Just Lose It

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"Just Lose It"
Single by Eminem
from the album Encore
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2004
Recorded2004
GenreComedy hip hop
Length4:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Eminem singles chronology
"One Day at a Time (Em's Version)"
(2004) 		"Just Lose It"
(2004) 		"Mosh"
(2004)
Music video
"Just Lose It" on
YouTube
Audio sample
Just Lose It

"Just Lose It" is a song by American rapper

Cornholio, MC Hammer, Madonna, and others. It also heavily spoofs Pee-wee Herman
, going as far as imitating his signature shout during the chorus and Eminem dressing like him in the video.

The song peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one in Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK as well as the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Norway.

Background

Two

movie 8 Mile. In the second verse of the song there is a line "So fellas, fellas..." which is a reference to Sir Mix-a-Lot's song "Baby Got Back". The line "Girl you know you're my world," from the chorus, is a reference to the chorus of his song "Superman" from his album The Eminem Show
.

Critical reception

The song received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom found it too similar to Eminem's previous work. AllMusic highlighted the song in a review of the album.[1] Pitchfork was also positive: "'Just Lose It' is still most notable for dancing with paedo and homoerotic imagery: It's the one track here that seems as potentially multilayered as the best of The Marshall Mathers LP, yet it's still more curio than anything else."[2] NME wrote: "Em (is) reduced to making funny noises to keep things interesting."[3] David Browne of Entertainment Weekly, however, felt mixed: "First [on the album] came the sarcastically bouncy "Just Lose It", a lazy retread of earlier hits that, with its easy-target references to Michael Jackson, made Eminem appear to be the one who'd actually lost it."[4] HipHopDX panned the song and called it "by far the worst song Eminem or Dr. Dre has ever made. It really seems like their object here was to make the worst song possible. The interlude leading into it is damn hilarious though."[5] Los Angeles Times called it "the album's hilarious slap at celebrity voyeurism, with Eminem himself a prominent target."[6]

RapReviews argued it was not "dropping any jaws or widening any eyes."[7] Rolling Stone described this song as "dance-music dis."[8] In a review praising Encore's "edginess," Steve Jones of USA Today cited the song's mocking of the Michael Jackson child-molestation scandal.[9] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian, however, wrote: "[Eminem's] plan appears to involve belching and making fart noises, which, with the best will in the world, won't suffice."[10] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times wrote that song "unfolds as a series of puzzlingly unfunny jokes."[11] Stylus Magazine was negative as well, calling it "Em’s brand new tendency to bite himself."[12] The Austin Chronicle was a bit negative as well: "Where 2002 smash 'Without Me' was bitingly clever, Encore's carbon copy 'Just Lose It' is puerile and embarrassing, even though he quotes Beavis and Butt-head and does a wicked Pee-wee Herman."[13] Slant Magazine said that the song "was so derivative that it had to be a joke—even the song’s title seemed to mock the Academy Award-winning 8 Mile theme song that elevated the Great White Rapper to a whole new level of acceptance (as if he hadn’t already transcended nearly every other boundary in pop culture). Not only is 'Just Lose It' the worst song on Encore, it’s easily one of the most annoying songs of the year (credit Em’s incessant Pee Wee Herman impersonations and tired attacks on Michael Jackson)."[14]

Music video

The video contains a parody of a rap battle scene from

Much Music
's 50 Most Controversial Videos ranked it #1 for its jokes on famous people.

Controversy

The

Michael Jackson's child molestation trial, plastic surgery and an incident in 1984 when Jackson's hair caught fire whilst filming a Pepsi commercial.[15]

A week after the release of "Just Lose It", Jackson called into

Tip Drill" video which has been alleged to be misogynistic was aired; both were seen on BET: Uncut). However MTV
did not drop it, and the video became one of the most requested on the channel.

Remix

The song was remixed by Shady Records DJ and producer DJ Green Lantern. The remix's only official releases were on the British, German and digital download of "Like Toy Soldiers" and the second British edition of "Mockingbird".

Track listing

Digital download[18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Lose It"
4:09
2."Lose Yourself" (soundtrack version)
5:21
Total length:9:30
Digital EP[19]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Lose It"
4:09
2."Just Lose It" (acapella)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Elizondo
  • Batson
  • Pope
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo
3:20
3."Just Lose It" (instrumental)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Elizondo
  • Batson
  • Pope
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo
4:10
Total length:11:39
UK CD1[20]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Lose It"
4:09
2."Lose Yourself" (soundtrack version)
5:21
Total length:9:30
UK CD2[21]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Lose It"
4:09
2."Just Lose It" (acapella)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Elizondo
  • Batson
  • Pope
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo
3:20
3."Just Lose It" (instrumental)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Elizondo
  • Batson
  • Pope
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo
4:10
4."Just Lose It" (video)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Elizondo
  • Batson
  • Pope
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo
4:10
Total length:15:49
German CD single[22]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Lose It"
4:09
2."Lose Yourself" (soundtrack version)
5:21
3."Just Lose It" (instrumental)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Elizondo
  • Batson
  • Pope
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo
4:10
4."Just Lose It" (video)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Elizondo
  • Batson
  • Pope
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo
4:10
Total length:17:50
German 3" CD single[23]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Lose It"
4:09
2."Lose Yourself" (soundtrack version)
5:21
Total length:9:30
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[69] Platinum 70,000^
Germany (BVMI)[70] Gold 150,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[71] Gold 5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[72] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[73] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States September 27, 2004 (2004-09-27) Contemporary hit · rhythmic contemporary · urban contemporary radio Shady, Aftermath, Interscope [74]

See also

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