3 a.m. (Eminem song)

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"3 a.m."
Single by Eminem
from the album Relapse
ReleasedApril 23, 2009 (radio)
April 28, 2009 (digital)
August 11, 2009 (remix)
Recorded2008
GenreHorrorcore[1][2]
Length5:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dr. Dre
Eminem singles chronology
"We Made You"
(2009) 		"3 a.m."
(2009) 		"Old Time's Sake"
(2009)
Travis Barker remix cover
Music video
"3 a.m." on
YouTube
Audio sample

"3 a.m." is a song by American

rapper Eminem as the third single from his album Relapse.[3] The single was produced by Dr. Dre. The song was released onto the iTunes
Store on April 28, 2009.

The music video was released on May 2 at 10:00 pm via Cinemax. The song was later included on Eminem's second greatest-hits album Curtain Call 2.

Concept

Eminem raps from the perspective of a

Relapse: Refill. The beginning of the song uses a sample of "Ghost of Love" by Timeless Legend. The song has a much darker concept than most of Relapse
's songs, which are generally more humorous, which sets it aside greatly from much of the album. The censored version removes references of killing or murder, but the music video keeps the words in.

Reception

The song received critical acclaim. Simon Vozick-Levinson of

Allmusic chose it as a track pick also.[6]

Chart performance

"3 A.M." debuted at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, selling 66,000 downloads in its first week.[7]

Music video

On Shade 45, Eminem announced that shooting for the video had been entirely complete and was shot in Detroit, Michigan at 3 am with director Syndrome, who also worked on the video for "

Fuse TV.[10]

Travis Barker remix

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker remixed the track on May 29, 2009 and it was released via his YouTube account, as well as on Eminem's official website.[11][12] According to an interview with RapRadar, Travis Barker explained how the song came about, saying that "Paul [Rosenberg] had hit me up and said that Em kind of heard in his head some sort of rock remix for it. They let me have a stab at it and then the rest is history." He also stated that "it’s going to be available on Eminem.com for like some special release."[13] It was released onto iTunes on August 11, 2009, and also included on the "Beautiful" CD single and digital EP. The Travis Barker remix has received extensive play on Los Angeles rock and alternative radio station KROQ-FM.

Track listing

Digital download[14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."3 a.m."
Dr. Dre5:19
Digital download – remix single[15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."3 a.m." (Travis Barker remix)
Dr. Dre5:02
Promotional CD single[16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."3 a.m."
Dr. Dre5:19

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 38
Brazilian Singles Chart (
ABPD)[18]
 63
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 24
UK Singles (
The Official Charts Company)[20]
 56
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 32
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[22] 37

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[23] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

General
  • National Public Radio. Archived
    from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
Specific
  1. ^ "Horrorcore: The 15 Scariest Rap Videos Of All-Time". Hiphopwired.com. October 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Ketchum III, William (October 31, 2016). "In Defense Of Eminem's Horrorcore Masterpiece: "Relapse"". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Eminem 3 am Shade 45!". News.lalate.com. April 23, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "Music - New Music News, Reviews, Pictures, and Videos". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Vozick, Simon (April 23, 2009). "Eminem's '3 A.M.': Hear it here | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  6. ^ Thomas, Stephen (May 19, 2009). "( Relapse > Review )". AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  7. ^ "3OH!3 Hits Top Ten On Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. September 14, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  8. ^ "Paul Rosenblog: 3 a.m. On Cinemax". Bunyanchopshop.blogspot.com. April 29, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  9. ^ Graham, Mark (April 30, 2009). "Eminem Resurrects Torture Porn for ‘3 A.M.’ Video". New York Magazine. Retrieved on June 4, 2009.
  10. ^ "Top 40 of 2009". Fuse.tv. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  11. ^ "3 a.m. (Travis Barker Remix)". YouTube. Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  12. ^ TeamIGA (May 29, 2009). "News : Travis Barker 3 am Remix". Eminem. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  13. ^ "Travis Barker Remixes "3 A.M."". Rap Radar. May 29, 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  14. ^ "3am - Single by Eminem on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. January 1, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  15. ^ "3 A.M. (Travis Barker Remix) - Single by Eminem on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. May 29, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  16. ^ "Eminem (CD Single) 3AM (1 Track) Promo Dr. DRE For Sale". Archived from the original on September 7, 2012.
  17. ^ "Eminem – 3 A.M." australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  18. ^ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  19. ^ "Eminem Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  20. The Official Charts Company
    . Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  21. ^ "Eminem Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  22. ^ "Eminem > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  23. ^ "American single certifications – Eminem – 3 A.M." Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 1, 2018.

External links

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