"Business"
Single by Eminem
from the album The Eminem Show
ReleasedJuly 22, 2003
Recorded2001
Genre
Length4:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dr. Dre
Eminem singles chronology
"Sing for the Moment"
(2003) 		"Business"
(2003) 		"One Day at a Time
(Em's Version)"
(2004)

"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.

Composition & 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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Business"
Dr. Dre4:20
2."Bump Heads" (DJ Green Lantern version) (featuring G-Unit)
Eminem4:36
3."Business" (live in Barcelona – video)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Feemster
  • Elizondo
Dr. Dre4:20
Total length:13:16
UK CD2[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Business"
Dr. Dre4:20
2."The Conspiracy" (DJ Green Lantern version) (freestyle)  5:14
3."Business" (live in Detroit – video)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Feemster
  • Elizondo
Dr. Dre4:20
Total length:13:54
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Business"
Dr. Dre4:20
2."Bump Heads" (DJ Green Lantern version) (featuring G-Unit)
Eminem4:36
3."The Conspiracy" (DJ Green Lantern version) (freestyle)  5:14
Total length:14:10
German CD single[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Business"
Dr. Dre4:20
2."The Conspiracy" (DJ Green Lantern version) (freestyle)  5:14
3."Business" (instrumental)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Feemster
  • Elizondo
Dr. Dre4:20
4."Business" (live in Detroit – video)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Feemster
  • Elizondo
Dr. Dre4:20
Total length:18:14
Australian CD single[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Business"
Dr. Dre4:20
2."Bump Heads" (DJ Green Lantern version) (featuring G-Unit)
Eminem4:36
3."Business" (live in Detroit – video)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Feemster
  • Elizondo
Dr. Dre4:20
Total length:13:16
German 3" CD single[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Business"
Dr. Dre4:20
2."The Conspiracy" (DJ Green Lantern version) (freestyle)  5:14
Total length:9:34
The Singles version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Business"
Dr. Dre4:20
2."Bump Heads" (DJ Green Lantern version) (featuring G-Unit)
Eminem4:36
3."Business" (acappella)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Feemster
  • Elizondo
Dr. Dre4:17
4."Business" (live in Barcelona – video)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Feemster
  • Elizondo
Dr. Dre4:20
Total length:17:33

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[33] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[35] Gold 500,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ 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]

References

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