Curtain Call: The Hits

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Curtain Call: The Hits is Eminem's fifth major label release, being a greatest hits album. It was released on December 6, 2005.

The album contains three new songs: "Fack", "Shake That", and "When I'm Gone." "When I'm Gone" is another sentimental song about Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade, and was the most well-received new track from the album by critics. "Shake That" was a successful club-oriented single featuring Nate Dogg, while "Fack" is a joke track featuring Eminem talking in a very exaggerated tone more than he raps. The latter was panned by many critics as one of the worst songs of Eminem's career.

The album has debuted at #1 in the UK Albums Chart, after only being given 2 sales days to chart, in a similar fashion to his previous album Encore. It also gave Eminem his fourth straight #1 album in the U.S. The title of the album sparked rumours that Eminem was planning to end his rapping career; there has been no official statements to this effect, but Eminem has acknowledged the possibility that this may be the last Eminem release.

The booklet in the album contains pictures from throughout Eminem's career, including him performing at the Grammy Awards of 2001 with Elton John, a group shot of D12, an image from the video for "Superman", the cover of The Marshall Mathers LP, and images previouly featured in the booklets from his past albums.

Track listing

1. "Intro" (Performed by Eminem) – 0:34
2. "Fack" (Produced by Eminem) – 3:25
3. "The Way I Am" (Produced by Eminem) – 4:51
4. "My Name Is" (Produced by Dr. Dre) – 4:28
5. "Stan" (featuring Dido) (Produced by The 45 King) – 6:44
6. "Lose Yourself" (Produced by Eminem and Jeff Bass) – 5:26
7. "Shake That" (featuring Nate Dogg) (Produced by Eminem) – 4:34
8. "Sing for the Moment" (Produced by Eminem) – 5:40
9. "Without Me" (Produced by Eminem) – 4:51
10. "Like Toy Soldiers" (Produced by Eminem) – 4:55
11. "The Real Slim Shady" (Produced by Dr. Dre and Mel-Man) – 4:44
12. "Mockingbird" (Produced by Eminem) – 4:11
13. "Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre) (Produced by Dr. Dre and Eminem) – 3:20
14. "Cleanin' Out My Closet" (Produced by Eminem and Jeff Bass for F.B.T. Productions) – 4:59
15. "Just Lose It" (Produced by Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo) – 4:08
16. "When I'm Gone" (Produced by Eminem) – 4:42
17. "Stan" (live with Elton John at the 2001 Grammys) – 6:20

NOTE: In the clean version of Curtain Call, "Intro" and "Fack" were removed and "My Name Is" was moved to the first track.

Limited Edition Bonus Disc (Stan's Mixtape)

1. "Dead Wrong (Remix)" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Eminem) (Produced by Puff Daddy) – 4:59
2. "Role Model" (Produced by Dr. Dre and Mel-Man) – 3:27
3. "Kill You" (Produced by Dr. Dre) – 4:26
4. "Shit on You" (with D12) (Produced by Eminem & DJ Shadow) – 5:29
5. "Criminal" (Produced by Marky and Jeff Bass) – 5:15
6. "Renegade" (Jay-Z featuring Eminem) (Produced by Eminem) – 5:37
7. "Just Don't Give a Fuck" (Produced by Marky and Jeff Bass for FBT Productions) – 4:03

iTunes Promo Tracks

1. "Bad Guys Always Die ("Wild Wild West" Soundtrack Version)" (featuring Dr. Dre) – 4:41
2. "Bad Influence" – 3:39
3. "Get You Mad" – 4:23

NOTE: These 3 tracks were only given to those who pre-ordered the deluxe Curtain Call album on iTunes.

U.S. Chart Run

• Week 1 (12.24.05) - #1 (441,000 units)
• Week 2 (12.31.05) - #1 (323,700 units)
• Week 3 (01.07.06) - #4 (430,000 units)
• Week 4 (01.14.06) - #3 (187,200 units)
• Week 5 (01.21.06) - #3 (109,100 units)
• Week 6 (01.28.06) - #4 (76,000 units)
• Week 7 (02.04.06) - #3 (74,000 units)
• Week 8 (02.11.06) - #8 (73,000 units)
• Week 9 (02.18.06) - #7 (78,000 units)
• Week 10 (02.25.06) - #9 (82,000 units)
• Week 11 (03.04.06) - #10 (73,000 units)
• Week 12 (03.11.06) - #8 (73,000 units)

Total: 2.4 Million

U.S. Billboard 200 Albums
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Position	1	1	4	3	3	4	3	8	7	9	10	8	13	15	15	19	26	36	35	30	41	48	65	60	81	75	82	92	94

External links

• Eminem.com - Official site
• Aftermath - Aftermath fansite