Lose Yourself

Eminem says that "Lose Yourself" was written on set, during breaks while filming 8 Mile.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV4tG-3V3do&feature=player_detailpage#t=42s |title=Eminem on Behind the Boards – Part 6 of 12 |publisher=YouTube |date=July 27, 2009 |access-date=October 13, 2018}} Taryn Manning, who played Jimmy's ex-girlfriend Janeane in 8 Mile, said in an interview with MTV, that during the filming of the movie, in any downtime, Eminem was writing and that "you could just see him formulating stuff in his head".{{cite web |last=Moss |first=Corey |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1450951/britneys-pal-eminems-squeeze-taryn-mannings-been-both/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116211603/http://www.mtv.com/news/1450951/britneys-pal-eminems-squeeze-taryn-mannings-been-both/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |title=Britney's Pal, Eminem's Squeeze — Taryn Manning's Been Both |publisher=MTV |date=November 14, 2001 |access-date=October 13, 2018}} According to studio engineer Steven King, who spoke to Rolling Stone magazine, Eminem recorded the song in a portable studio on the set while he was on a break from shooting, using only one take for each verse.{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/5140245/Eminem-lose-yourself/Intro|title=[Intro]|website=Genius|language=en|access-date=February 8, 2019}} The sheet on which he wrote the song appears in 8 Mile in a scene where his character is writing while riding the bus.

The official demo version of this song, titled "Lose Yourself (Demo Version)" with two different verses and a slightly different hook, was released on the album Shady XV November 24, 2014.{{cite book |first=David |last=Roberts |year=2006 |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |edition= 19th |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London |isbn=1-904994-10-5 |page=137}} A Drum & Bass remix has been made and was released on the mixtape Straight from the Lab as a European bonus track.

"Lose Yourself" is a mid-tempo hip hop track with an urgent narrative delivery. The song's lyrics explicitly sum up the background of Eminem's character in 8 Mile, B-Rabbit, with the first verse summing up much of the plot of the movie. The song incorporates several aggressive themes, largely dealing with the struggles dealt with by B-Rabbit, and how he eventually overcomes his many problems and obstacles to gain the respect of other rappers.

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The song's production incorporates piano, drums, violins, and several other string instruments. The song is one of four new Eminem solo songs on the soundtrack, the other three being "8 Mile", "Rabbit Run", and "Stimulate" (included on deluxe edition only). Several critics cited this trio of songs as the best three from the soundtrack, as well as the most aggressive songs Eminem ever recorded. Piano chords described as "instantly recognizable" open the song.{{cite web |title=Chrysler Eminem Super Bowl Commercial – Imported From Detroit |work=YouTube |date=February 5, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKL254Y_jtc |access-date=October 13, 2018}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}} Throughout the song there is a "tense, unrelenting guitar lick".{{cite news |last=McCollom |first=Brian |title=Movie's CD is pure Eminem: A moody mix of fact and fiction |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |date=October 27, 2002 |url=http://www.freep.com/entertainment/music/mile27_20021027.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021029034902/http://www.freep.com/entertainment/music/mile27_20021027.htm |archive-date=October 29, 2002 |access-date=October 13, 2018 }} The song's sheet music is in the key of D minor in common time with a metronome of 66 before increasing to 79.{{cite web | url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0095247 | title=Lose Yourself | website=Musicnotes | date=July 29, 2011 }}

"Lose Yourself" received critical acclaim, with many praising the song's aggressive themes and describing it as Eminem's best work to date. Eminem's rapping ability, the lyrics and the production were praised as well. In many retrospective reviews and lists, critics have cited the song among Eminem's finest, as well as one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time. AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the song's production: "The opening track and first single [from the 8 Mile soundtrack] "Lose Yourself" is easily equaled by the title song with its layered pianos" and he highlighted it.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/8-mile-deluxe-edition-mw0000663358 |title=8 Mile – Eminem |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=October 13, 2018}}

NME was extremely positive: "Eminem's urgent radio hit 'Lose Yourself', you already know. It's excellent, if obviously an offcut from 'The Eminem Show', all thundering rawk guitars and Rocky-ish bassline (appropriately enough)."{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-nme-6839 |title=Eminem/Various Artists : 'Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture '8 Mile' |publisher=NME.com |date=November 21, 2002 |access-date=October 13, 2018}} RapReviews also noted: "And as all great journeys begin with a single step, so too does Eminem with this album's opening song AND lead single entitled 'Lose Yourself'".{{cite web |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2002_10F_8mile.html |title=8 Mile Soundtrack |publisher=RapReviews.com |date=October 29, 2002 |access-date=October 13, 2018}} 411 Mania praised the song: "The album wastes no time, delivering the hit 'Lose Yourself' as the first track. The song is as close to a ballad as Eminem will ever get. It is a very hot, adrenaline-laced track. It also continues Eminem's recent trend of putting out tracks with more of a meaning."{{cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/86/8-Mile-Soundtrack-Review.htm |title=8 Mile Soundtrack Review |publisher=411Mania.com |author=Ashish |date=November 4, 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102030352/http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/86/8-Mile-Soundtrack-Review.htm |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |access-date=October 13, 2018}}

In the United States, "Lose Yourself" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the week of October 5, 2002, at No. 43 prior to its release 24 days later, which is October 28 of that same year. A week later, the single jumped to No. 18, and hit No. 1 on the week of November 9 and remained there for twelve consecutive weeks until it was knocked off by "Bump, Bump, Bump" by B2K and P. Diddy. The single spent 16 total weeks in the Top 10, and a total of 23 weeks in the Top 50. While in the No. 1 spot (from November 9, 2002, through January 25, 2003), the song notably prevented Missy Elliott from reaching the top spot with the single "Work It", which was at No. 2 for 10 weeks, tied with "Waiting for a Girl Like You" by Foreigner for the most weeks at No. 2 without reaching No. 1. The song also topped the Pop Songs chart for 7 weeks and hit No. 4 and No. 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rap Songs charts. The song also used some rock music origins allowing moderate success to alternative rock radio peaking No. 14 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, the rapper's only song to chart. It reached 4 million in sales by August 2011,{{cite web |url= https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-aug-28-2011-songs-jagger-as-icon.html |title=Week Ending Aug. 28, 2011. Songs: Jagger As Icon |publisher=Yahoo! Chart Watch |date=August 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607012443/https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-aug-28-2011-songs-jagger-as-icon.html |archive-date=June 7, 2014 |access-date=October 13, 2018}} and {{as of|2017|September|lc=y}}, it has sold 7.37 million copies in the U.S.

In France, it is the 53rd-best-selling single of the 21st century, with 386,000 units sold {{as of|2014|August|lc=y}}.{{cite web |title=Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 5 (60–51) |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-93131.html |publisher=ChartsInFrance |date=August 9, 2014 |language=fr |access-date=October 13, 2018}} By December 2016, it had sold more than 11,590,000 units worldwide.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

{{as of|2018|March|}}, it has sold 10 million copies in the U.S. and has been certified Diamond.{{Cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2018/03/06/eminems-lose-yourself-has-been-certified-diamond-for-moving-10-million-units/ |title=Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' Has Been Certified Diamond For Moving 10 Million Units |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |work=Forbes |access-date=October 13, 2018 |date=March 6, 2018}}

Following the performance of the song by Eminem and Anderson .Paak in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13, 2022, the song re-entered on the Billboard Hot 100 upon the issue date of February 26, 2022 for its further stay for a total of 24 weeks.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2022-02-26|work=Billboard Hot 100|title=Hot 100: Week of February 26, 2022}}

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The song's accompanying music video, directed by Eminem, manager Paul Rosenberg and Phillip G. Atwell,{{cite web |url=https://musicvideosexplained.com/videos/lose-yourself/ |title=Lose Yourself in 8 Mile |website=MusicVideosExplained.com |access-date=October 13, 2018 |archive-date=October 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014091311/https://musicvideosexplained.com/videos/lose-yourself/ |url-status=dead }} was released on October 7, 2002. The video is a mixture of several scenarios, largely including several scenes from 8 Mile; however, it also contains scenes addressing problems the real-life Eminem has addressed, as well as "B-Rabbit"'s difficulties, including the ostracism by rap communities towards him due to his color and his difficult personal life.

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The music video for "Lose Yourself" was filmed in his hometown Detroit, Michigan,{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1608434/eminem-video-throwback-lose-yourself-2002/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013065637/http://www.mtv.com/news/1608434/eminem-video-throwback-lose-yourself-2002/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2017 |title=Eminem Video Throwback: 'Lose Yourself,' 2002 |website=MTV.com |first=Jason |last=Rodriguez |date=April 2, 2009 |access-date=October 13, 2018}} and thus contains numerous shots of the city, including the Ambassador Bridge. The video is a mixture of multiple scenarios, including scenes from and reminiscent of the movie 8 Mile, and Eminem rapping next to the "8 Mile Rd. Mobile Court" sign that appears on the cover of the movie's soundtrack.

It contains scenes focusing on both Rabbit's and the real-life Eminem's character; for example, the interpersonal difficulties he has to face while rapping, the insults and booing of crowds due to being a white rapper in a black-dominate scene, the domestic trouble he has to overcome due to his alcoholic mother and her deadbeat boyfriend, and dealing with the problems that arise from the people he associates with.

At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, it received the award for Best Video from a Film in the final year this award was given out. It also received nominations for Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Rap Video, and Viewer's Choice. He won a MuchMusic Video Award in 2003 for Favorite International Artist with the video for "Lose Yourself".

While not Eminem's best-selling single, "Lose Yourself" is considered by many to be his signature song.{{Cite web |title=Eminem takes a knee at Super Bowl Halftime Show |url=https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/super-bowl-2022-halftime-show-eminem-dr-dre-snoop-dogg-mary-j-blige-kendrick-lamar/906c0aeb-600e-49df-8cfb-917c42f005f2 |access-date=2022-03-04 |website=celebrity.nine.com.au |date=February 14, 2022 |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2022-02-21 |title=Eminem and Dr. Dre Ride Super Bowl Fervor Back Into Top 10, as 'Encanto' Still Leads Album Chart |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/eminem-dr-dre-billboard-album-chart-top-10-encanto-1235186987/ |access-date=2022-03-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Upon its release, the track was a worldwide chart success, peaking at number one on 24 national charts worldwide. These included the US Billboard Hot 100, making it Eminem's first number-one hit in the United States. It had a 12-week run at No. 1 in the United States and Australia, and it topped the charts in many other countries, including United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and Denmark. It debuted at number nine in Canada and moved up to #1 the following week. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "Lose Yourself" became the "Longest-Running Single at Number One for a Rap Song", at 23 weeks. With over 19 million copies sold in the United States, it is Eminem's third-best-selling song, just behind "Love the Way You Lie" and "Not Afraid".{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

The song went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Original Song (the first time a rap song ever won this award), beating other nominees like U2's "The Hands That Built America". Eminem, who was not present at the award ceremony as he believed he would not win, said in a Shade 45 Behind the Boards interview with Cipha Sounds that he was actually sleeping, with cartoons on for his daughter, at the time the award was announced.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV4tG-3V3do&feature=player_detailpage#t=173s |title=Eminem on Behind the Boards – Part 6 of 12 |publisher=YouTube |date=July 27, 2009 |access-date=October 13, 2018}} This was the first time in 14 years the winner of the Best Original Song category did not perform at the ceremony. Luis Resto, one of the song's co-producers, had attended the ceremony and accepted the award on his behalf. "He's creative, he has symphonies in his head", Resto said at the lectern about Eminem.{{cite web |last=Elson |first=Rachel F. |url=https://people.com/celebrity/eminem-naps-through-his-oscar-victory/ |title=Eminem Naps Through His Oscar Victory |publisher=People.com |date=March 24, 2003 |access-date=October 13, 2018}} Mathers denied his absence was due to objections the show's producers had with the song's profanity.{{cite news |last1=Aswad |first1=Jem |title=Eminem Reveals Why He Finally Performed at the Oscars, 17 Years Later (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/eminem-oscar-academy-awards-lose-yourself-exclusive-interview-1203500085/ |access-date=February 11, 2020 |work=Variety |date=February 10, 2020 |language=en}} Eminem would later perform verses 1 and 3 of the uncensored song at a special performance during the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020, 17 years after he won the award, with brief moments of silence in the show's telecast.{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2020/music/news/eminem-oscars-academy-awards-surprise-lose-yourself-8-mile-1203497645/ |title = Eminem Makes Surprise Appearance at Oscars, Finally Gets to Perform 'Lose Yourself' | first = Jem | last = Aswad | date = February 9, 2020 | access-date = February 9, 2020 | work =Variety }} The American Film Institute later ranked it #93 on their list of the 100 Greatest Songs from American Films.

At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, "Lose Yourself" became Eminem's second career nomination for Record of the Year (following "Without Me"), and it was the first rap song ever to be nominated for Song of the Year. It won Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song, which was a new category at the time.

At No. 166, "Lose Yourself" is the highest-ranked of the three songs from the 21st century featured in the 2004 List of Rolling Stone{{'}}s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (joining "Stan" at No. 290 and Outkast's "Hey Ya!" at No. 180), although it was dropped from the 2010 update but later reinstated to 167 in the 2021 version. The magazine later ranked the song the twelfth-best of the 2000s decade.{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-songs-of-the-2000s-153056/eminem-lose-yourself-82585/ |title=100 Best Songs of the 2000s: 12 Eminem, 'Lose Yourself' |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=June 17, 2011 |access-date=October 13, 2018}} The song was the 51st best-selling single of the 2000s decade in the United Kingdom.Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on Tuesday December 29, 2009, presented by Nihal The song was placed at number 104 by Pitchfork on their list of "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s".{{cite web |title=The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7686-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-200-101/?page=10 |website=Pitchfork.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004035625/http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7686-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-200-101/?page=10 |archive-date=October 4, 2017 |access-date=October 13, 2018}}

In October 2011, NME placed it at number 57 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years-1257|title=150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years|last=Schiller|first=Rebecca|date=October 6, 2011|publisher=NME.Com|access-date=October 13, 2018}} VH1 placed it at #4 for the best songs of the 2000s. In April 2016, it was placed at number 28 by Rolling Stone on their list of "100 Greatest Hip-hop songs of all time".

The song continued to be prominent in 2020 and beyond. In an analysis of over 30,000 songs on Spotify, "Lose Yourself" was in the top 10 most popular songs on running playlists along with one of the most popular songs of the year in which the data was analyzed—"Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd—which also shares its tempo at 171 beats per minute.{{cite web |title=The most popular running songs on Spotify revealed |date=October 13, 2020 |url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/whats-on/most-popular-running-songs-spotify-19066907 |access-date=5 November 2020}} The song was also used by President Joe Biden for his 2020 presidential campaign. Mathers, who endorsed Biden in his election campaign, gave his consent for Biden to use it for a campaign ad.{{cite magazine |title=Eminem Lends 'Lose Yourself' to New Joe Biden Campaign Ad |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eminem-lose-yourself-joe-biden-campaign-ad-1084887/ |access-date=5 November 2020}} President Barack Obama rapped Eminem's Lose Yourself at Detroit rally in 2024 election rally.{{Cite web |title=Moment Obama raps Eminem's Lose Yourself at Detroit rally |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c62l3l5ry26o |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=www.bbc.com |date=October 23, 2024 |language=en-GB}}

• In January 2003, ABC Radio Grandstand commentator Kerry O'Keeffe recited the chorus of the song on-air as cricketer Steve Waugh headed towards his famous last-ball century at the Sydney Cricket Ground Test match.{{Cite web|title= Get Lost, but Not Your Nerves: How to Stay Alive as a Bowler of Death S20 | Cricket|url= https://digismak.com/get-lost-but-not-your-nerves-how-to-stay-alive-as-a-bowler-of-death-s20-cricket/|access-date= March 4, 2022|archive-date= December 1, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211201150639/https://digismak.com/get-lost-but-not-your-nerves-how-to-stay-alive-as-a-bowler-of-death-s20-cricket/|url-status= dead}}{{cite web |title=STEVE WAUGH'S LAST BALL TON |url=https://pinchhittersoz.com.au/2020/01/03/steve-waughs-last-ball-ton/ |access-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113145357/https://pinchhittersoz.com.au/2020/01/03/steve-waughs-last-ball-ton/ |archive-date=13 November 2020 |url-status=dead}}
• In February 2003, American comedian Dave Chappelle made a skit on Chappelle's Show parodying 8 Mile and "Lose Yourself" whereby he is on stage telling cliched jokes and constantly repeating the words "spaghetti" and "jokes" before screaming "8 Mile!".{{cite magazine |title='Chappelle's Show': 10 Best Musical Sketches |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1532254/chappelles-show-10-best-musical-sketches |magazine=Billboard |access-date=18 November 2020}}
• In the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final, the England national rugby union team listened to the track in the changing rooms as inspiration to their first rugby world cup win, and the song was also used by the English Rugby Union during the tournament to advertise the sport and the tournament itself.{{cite web |title=Singing aloud is allowed if you win |date=June 10, 2012 |url=https://www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/325561/Singing-aloud-is-allowed-if-you-win |access-date=9 November 2020}}{{cite book |last1=Kremer, Moran |first1=John, Aidan P. |title=Pure Sport: Practical Sport Psychology |date=2008 |publisher=Routledge |page=77}}
• In 2003, a part of the tune of the song is used as the theme music on the German detective series Lenßen & Partner.{{cite web |title=Lenssen & spol. (TV seriál) |url=https://www.csfd.cz/film/222244-lenssen-spol/zajimavosti/?type=related |access-date=9 November 2020}}
• In 2005–2006, Queen + Paul Rodgers (a collaboration between the band and the singer) used the song as the house music for all of the concerts on their Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour.{{cite web |title=Queen + Paul Rodgers Concertography |url=http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/queen-and-paul-rodgers/live.htm#2005europe}}{{cite web |title=Queen + Paul Rodgers live at the Gwinnett Center, Duluth, GA, USA [07.03.2006] |url=https://www.queenconcerts.com/detail/live/1706/queen-paul-rodgers-live-07-03-2006-gwinett-center-duluth-georgia-usa.html |access-date=9 November 2020}} When the song cut out, the concert would begin with Paul Rodgers singing the opening lines of Reaching Out by Rock Therapy (featuring Rogers and Queen guitarist Brian May), before launching into the first full song. A live recording of this was later used by Eminem as a sample for his 2009 track "Beautiful".{{cite web |title=EMINEM'S 'BEAUTIFUL' HITS ITUNES |website=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1611174/eminems-beautiful-hits-itunes/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160316014156/http://www.mtv.com/news/1611174/eminems-beautiful-hits-itunes/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 16, 2016 |access-date=9 November 2020}}
• On May 15, 2006, Jodie Foster quoted the chorus of the song in her commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania.{{cite web |title=Jodie Foster Quotes Eminem in Commencement Speech |website=Fox News |date=March 25, 2015 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/jodie-foster-quotes-eminem-in-commencement-speech |access-date=9 November 2020}}
• In 2007, the teen drama series Instant Star named its season premiere episode after this song.{{cite web |title=Lose Yourself |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/instant-star/lose-yourself-754585/ |access-date=9 November 2020 |archive-date=May 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527033258/http://www.tv.com/shows/instant-star/lose-yourself-754585/ |url-status=dead }}
• In 2009, the character Jeffrey Barnes in the TV show Chuck, quoted the opening lines of the song on YouTube in the episode, "Chuck Versus the Best Friend".{{cite web |title=Chuck: "Chuck Versus the Best Friend" Review |date=February 24, 2009 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/24/chuck-chuck-versus-the-best-friend-review |access-date=9 November 2020}}
• In 2009, "Lose Yourself" was often used as the pre-game song at University of Southern California home games.{{cite web |title=Lose yourself in the moment |url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/2017/6/16/blog-2009-11-lose-yourself-in-the-moment-html |access-date=9 November 2020}}
• In 2009, George Sotiropoulos used this as his entrance song at UFC 101.{{cite web |title=UFC 101: Let's go to the (mix) tape – Las Vegas Sun Newspaper |date=August 9, 2009|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/culture/2009/aug/09/ufc-101-lets-go-mix-tape/}}{{cite web |title=UFC 101 Entrance Songs – MMA Entrances |url=http://www.mmaentrances.com/ufc101.html |access-date=9 November 2020}}
• In 2011, an instrumental version of the song is featured on the Super Bowl XLV commercial entitled Born of Fire, featuring a Chrysler 200.
• In 2012, an instrumental version of the song is sometimes played before kick off or during half time at Nottingham Forest F.C. and Millwall F.C.{{cite web |title=The GQ football game pre-match music guide |date=March 29, 2012 |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/gq-sport-best-football-club-ground-game-anthems-songs |access-date=9 November 2020}}
• The 2015 episode "Nashville" of Master of None begins with a discussion between characters Dev and Arnold about whether the song is written from the perspective of B-Rabbit or Eminem.{{cite web |title=The '8 Mile' debate on 'Master of None' has a surprisingly emotional backstory|author=Jaleesa M. Jones |date=November 18, 2015 |website=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/11/18/master-of-none-eminem-8-mile-lose-yourself-debate/75980396/ |access-date=14 March 2022}}
• In the 2019 film 6 Underground, Ryan Reynolds' character One mentioned several lines from the song's opening verse.
• In September 2021, Eminem and Union Joints opened Mom's Spaghetti – a restaurant in Detroit, which is a reference to the song.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-25|title=Eminem to open diner named after "Mom's spaghetti" lyric in 'Lose Yourself'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/eminem-to-open-diner-named-after-moms-spaghetti-lyric-in-lose-yourself-3054722|access-date=2021-09-25|website=NME|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=Eminem Launches Mom's Spaghetti Restaurant With 'Store for Stans' in Detroit|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/eminem-launches-moms-spaghetti-restaurant-with-store-for-stans-in-detroit/ar-AAON3fu|access-date=2021-09-25|website=www.msn.com}}
• In October 2024, Barack Obama performed several lines from the song's opening verse, without music, after being introduced by Eminem at a rally for the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign in Detroit.{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=2024-10-23 |title=Barack Obama Raps 'Lose Yourself' After Eminem Introduces Him at Kamala Harris' Detroit Rally |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/barack-obama-raps-lose-yourself-eminem-introduces-him-kamala-harris-detroit-rally-1235808494/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

• "Weird Al" Yankovic made a parody of the song, titled "Couch Potato", on his 2003 album Poodle Hat. Though Yankovic was denied permission to film a music video, Eminem did allow him to record a parody of the song.{{Cite web |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12027704 |title="Weird Al Disappointed Eminem Nixed Video", Music.Yahoo.com |access-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127010157/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12027704 |archive-date=January 27, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown }}
• Kelly Clarkson covered this song during her Clarkston, MI show on August 10, 2012, as part of her fan request cover song.{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-kelly-clarkson-cover-eminems-lose-yourself-88411/ |website=RollingStone.com |title=Watch Kelly Clarkson Cover Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' |date=August 14, 2012 |access-date=October 13, 2018}}
• Canadian jazz singer Kellylee Evans recorded the song on her 2013 album I Remember When and regularly performs it live.{{cite web|url=https://www.ottawatonite.com/2013/06/22/ottawa-jazz-fest-2013-kellylee-evans-showcases-her-latest-album-for-a-captivated-ottawa-audience/ |title=Ottawa jazz fest 2013: Kellylee Evans captivates the Ottawa audience |date=June 22, 2013 |publisher=Ottawa Tonite |access-date=February 17, 2020}}
• American rapper Machine Gun Kelly, who named Eminem as a major influence, covered the song routinely on his first tour, even performing the song along with parts of the movie at The Shelter at Saint Andrew's Hall.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/26/machine-gun-kelly-lose-yourself-cover-acoustic-eminem_n_3162610.html|title=Machine Gun Kelly Covers 'Lose Yourself,' Says Acoustic Version Is A Tribute To Eminem|date=April 26, 2013|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|access-date=December 5, 2018}}
• A mashup of this song with German artist Nena's "Nur geträumt", created by HiFi Brown, was a German radio hit in 2003.{{cite news |url=https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article252630/Bastard-Pop-bringt-Nena-und-Rapper-Eminem-zusammen.html |title=Bastard-Pop bringt Nena und Rapper Eminem zusammen |publisher=welt.de |first=Patrick |last=Goldstein |date=August 12, 2003 |access-date=October 13, 2018|newspaper=Die Welt }}
• In February 2017, {{ill|Vincent Vinel|fr}} sang a cover of the song during season 6 of The Voice: la plus belle voix. The audition was released on YouTube and has garnered over 186 million views, becoming The Voice – La plus belle voix's most viewed video.{{cite web |title=Vincent Vinel – « Lose Yourself » (Eminem) - The Voice 2017 - Blind Audition |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9oZZzLr3BU |website=YouTube |publisher=The Voice – La plus belle voix |access-date=6 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915182102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9oZZzLr3BU |archive-date=15 September 2024 |location=France |format=Video |date=22 February 2017 |url-status=live}}
• Saliva released a cover of the song online on September 22, 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.immusicmag.com/2017/10/saliva-release-cover-of-eminem-classic-lose-yourself/ |title=Saliva Release Cover Of Eminem Classic "Lose Yourself" |website=ImMusicMag.com |date=October 5, 2017 |access-date=October 13, 2018 |archive-date=July 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713200744/http://www.immusicmag.com/2017/10/saliva-release-cover-of-eminem-classic-lose-yourself/ |url-status=usurped }}
• American country singer Taylor Swift covered the song a number of times while on tour. She covered the song acoustically numerous times on the radio as well including radio station KEEY-FM.{{cite web |title=Taylor Swift covers Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' – listen |website=NME |date=November 13, 2013 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-209-1229948 |access-date=9 November 2020}}
• The East Village Opera Company performed this song live in the past, usually as an encore with full orchestra backing.{{cite web |title=Billboard (March 20 2004) |date = March 20, 2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ARAEAAAAMBAJ&q=east+village+opera+company+lose+yourself&pg=PA60 |access-date=9 November 2020}}
• Australian singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers performed the song with her band at the Civic Theatre in Newcastle, Australia on June 15, 2022. A video of the performance was created from a compilation of live audience video contributions.{{cite web |title=Listen to Kasey Chambers' eight-minute cover of Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' |website=NME| date = July 29, 2022 |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/listen-to-kasey-chambers-eight-minute-cover-of-eminems-lose-yourself-3279083 }}

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Credits for "Lose Yourself" are adapted from the liner notes of the original soundtrack to the movie 8 Mile.(2002) Release notes for Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 8 Mile by various artists (liner notes). Interscope Records (0694935261)

Recording

• Recorded at: Detroit, Michigan

Personnel

• Eminem – vocals, audio mixing, producer, songwriting, and drum programming
• Jeff Bass – additional production, songwriter, electric guitar, bass, piano, and keyboards
• Steve King – audio mixing and recording
• Mike Strange – recording
• Luis Resto – additional production, songwriter, keyboards, and programming

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