"Lose Yourself" is a song by American rapper Eminem from the soundtrack to the 2002 film 8 Mile. It was released on August 20, 2002, as the album's lead single. It also appears on the greatest hits album, Curtain Call: The Hits (2005).
Music video[]
| Video | Information | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | October 7, 2002 | |
| Director | Eminem • Paul Rosenberg • Phillip G. Atwell | |
| Producer | Chris Palladino | |
| Cinematographer | Aaron Schneider | |
| Length | 5:27 | |
Personnel[]
- Jeff Bass – writing, additional production, bass, guitar, keyboard
- Luis Resto – writing, keyboard
- Marshall "Eminem" Mathers – vocals, writing, production, drum programming, mixing
- Mike Strange – recording
- Steve King – mixing, recording
Accolades[]
| Year | Organization | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Satellite Awards | Best Original Song | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Song | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | Best Original Song | Won | |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Best Video from a Film | ||
| BET Awards | Video of the Year | Nominated | |
| MTV Video Music Awards | Video of the Year | ||
| Best Male Video | |||
| Best Rap Video | |||
| Best Video from a Film | Won | ||
| Viewer's Choice Award | Nominated | ||
| World Soundtrack Award | Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | ||
| 2004 | Grammy Awards | Record of the Year | |
| Song of the Year | |||
| Best Male Rap Solo Performance | Won | ||
| Best Rap Song | |||
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated |
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?
Yo
[Verse 1]
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface, he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's chokin', how? Everybody's jokin' now
The clock's run out, time's up, over, blaow
Snap back to reality, ope, there goes gravity
Ope, there goes Rabbit, he choked, he's so mad
But he won't give up that easy, no, he won't have it
He knows his whole back's to these ropes, it don't matter
He's dope, he knows that, but he's broke, he's so stagnant
He knows when he goes back to this mobile home, that's when it's
Back to the lab again, yo, this old rhapsody
Better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him
[Chorus]
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
You better
[Verse 2]
His soul's escaping through this hole that is gaping
This world is mine for the taking, make me king
As we move toward a new world order
A normal life is boring, but superstardom's
Close to post-mortem, it only grows harder
Homie grows hotter, he blows, it's all over
These hoes is all on him, coast-to-coast shows
He's known as the Globetrotter, lonely roads
God only knows he's grown farther from home, he's no father
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
But hold your nose 'cause here goes the cold water
These hoes don't want him no mo', he's cold product
They moved on to the next schmoe who flows
He nose-dove and sold nada, and so the soap opera
Is told, it unfolds, I suppose it's old, partner
But the beat goes on, da-da-dom, da-dom, dah-dah-dah-dah
[Chorus]
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
You better
[Verse 3]
No more games, I'ma change what you call rage
Tear this motherfuckin' roof off like two dogs caged
I was playin' in the beginning, the mood all changed
I've been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage
But I kept rhymin' and stepped right in the next cypher
Best believe somebody's payin' the Pied Piper
All the pain inside amplified by the
Fact that I can't get by with my nine-to-
Five and I can't provide the right type of life for my family
'Cause, man, these goddamn food stamps don't buy diapers
And there's no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life
And these times are so hard, and it's gettin' even harder
Tryna feed and water my seed, plus teeter-totter
Caught up between bein' a father and a prima donna
Baby-mama drama, screamin' on her, too much for me to wanna
Stay in one spot, another day of monotony's gotten me
To the point I'm like a snail, I've got
To formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot
Success is my only motherfuckin' option, failure's not
Mom, I love you, but this trailer's got
To go, I cannot grow old in Salem's Lot
So here I go, it's my shot, feet, fail me not
This may be the only opportunity that I got
[Chorus]
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
You better
[Outro]
You can do anything you set your mind to, man
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
| Chart (2002–2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
 Australia (ARIA)
|
1 |
| Australia Urban (ARIA)
|
1 |
 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)
|
1 |
 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)
|
1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)
|
1 |
 Brazil (ABPD)
|
1 |
 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)
|
1 |
 Croatia (HRT)
|
1 |
 Czech Republic (IFPI)
|
11 |
 Denmark (Tracklisten)
|
1 |
| El Salvador (Notimex)
|
1 |
 Eurochart Hot 100 (Billboard)
|
1 |
 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)
|
1 |
 France (SNEP)
|
3 |
 Germany (GfK)
|
2 |
 Greece (IFPI)
|
1 |
 Guatemala (Notimex)
|
4 |
 Hungary (Single Top 40)
|
1 |
 Ireland (IRMA)
|
1 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
1 |
 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
|
1 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)
|
1 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
1 |
 Norway (VG-lista)
|
1 |
 Portugal (AFP)
|
1 |
 Romania (Romanian Top 100)
|
6 |
 Scotland (OCC)
|
2 |
 Spain (PROMUSICAE)
|
9 |
 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)
|
1 |
 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)
|
1 |
 UK Singles (OCC)
|
1 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)
|
1 |
 US Billboard Hot 100
|
1 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)
|
14 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)
|
4 |
| US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)
|
2 |
| US Pop Airplay (Billboard)
|
1 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)
|
1 |
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada
|
18 |
| Global 200 (Billboard) | 25 |
 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)
|
43 |
| US Billboard Hot 100
|
40 |
Year-end charts[]
| Chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)
|
62 |
| UK Singles (OCC)
|
32 |
| US Billboard Hot 100
|
63 |
| Chart (2003) | Position |
| Australia (ARIA)
|
2 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)
|
6 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)
|
16 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)
|
7 |
| Brazil (Crowley)
|
36 |
| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)
|
1 |
| France (SNEP)
|
12 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)
|
6 |
| Ireland (IRMA)
|
6 |
| Italy (FIMI)
|
7 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
|
12 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)
|
11 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
|
30 |
| Romania (Romanian Top 100)
|
33 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)
|
1 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)
|
12 |
| UK Singles (OCC)
|
25 |
| US Billboard Hot 100
|
28 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)
|
71 |
| Chart (2017) | Position |
| France (SNEP)
|
199 |
| Chart (2022) | Position |
| Global 200 (Billboard) | 120 |
| Chart (2023) | Position |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)
|
48 |
| Chart (2024) | Position |
|---|---|
| France (SNEP)
|
188 |
Decade-end charts[]
| Chart (2000–2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)
|
7 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)
|
44 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)
|
52 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)
|
49 |
| US Billboard Hot 100
|
28 |
| Chart (2010–2019) | Position |
| Australia (ARIA)
|
88 |
All-time charts[]
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Pop Songs (1992–2017)
|
100 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 (1958–2018)
|
169 |
Certifications[]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)
|
20× Platinum | 1,400,000*** |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)
|
Platinum | 30,000* |
| Belgium (BRMA)
|
Platinum | 50,000* |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)
|
Platinum 60,000*** | |
| Canada (Music Canada)
|
6× Platinum | 480,000* |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)
|
3× Platinum | 270,000*** |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)
|
Gold | 6,304 |
| France (SNEP)
|
Gold | 386,000 |
| Germany (BVMI)
|
3× Platinum | 1,800,000*** |
| Greece (IFPI Greece)
|
Gold | 10,000** |
| Italy (FIMI)
|
3× Platinum | 150,000*** |
 Japan (RIAJ)Ringtone |
3× Platinum | 750,000* |
| Japan (RIAJ) Full-length ringtone |
Gold | 100,000* |
| Japan (RIAJ) PC download |
Gold | 100,000* |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
8× Platinum | 240,000*** |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)
|
Platinum | 10,000* |
| Portugal (AFP)
|
3× Platinum | 120,000*** |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)
|
2× Platinum | 120,000*** |
| Sweden (GLF)
|
Platinum | 30,000** |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)
|
Platinum | 40,000** |
| United Kingdom (BPI)
|
6× Platinum | 3,600,000*** |
| United States (RIAA)
|
13× Platinum | 13,000,000*** |
| Streaming | ||
| Japan (RIAJ)
|
Gold | 50,000,000† |
|
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
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