Английская Википедия:Godzilla (Eminem song)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox song "Godzilla" is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring fellow American rapper and singer Juice Wrld, released as a single on January 31, 2020, from the former's eleventh studio album Music to Be Murdered By (2020). The song was Juice Wrld's first posthumous release following his death the previous month in December 2019.

Background

American rapper Juice Wrld's feature on the track marked his first posthumous release following his fatal seizure resulting from a drug overdose on December 8, 2019. Eminem's third verse on the track holds the record for his fastest rap verse, rapping 11 syllables per second, or 222 words in 30 seconds, and a peak burst of 12.44 syllables per second. Eminem surpassed his own records held by his feature on Nicki Minaj and Labrinth's 2018 song "Majesty", where he rapped 12.26 syllables per second, and his 2013 song "Rap God", where he rapped 11.43 syllables per second.

Music video

On March 4, 2020, a lyric video for the single was released. On March 6, Eminem released a snippet of the music video, partnered with Lyrical Lemonade. The music video, directed by Cole Bennett, released on March 9, featuring appearances by Mike Tyson, Dr. Dre, and a dedication to Juice WRLD at the end. As of December 2023, the song has over 600 million views on YouTube.

Composition

The song is written in the key of E-flat minor, with a tempo of 166 (or 83) beats per minute, with a chord progression of E♭m-G♭

Chart performance

"Godzilla" was a success in the United States and Europe. It debuted at number one in Finland and on both the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart, becoming Eminem's tenth and ninth number-one single in the UK and Ireland, respectively, as well as the first for Juice Wrld posthumously and in total in both countries. It also went to number two in Flanders, the Czech Republic, Hungary, New Zealand, and Slovakia. It went to number three in both artists' homeland, the United States, and went top ten in 20 regions. Outside Europe, it saw moderate success in Lebanon and Singapore, peaking inside the top 20 in those regions.

Lyric change

During the beginning of production in 2019, the first line was "I can swallow a bottle of Adderall and I'll feel like Godzilla." This was originally set as the actual line that was going to be used in the song until Juice WRLD's fatal seizure on December 8 later that year.

Following the events at Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, it was later disclosed that the seizure responsible for Juice's death was due to an overdose of pain-killer medications Percocet (Opioid), and Codeine (Narcotic). Higgins fell to the ground and then began having severe convulsions, at which point he was administered Narcan, a drug that reverses the effects of Narcotic overdoses.

After administering Narcan, Higgins regained control and his convulsions stopped for a few minutes, before again falling to the ground and again having convulsions. He was later pronounced dead at 3:15 am Central Time that morning. Following these events, Eminem decided to change part of the first line to "I can swallow a bottle of Alcohol" instead of Adderall which is often considered a "Hard" drug.

On Eminem's 2022 compilation Curtain Call 2, released August 5 of that year, the version of the song with the original line saying "Adderall," rather than "Alcohol" was released to most major music platforms. One week after the album's release, the song was changed back to saying "Alcohol". It is unknown if the release of this version was intentional, or a mistake.

Use in media

In December 2023, the song was featured during Fortnite's The Big Bang event, together with a skin based on Eminem's alter ego, Marshall Never More, performing based on the Godzilla theme.

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result
2020	MTV Video Music Awards	Video of the Year	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Hip-Hop	Шаблон:Nom

Charts

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Chart (2020–2023)	Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	1
Greece International (IFPI)	2
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)	16
Lebanon (OLT20)	15
Lithuania (AGATA)	8
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)	100
Romania (Airplay 100)	59
Singapore (RIAS)	17
US Rolling Stone Top 100	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
Australia (ARIA)	33
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	60
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	31
Denmark (Tracklisten)	58
Hungary (Single Top 40)	97
Hungary (Stream Top 40)	21
Ireland (IRMA)	36
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	46
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	71
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	68
UK Singles (OCC)	27
US Billboard Hot 100	62
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	29

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Шаблон:Abbr
Italy	January 31, 2020	Contemporary hit radio	Universal
United States	February 18, 2020		Шаблон:Hlist
		Rhythmic contemporary radio