"Beautiful Pain"
Song by Eminem featuring Sia
from the album The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Length4:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Haynie
  • Eminem (co.)

"Beautiful Pain" is a song by Eminem featuring Sia, appearing as a bonus track on his 2013 album The Marshall Mathers LP 2,[1] marking the first collaboration between the two musicians. They further collaborated on the song Guts Over Fear from Eminem's 2014 compilation album SHADYXV. Billboard described the song as an "emo-punched rap ballad", and one of Eminem's best collaborations with a female artist.[2] In 2014, Spin ranked the song number 264 out of Eminem's 289 songs released to date.[3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Beautiful Pain"
Chart (2013–2014) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 55
France (SNEP)[5] 114
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 87
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 15
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 67
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 99
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 30

Certifications

Certifications for "Beautiful Pain"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11] Gold 7,500*
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000‡

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

References

  1. ^ "Eminem Calls On Sia To Heal His 'Beautiful Pain': Listen To 'The Marshall Mathers LP 2' Bonus Track". MTV News. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. ^ "Eminem's Top 9 Collaborations With Female Artists: Beyoncé, Rihanna, P!nk and More (Critic's Picks)". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  3. ^ "All 289 Eminem Songs, Ranked". Spin. 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  4. ^ "Eminem Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Eminem feat. Sia – Beautiful Pain" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "Eminem feat. Sia – Beautiful Pain" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  7. ^ "Eminem feat. Sia – Beautiful Pain". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "Eminem Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "Eminem Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  11. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Eminem feat. Sia – Beautiful Pain". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Eminem – Beautiful Pain (feat. Sia)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 30, 2023.


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