song debuted on Eminem's official mixtape, Shade 45: Sirius Bizness, on October 20, 2004, which has Eminem standing in front of the White House holding an American flag on its cover. Days later, on October 26, one week before the 2004 presidential election, a promotional video created by Guerrilla News Network debuted on the company's website. The video aired on MTV the following day and immediately went to the top of the channel's "hot video" charts.[1] The song, released to encourage voters to vote George W. Bush out of office, did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs because it was released only as a promotional video and album track.[2][3]

  1. ^ Glaister, Dan (October 29, 2004). "Eminem song puts Bush in the dock". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Em Changes Targets From Jacko To Bush On New Track 'Mosh'". MTV. Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Eminem's Video For Anti-Bush Song 'Mosh' Hits The Internet". MTV. Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.