"Fall"
Single by Eminem
from the album Kamikaze
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2018
Recorded2018
GenreHip hop
Length4:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Eminem
13 tracks
  1. "The Ringer"
  2. "Greatest"
  3. "Lucky You" (featuring Joyner Lucas)
  4. "Paul (skit)"
  5. "Normal"
  6. "Em Calls Paul"
  7. "Stepping Stone"
  8. "Not Alike" (featuring Royce Da 5'9")
  9. "Kamikaze"
  10. "Fall" (featuring Justin Vernon)
  11. "Nice Guy" (featuring Jessie Reyez)
  12. "Good Guy" (featuring Jessie Reyez)
  13. "Venom (Music from the Motion Picture)"
Music video
"Fall" on YouTube

"Fall" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his 2018 album Kamikaze. It was sent to Italian and UK contemporary hit radio on September 14, 2018, as the album's first single.[1][2][3][4][5]

Content

The song features uncredited vocals by American singer Justin Vernon, who performed the chorus and was credited as one of the co-writers.[6] As other tracks from the album, "Fall" criticizes the contemporary hip-hop scene, dissing Joe Budden, DJ Akademiks, and Tyler, the Creator, among others.[7]

The slur used to describe Tyler, the Creator, "faggot", generated controversy, with fans writing against Eminem on social media, and some fellow recording artists, including Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds and Australian singer Troye Sivan, publicly criticizing his lyrics.[8][9][10] Justin Vernon distanced himself from the song's message, claiming he was not in the studio while Eminem recorded his vocals, and revealing he asked Eminem's entourage to change it, without any result.[11][12] Interviewed by Sway, Eminem discussed his verses, claiming he knew he went "too far" with calling Tyler a "faggot", and apologized "because in my quest to hurt him, I realize that I was hurting a lot of other people by saying it".[13][14]

Music video

On September 4, 2018, Eminem released a music video for the song, directed by James Larese.[15] It was the first video to be released from Kamikaze.[16][17] The video completely cut out the word "faggot" instead of having it back masked, like in the original song.[17][18][14]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Fall"
4:22

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[19] 22
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[20] 29
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[21] 16
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[22] 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[23] 4
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24] 13
Denmark (Tracklisten)[25] 21
France (SNEP)[26] 87
Germany (Official German Charts)[27] 37
Greece Digital International Singles (IFPI)[28] 4
Hungary (Single Top 40)[29] 18
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[30] 12
Ireland (IRMA)[31] 15
Italy (FIMI)[32] 59
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[33] 43
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[34] 9
Norway (VG-lista)[35] 20
Portugal (AFP)[36] 33
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[37] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[40] 8
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[41] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[42] 12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[43] 10

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[44] Gold 35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[45] Gold 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[46] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[47] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Italy September 14, 2018 Contemporary hit radio Universal [1]
United Kingdom Polydor [2]

References

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  2. ^ a b "BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist". BBC Radio 1. September 14, 2018. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
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  4. ^ "Lord Jamar Thinks Eminem's Diss Towards Him on "Fall" Is Wack". XXL Mag. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Eminem Says His Homophobic Tyler, the Creator Diss on 'Fall' Went 'Too Far'". Exclaim!.
  6. ^ David Ranshaw (August 31, 2018). "Here are the full album credits for Eminem's Kamikaze". The Fader. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  7. ^ Mark Elibert (September 10, 2018). "The 10 Most Vicious Lyrics on Eminem's 'Kamikaze': Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  8. ^ Erin Donnelly (August 31, 2018). "Eminem under fire for using gay slur on new album 'Kamikaze'". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  9. ^ Andrew Trendell (September 4, 2018). "Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds fires back at Eminem for using 'homophobic' language on 'Kamikaze'". NME. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  10. ^ Joshua Bote (September 17, 2018). "Troye Sivan Calls Out Eminem's Use of Homophobic Slurs: 'I Don't Think There's Ever Really a Reason'". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  11. ^ Brendan Klinkenberg (August 31, 2018). "Bon Iver's Justin Vernon Distances Himself From Eminem's 'Fall'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  12. ^ Winston Cook-Wilson (August 31, 2018). "Justin Vernon Says He's "Not a Fan of the Message" of His New Eminem Collaboration". Spin. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  13. ^ Maura Hohman (September 14, 2018). "Eminem Apologizes for Using Homophobic Slur in New Song, Says He Went 'Too Far'". People. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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