'Till I Collapse

2002 song by Eminem featuring Nate Dogg From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"'Till I Collapse" is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring fellow American rapper Nate Dogg, released from his fourth studio album The Eminem Show (2002). Despite never being released as a single, the song has managed to chart numerous times worldwide and is the second most streamed non-single of all time on Spotify as of March 2025.[1]

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"'Till I Collapse"
Song by Eminem featuring Nate Dogg
from the album The Eminem Show
ReleasedMay 26, 2002 (2002-05-26)
Recorded2001
GenreRap rock
Length
  • 4:58 (album version)
  • 5:45 (instrumental version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Eminem
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Background

Although it has never been released as a single, it has charted on a few occasions when other Eminem albums have been released.[2] In 2012, it was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 2,000,000 copies in the United States.[3] This was followed by quintuple-platinum in 2018 and octuple-platinum in 2022.[3]

The song interpolates the 1977 song "We Will Rock You" by British rock band Queen; as a result, Brian May is credited as a songwriter.[4]

Reception and legacy

In a retrospective review, David Drake of Complex highlighted "'Till I Collapse" as demonstrating Eminem's musical evolution on The Eminem Show, noting how the "increasingly dramatic production choices" on songs like "'Till I Collapse" show him "abandoning some of the more irreverent cartoonishness in favor of capital-I Importance". Drake commended "Nate Dogg’s urgent hook and some of the most elaborate-yet-purposeful rapping of Eminem’s career" as saving "what should have been a leaden monster, as the bass-heavy funk of the Bass Brothers and Dr. Dre was dropping away in favor of arena-ready epics".[5]

When Eminem's single "Shake That" (also featuring Nate Dogg) was released in 2006, several Eminem songs re-charted that same week, including "'Till I Collapse". It charted in the UK at number 192 on April 15, 2006.[2] In 2008, it appeared in HBO's series De La Hoya/Pacquiao 24/7.[6]

In 2009, it was used in an advertisement for the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It raised digital download sales of the song worldwide considerably,[7] but in Britain the song sold so many copies after the ad aired that it re-charted that week (November 21, 2009) at number 73, a new peak. Major League Baseball pitcher Jesse Litsch used the song as his entrance music during the 2011 season.[8] Major League Baseball pitcher Justin Verlander uses the song as his entrance music.[9]

Charts

More information Chart (2006–2018), Peak position ...
Chart (2006–2018) Peak
position
Canadian Digital Songs (Billboard)[10] 30
Irish Singles Chart[11] 77
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12]100
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[14]73
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[15]35
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More information Chart (2022–2023), Peak position ...
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 92
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[17]84
Germany (GfK)[18]99
Global 200 (Billboard)[19]115
Hungary (Single Top 40)[20]26
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12]100
Portugal (AFP)[21]170
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22] 82
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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23] 9× Platinum 630,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[24] 3× Platinum 90,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[25] Gold 30,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[26] 2× Platinum 180,000
Germany (BVMI)[27] 3× Gold 750,000
Italy (FIMI)[28] 2× Platinum 100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29] 5× Platinum 150,000
Portugal (AFP)[30] 2× Platinum 80,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[31] 2× Platinum 120,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] 3× Platinum 1,800,000
United States (RIAA)[3] 8× Platinum 8,000,000
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[33] Platinum 1,800,000
Greece (IFPI Greece)[34] Platinum 2,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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