Business (song) explained

Business
Cover:	Eminem_-_Business_CD_cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Eminem
Album:	The Eminem Show
Released:	July 22, 2003
Recorded:	2001
Length:	4:11
Producer:	Dr. Dre
Prev Title:	Sing for the Moment
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Just Lose It
Next Year:	2004

"Business" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his fourth studio album, The Eminem Show (2002). "Business" was released as the final single from the album on July 22, 2003, but it was not released as an official single in the United States.

Composition & reception

"Business" is a hip hop song of four minutes and eleven seconds in length.^[1] It sees Eminem comparing himself and Dr. Dre, the song's producer, to fictional crime-fighting duo Batman and Robin, a comparison first explored in the music video for the previous Eminem single "Without Me".^{[2] [3]} The lyrics are backed by a "cartoonish" beat:^[4] one of several Dr. Dre productions on The Eminem Show which, according to CultureDose writer Marty Brown, affords Eminem a "perfect sound-scape" to inspire emotions in the listener, calling the beat "a launchpad equally effective for humor or anger".^[5] Writing for Pitchfork Media, Ethan P. noted the "cartoonish" production to be similar in style to several of Eminem's early singles, claiming it to be fitting to the Batman and Robin theme on "Business", but noted that "this time he's actually talking about Batman and Robin!!".^[4] DX Magazine editor J-23 called this "classic" with Dre beats.^[6] Kris Ex On "Business": "Em names himself the gatekeeper of hip-hop and obliquely claims to be the best rapper alive: 'The flow's too wet/Nobody close to it/Nobody says it, but everybody knows the shit.'"^[7]

Track listing

UK CD1^[8]

UK CD2^[9]

• UK Cassette

German CD single^[10]

Australian CD single^[11]

German 3" CD single^[12]

The Singles version

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[13]	66
Germany (Official German Charts)^[14]	98
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[15]	100
UK Singles (OCC)^[16]	132

In popular culture

The song was used in the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con trailer of the film Shazam! Fury of the Gods.^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. The Eminem Show – Eminem > Overview. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. July 17, 2012.
2. Web site: Juon. Steve. Feature for May 28, 2002 – Eminem's "The Eminem Show". RapReviews. July 17, 2012. May 28, 2002.
3. Web site: Christgau. Robin. White American: Eminem Makes His Rock Move. Robert Christgau. The Village Voice. July 17, 2012. June 11, 2002.
4. Web site: P. Ethan. Eminem: The Eminem Show. Pitchfork Media. July 17, 2012. June 3, 2002.
5. Web site: Brown. Marty. Eminem – The Eminem Show Music Review. CultureDose. July 17, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20021108153024/http://www.culturedose.com/review.php?rid=10003320. November 8, 2002. June 4, 2002.
6. Web site: Eminem - The Eminem Show (Advanced Copy). Hiphopdx.com. 28 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20131030103838/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.164/title.eminem-the-eminem-show-advanced-copy. 30 October 2013. dead.
7. Eminem The Eminem Show Album Review. Rolling Stone. 25 April 2015.
8. Web site: Business [CD 1]

   Amazon.co.uk: Music]

   . Amazon.co.uk. 25 April 2015.
9. Web site: Business [CD 2]

   Amazon.co.uk: Music]

   . Amazon.co.uk. 25 April 2015.
10. Web site: Business: Amazon.co.uk: Music. Amazon.co.uk. 25 April 2015.
11. Web site: Business: Amazon.co.uk: Music. Amazon.co.uk. 25 April 2015.
12. Web site: eminem d12 3 german pockit singles full set rare - eBay. Ebay.co.uk. 25 April 2015.
13. Web site: ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2003. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 30, 2020.
14. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. March 30, 2020.
15. Web site: JAAROVERZICHTEN - SINGLE 2003 . nl . dutchcharts.nl . July 13, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110919203420/http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2003&cat=s . September 19, 2011 .
16. Web site: End of Year 2003. UKChartsPlus. July 13, 2014.
17. Web site: Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu star in new 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' trailer soundtracked by Eminem . . 24 July 2022 .