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Curtain Call: The Hits

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Curtain Call: The Hits is the first greatest hits compilation album released by American rapper Eminem by Shady Records.
It collects Eminem's most popular songs, as well as four new tracks, including 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 #1 on several charts,
including the UK and US Albums Chart. Curtain Call: The Hits was released nine years after Eminem's debut studio album,
Infinite.

Curtain Call: The Hits

Contents

1 Chart performance
2 Clean version
3 Track listing
4 Personnel
5 Album chart positions
6 Singles chart positions
7 Certifications
8 Procession and succession
9 References
10 External links

Greatest hits album by Eminem

Released December 6, 2005
Recorded 19992005
Genre

Hip hop

Length

77:55

Label

Shady, Aftermath, Interscope

Producer Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jeff & Marky Bass,

Mike Elizondo, The 45 King, Mel-Man

Chart performance

Eminem compilation chronology

Curtain Call: The Hits debuted at number 1 on 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 doubleplatinum by the RIAA in the United States.[10] As of November 2013, the record has sold 3,782,000 copies in the United
States.[11]
The album's two singles, "When I'm Gone" and "Shake That", peaked at numbers 8 and 6 respectively in the US Billboard
Hot 100. Only "When I'm Gone" qualified for the charts in the UK, where it peaked at #4.

Clean version

The Singles
(2003)

Curtain Call:
The Hits
(2005)

Eminem Presents:
The Re-Up
(2006)

Singles from Curtain Call: The Hits

1. "When I'm Gone"
Released: December 6, 2005
2. "Shake That"
Released: January 3, 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source

Rating
[1]

Allmusic

A censored version of the album is also available. It features 15 tracks instead of 17 with "Intro" and "Fack" removed and
"My Name Is" put 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 adds a chorus. Certain profanities remain on several tracks, as
words including "shit", "bitch", and "ass" were not censored on The Slim Shady LP or The Marshall Mathers LP. However,
on "Just Lose It", the clean version leaves "ass" uncensored, while on the album Encore, the word "ass" was replaced with
"thing".

Entertainment Weekly

[2][3]

Pitchfork Media

(6.9/10)[4]

IGN

(6.3/10)[5]

NME

(8/10)[6]

Sputnikmusic

[7]

[2]

Uncut

Track listing
Explicit version
No. Title
1. "Intro (Curtain Call)" (skit, not included on

Writer(s)

Producer(s)

Rolling Stone

[8]

Entertainment.ie

[9]

Length
0:34

censored version) (previously unreleased)

2. "Fack" (not included on censored version)

Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Eminem, Resto (add)

Steve King
"The Way I Am"
Mathers
Eminem
"My Name Is"
Mathers, Andre Young
Dr. Dre
"Stan" (featuring Dido)
Mathers, Dido Armstrong, Paul The 45 King, Eminem (co)
Herman
"Lose Yourself"
Mathers, Jeff Bass, Resto
Eminem, Bass (add)
"Shake That" (featuring Nate Dogg) (previously Mathers, Resto, King, Nathaniel Eminem, Resto (add)
unreleased)
Hale
"Sing for the Moment" (featuring Aerosmith) Steven Tyler, Mathers, Bass, Eminem, Bass (co)
Resto, King
"Without Me"
Mathers, Kevin Bell, Bass,
Eminem, Bass (co), DJ Head
Malcolm McLaren, Anne
(add)
Dudley, Trevor Horn
"Like Toy Soldiers"
Mathers, Resto, Marta Dawson, Eminem, Resto (add)
Michael Jay Margules
"The Real Slim Shady"
Mathers, Young, Mike
Dr. Dre, Mel-Man
Elizondo, Tommy Coster
"Mockingbird"
Mathers, Resto
Eminem, Resto (add)
"Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre)
Mathers, Young
Dr. Dre, Eminem
"Cleanin' Out My Closet"
Mathers, Bass
Eminem, Bass
"Just Lose It"
Dr. Dre, Elizondo

3:26

(previously unreleased)

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

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4:51
4:29
6:44
4:52
4:32
5:29
5:00

5:24
4:45
4:11
3:20
5:12
4:09

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16. "When I'm Gone" (Outro) (previously

Mathers, Young, Elizondo,

Mark Batson, Chris Pope
Eminem, Resto

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Eminem, Resto (add)

4:41

The Recording Academy

6:20

unreleased)

17. "Stan (Live)" (featuring Elton John) (previously Mathers, Armstrong, Herman
unreleased, bonus track)

Clean version
No. Title
1. "My Name Is"
2. "The Way I Am"
3. "Stan" (featuring Dido)
4. "Lose Yourself"
5. "Shake That" (featuring Nate Dogg) (previously unreleased)
6. "Sing for the Moment"
7. "Without Me"
8. "Like Toy Soldiers"
9. "The Real Slim Shady"
10.
11.
12.
13.

"Mockingbird"
"Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre)
"Cleanin' Out My Closet"
"Just Lose It"

14. "When I'm Gone" (Outro) (previously unreleased)

15. "Stan (Live)" (featuring Elton John) (previously unreleased, bonus

Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Mathers
Eminem
Mathers, Andre Young
Dr. Dre
Mathers, Dido Armstrong, Paul Herman
The 45 King, Eminem (co)
Mathers, Jeff Bass, Resto
Eminem, Bass (add)
Mathers, Resto, King, Nathaniel Hale
Eminem, Resto (add)
Steven Tyler, Mathers, Bass, Resto, King
Eminem, Bass (co)
Mathers, Kevin Bell, Bass, Malcolm McLaren, Eminem, Bass (co), DJ Head (add)
Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn
Mathers, Resto, Marta Dawson, Michael Jay Eminem, Resto (add)
Margules
Mathers, Young, Mike Elizondo, Tommy
Dr. Dre, Mel-Man
Coster
Mathers, Resto
Eminem, Resto (add)
Mathers, Young
Dr. Dre, Eminem
Mathers, Bass
Eminem, Bass
Mathers, Young, Elizondo, Mark Batson, Chris Dr. Dre, Elizondo
Pope
Eminem, Resto
Eminem, Resto (add)
Mathers, Armstrong, Herman
The Recording Academy

Length
4:51
4:29
6:44
4:52
4:32
5:29
5:00
5:24
4:45
4:11
3:20
5:12
4:09
4:41
6:20

track)

Stan's Mixtape: Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc

No. Title
1. "Dead Wrong" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)
2. "Role Model"
3. "Kill You"
4. "Shit on You" (featuring D12)
5. "Criminal"
6. "Renegade" (featuring Jay-Z)
7. "Just Don't Give a Fuck"

Producer(s)
Chucky Thompson, Mario Winans & Diddy
Dr. Dre & Mel-Man
Dr. Dre & Mel-Man
DJ Head; add. prod. Eminem
F.B.T & Eminem
Eminem
Marky & Jeff Bass; add. prod. Eminem

Length
4:59
3:26
4:26
5:29
5:14
5:37
4:02

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

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Album chart positions

Year

Peak
position

Chart

2005 Australia ARIA Albums Chart[12]

2005 Ireland IRMA Album Charts

[13]

2005 UK Albums Chart

2005 US Billboard 200[14]

2006 Australia ARIA Albums Chart[12]

2006 Greek Albums Chart[15]

2006 Norway Albums Chart "VG-Lista"[16]

2006 Polish Albums Chart[17]

35

2010 US Billboard 200[14]

Singles chart positions

Chart peak positions
[18]

US R&B/HipHop

2005 "When I'm Gone"

96

22

13

18

2006 "Shake That"

11

13

Year

Song

US Hot 100

[19]

US Rap
[20]

US Top 40
US Rhythmic
Mainstream
Top 40
[21]

US Pop 100

UK
[22]

"" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released

Certifications
Country

Certifications

Argentina[23]

Gold

Australia (ARIA)[24]

3 Platinum

Austria (IFPI)[25]
Brazil (ABPD)

Gold

[26]

Gold

Canada (CRIA)[citation needed]

Denmark (IFPI)[27]

4 Platinum
Platinum

Europe (IFPI)[28]

2 Platinum

France (SNEP)[29]

2 Gold

Greece (IFPI Greece)[15]

Hong Kong[30]

Gold

Ireland (IRMA)[31]

7 Platinum

Italy (FIMI)[32]
Japan (RIAJ)

Gold

Gold

[33]

2Platinum

Korea[citation needed]

Platinum

New Zealand (RIANZ)[34]

4 Platinum

Sweden (IFPI Sweden)[35]

Gold

Switzerland (IFPI)[36]

Gold

United Kingdom (BPI)[37]

5 Platinum

United States (RIAA)[10]

3 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 (http://www.eminem.com/)
Eminem - My Greatest Hits: Curtain Call (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yluz8hZINg) on YouTube
Curtain Call: The Hits (TV Commercial) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUcvWbY4b1I) on YouTube
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