Business (song)

"Business" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his fourth studio album, The Eminem Show (2002). "Business" was released as the final single from the album on July 22, 2003, but it was not released as an official single in the United States.

"Business"
Single by Eminem
from the album The Eminem Show
Released	July 22, 2003
Recorded	January - April 2002
Genre	Hip hop comedy hip hop
Length	4:11
Label	Aftermath Shady Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Marshall Mathers Andre Young Theron Feemster Mike Elizondo
Producer(s)	Dr. Dre
Eminem singles chronology
"Sing for the Moment" (2003) "Business" (2003) "Just Lose It" (2004)

Composition and reception

"Business" is a hip-hop song of four minutes and eleven seconds in length.^[1] It sees Eminem comparing himself and Dr. Dre, the song's producer, to fictional crime-fighting duo Batman and Robin, a comparison first explored in the music video for the previous Eminem single "Without Me".^[2][3] The lyrics are backed by a "cartoonish" beat:^[4] one of several Dr. Dre productions on The Eminem Show which, according to CultureDose writer Marty Brown, affords Eminem a "perfect sound-scape" to inspire emotions in the listener, calling the beat "a launchpad equally effective for humor or anger".^[5] Writing for Pitchfork Media, Ethan P. noted the "cartoonish" production to be similar in style to several of Eminem's early singles, claiming it to be fitting to the Batman and Robin theme on "Business", but noted that "this time he's actually talking about Batman and Robin!!".^[4] DX Magazine editor J-23 called this "classic" with Dre beats.^[6] Kris Ex On "Business": "Em names himself the gatekeeper of hip-hop and obliquely claims to be the best rapper alive: 'The flow's too wet/Nobody close to it/Nobody says it, but everybody knows the shit.'"^[7]

Track listing

UK CD1^[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Business"	Marshall Mathers Andre Young Theron Feemster Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:20
2.	"Bump Heads" (DJ Green Lantern version) (featuring G-Unit)	Marshall Mathers Curtis Jackson Christopher Lloyd Marvin Bernard	Eminem	4:36
3.	"Business" (live in Barcelona – video)	Mathers Young Feemster Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:20
Total length:				13:16

UK CD2^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Business"	Marshall Mathers Andre Young Theron Feemster Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:20
2.	"The Conspiracy" (DJ Green Lantern version) (freestyle)			5:14
3.	"Business" (live in Detroit – video)	Mathers Young Feemster Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:20
Total length:				13:54

• UK Cassette

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Business"	Marshall Mathers Andre Young Theron Feemster Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:20
2.	"Bump Heads" (DJ Green Lantern version) (featuring G-Unit)	Marshall Mathers Curtis Jackson Christopher Lloyd Marvin Bernard	Eminem	4:36
3.	"The Conspiracy" (DJ Green Lantern version) (freestyle)			5:14
Total length:				14:10

German CD single^[10]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Business"	Marshall Mathers Andre Young Theron Feemster Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:20
2.	"The Conspiracy" (DJ Green Lantern version) (freestyle)			5:14
3.	"Business" (instrumental)	Mathers Young Feemster Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:20
4.	"Business" (live in Detroit – video)	Mathers Young Feemster Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:20
Total length:				18:14

Australian CD single^[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Business"	Marshall Mathers Andre Young Theron Feemster Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:20
2.	"Bump Heads" (DJ Green Lantern version) (featuring G-Unit)	Marshall Mathers Curtis Jackson Christopher Lloyd Marvin Bernard	Eminem	4:36
3.	"Business" (live in Detroit – video)	Mathers Young Feemster Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:20
Total length:				13:16

German 3" CD single^[12]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Business"	Marshall Mathers Andre Young Theron Feemster Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:20
2.	"The Conspiracy" (DJ Green Lantern version) (freestyle)			5:14
Total length:				9:34

The Singles version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Business"	Marshall Mathers Andre Young Theron Feemster Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:20
2.	"Bump Heads" (DJ Green Lantern version) (featuring G-Unit)	Marshall Mathers Curtis Jackson Christopher Lloyd Marvin Bernard	Eminem	4:36
3.	"Business" (acappella)	Mathers Young Feemster Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:17
4.	"Business" (live in Barcelona – video)	Mathers Young Feemster Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:20
Total length:				17:33

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002–03) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[13] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 22 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 28 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[17] 30 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 11 Germany (GfK)[19] 15 Ireland (IRMA)[20] 7 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[23] 14 Scotland (OCC)[24] 6 UK Singles (OCC)[25] 6 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[26] 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[27] 77 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[28] 25

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Australia (ARIA)[29] 66 Germany (Official German Charts)[30] 98 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31] 100 UK Singles (OCC)[32] 132

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[33]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[35]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In popular culture

The song was used in the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con trailer of the film Shazam! Fury of the Gods.^[36]