My Name Is

"My Name Is"
Single by Eminem
from the album The Slim Shady LP
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1999
Recorded1998
Genre
Length4:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dr. Dre
Eminem singles chronology
"Just Don't Give a Fuck"
(1998) 		"My Name Is"
(1999) 		"Role Model"
(1999)
Music videos

"My Name Is" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his second album The Slim Shady LP (1999). It is also the opening song and lead single of the album. The song contains an interpolation[2] (replayed sample) from British singer Labi Siffre's 1975 track "I Got The..." featuring the bass and guitar riff as originally played by British pop rock duo Chas & Dave. The song was ranked at #26 on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s".[3] "My Name Is" was also ranked #6 on Q Magazine's "1001 Best Songs Ever".[4] "My Name Is" peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Eminem's first top 40 hit there. Outside the United States, "My Name Is" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Ireland, and United Kingdom.

The song was placed at number 39 by Rolling Stone on their list of "100 Greatest Hip-Hop songs of all time" in April 2016.[5] The recording garnered Eminem his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000.

  1. ^ Spence, D. (November 12, 2004). "The Slim Shady LP". IGN.
  2. ^ https://www.discogs.com/master/12114-Eminem-My-Name-Is/image/SW1hZ2U6NDA0MzQy [bare URL]
  3. ^ "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s". Blog.vh1.com. 2007-12-13. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  4. ^ "1001 Best Songs Ever". Rocklistmusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  5. ^ "Rolling Stones' 100 Greatest Hip-Hop songs of all time". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.