Survival (Eminem song)

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"Survival"
Single by Eminem
from the album The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Released October 8, 2013
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre
Length 4:34
Label
Writer(s) Marshall Mathers, Liz Rodrigues, Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Mike Strange, Pranam Injeti, Erik Alcock[2]
Producer(s) DJ Khalil
Eminem singles chronology
"Berzerk"
(2013)		 "Survival"
(2013)		 "Rap God"
(2013)
Music video
"Survival" on YouTube

"Survival" is a song by American rapper Eminem. The song was initially released as a pre-order bonus when pre-ordering the video game Call of Duty: Ghosts.[3] The song features vocals on the chorus from Liz Rodrigues of The New Royales. The song premiered on August 14, 2013 to promote the multiplayer trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts.[4][5][6][7] The song was released as the second single from The Marshall Mathers LP 2 on October 8, 2013. Upon its single release, the song debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and upon the album's release, it climbed to a new peak of number 16.

Release

In August 2013, following the release of Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer video, Eminem released a video explaining to his fans the new album would be released in the fall, and that a new music video was coming soon.[8] It was also confirmed that the song would be featured within the game.[8] This was the third time that an Eminem song was used to promote a Call of Duty game, with "'Till I Collapse" being used in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 trailer, and "Won't Back Down" being used in the Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer, in zombies mode as a hidden song and the end credits.[8]

Live performances

Eminem performed the song on Saturday Night Live on November 2, 2013, along with "Berzerk", with Skylar Grey replacing Liz Rodrigues on backing vocals.[9]

Music video

The official music video for "Survival" was released on October 8, 2013.[10] The music video featured Eminem rapping in front of footage of Call of Duty: Ghosts featured on a projector, with additional shots featuring elements from the game such as dogs and soldiers in their in-game outfits. The final scene features Eminem revisiting the house featured on the cover of The Marshall Mathers LP.

Critical reception

The song features rock guitars in a style that makes it similar to works from Eminem's Recovery, according to Luke Bainbridge of The Guardian.[11] Los Angeles Times pop music critic Randall Roberts says that the song matches the "voluminous, venom-filled and explosive" levels of the work it accompanies.[12] Roberts says the song features an aggressive rapper, "cuss-filled lines...the bombast of distorted electric guitar and a jumbo beat."[12] He says that the DJ Khalil-produced song, which features the New Royales' Liz Rodrigues, "is a cliché-ridden couplet that sounds like it took as much time to imagine as it did to scribble on a scrap of paper."[12] Rolling Stone's Ryan Reed describes the song as hard-hitting with background music that classifies as "breakneck, arena-rock guitars and trashy drums."[4]

Chart performance

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States October 8, 2013[35] Digital download Shady, Aftermath, Interscope

References

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  13. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Eminem – Survival". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Eminem – Survival" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
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  21. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Eminem – Survival". GfK Entertainment.
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  26. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Eminem – Survival". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  27. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-11-02". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  28. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Eminem – Survival". Singles Top 60.
  29. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Eminem – Survival". Swiss Singles Chart.
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  31. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-11-02" UK R&B Chart.
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