The Real Slim Shady
The Hit Crew, Eminem
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May I have your attention, please? May I have your attention, please? Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? I repeat, will the real Slim Shady please stand up? We're gonna have a problem here Y'all act like you never seen a white person before Jaws all on the floor like Pam like Tommy just burst in the door And started whoopin' her ass worse than before They first were divorced, throwin' her over furniture (Agh!) It's the return of the "Ah, wait, no way, you're kidding He didn't just say what I think he did, did he?" And Dr. Dre said, nothing, you idiots! Dr. Dre's dead, he's locked in my basement (ha ha!) Feminist women love Eminem "Chicka, chicka, chicka, Slim Shady, I'm sick of him Look at him, walkin' around, grabbin' his you-know-what Flippin' the you-know-who," "Yeah, but he's so cute though." Yeah, I probably got a couple of screws up in my head loose But no worse than what's goin' on in your parents' bedrooms Sometimes I wanna get on TV and just let loose But can't, but it's cool for Tom Green to hump a dead moose "My bum is on your lips, my bum is on your lips" And if I'm lucky, you might just give it a little kiss And that's the message that we deliver to little kids And expect them not to know what a woman's clitoris is Of course they're gonna know what intercourse is By the time they hit fourth grade They've got the Discovery Channel, don't they? We ain't nothin' but mammals—well, some of us, cannibals Who cut other people open like cantaloupes But if we can hump dead animals and antelopes Then there's no reason that a man and another man can't elope But if you feel like I feel, I got the antidote Women, wave your pantyhose, sing the chorus, and it goes I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up Please stand up, please stand up? 'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up Please stand up, please stand up? Will Smith don't gotta cuss in his raps to sell records Well, I do, so f*ck him and f*ck you too! You think I give a damn about a Grammy? Half of you critics can't even stomach me, let alone stand me "But Slim, what if you win, wouldn't it be weird?" Why, so you guys could just lie to get me here? So you can sit me here next to Britney Spears? Shit, Christina Aguilera better switch me chairs So I can sit next to Carson Daly and Fred Durst And hear 'em argue over who she gave head to first Little bitch put me on blast on MTV "Yeah, he's cute, but I think he's married to Kim, hee-hee." I should download her audio on MP3 And show the whole world how you gave Eminem VD I'm sick of you little girl and boy groups All you do is annoy me, so I have been sent here to destroy you And there's a million of us just like me Who cuss like me, who just don't give a f*ck like me Who dress like me, walk, talk and act like me And just might be the next best thing, but not quite me 'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up Please stand up, please stand up? 'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up Please stand up, please stand up? I'm like a head trip to listen to, ‘cause I'm only givin' you Things you joke about with your friends inside your livin' room The only difference is I got the balls to say it in front of y'all And I don't gotta be false or sugarcoat it at all I just get on the mic and spit it And whether you like to admit it, I just shit it Better than 90% of you rappers out can Then you wonder: "How can Kids eat up these albums like Valiums?" It's funny, ‘cause at the rate I'm going, when I'm 30 I'll be the only person in the nursing home flirting Pinching nurse's asses when I'm jacking off with Jergens And I'm jerking, but this whole bag of Viagra isn't working And every single person is a Slim Shady lurking He could be working at Burger King, spittin' on your onion rings Or in the parking lot, circling, screaming, "I don't give a f*ck!" With his windows down and his system up So will the real Shady please stand up And put one of those fingers on each hand up? And be proud to be outta your mind and outta control And one more time, loud as you can, how does it go? I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up Please stand up, please stand up? 'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up Please stand up, please stand up? 'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up Please stand up, please stand up? 'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up Please stand up, please stand up? Ha ha, I guess there’s a Slim Shady in all of us F*ck it, let’s all stand up!
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10 facts about this song
Release Date"The Real Slim Shady" was released as the lead single from Eminem's third studio album 'The Marshall Mathers LP' on April 16, 2000.
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Song Writing and ProductionThe song was co-written by Eminem along with his longtime collaborator Dr. Dre, who also produced the track with Mel-Man.
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Commercial SuccessThe song became one of Eminem's biggest hits and reached number one in the United Kingdom and Australia. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
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Grammy Awards"The Real Slim Shady" won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 2001. The song was also nominated for Record of the Year, but lost to "Beautiful Day" by U2.
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Music VideoThe music video of "The Real Slim Shady" was directed by Dr. Dre and Phillip Atwell. It featured a number of celebrity impersonations and parodies, which garnered a lot of attention and controversy.
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Lyrical ContentThe lyrics of "The Real Slim Shady" takes a satirical look at popular culture. It also introduces Eminem's alter ego Slim Shady, adding a new dimension to his music and persona.
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Impact"The Real Slim Shady" is recognized as the song that propelled Eminem into global superstardom, and it further established him as one of the most controversial figures in mainstream music due to its explicit language and provocative themes.
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Live PerformancesThe song's first live performance was at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, where Eminem led a procession of numerous Slim Shady lookalikes.
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Sales & StreamingAs of 2020, the song has over a billion streams on the music streaming platform Spotify and has also been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Social CommentaryThe song, known for its humorous and sarcastic take on popular culture, effectively commented on and criticized various aspects of the entertainment industry, including reality television, music video cliches and numerous celebrity personas.
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