Shady’s signature track is the 7th song from Eminem catalogue to earn the milestone of 700 million Spotify plays.
Released as a lead single for The Marshall Mathers LP, “The Real Slim Shady” became an instant hit. It was Em’s first track to land the No.1 spot on the UK Official Charts. It also earned No.4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000 and became his highest charting single in the US to date.
“The Real Slim Shady” won MTV Video Music Awards for Best Video and Best Male Video and a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.
See where the song sits in the Top 10 most streamed Eminem tracks on Spotify:
1. “Lose Yourself” (Curtain Call: The Hits) — 1,181,281,881
2. “’Till I Collapse” (The Eminem Show) — 1,115,431,512
3. “Without Me” (The Eminem Show) — 869,123,175
4. “Love The Way You Lie” (Recovery) — 835,810,779
5. “Rap God” (The Marshall Mathers LP2) — 746,119,710
6. “Godzilla” feat. Juice WRLD (Music To Be Murdered By) — 712,570,996
7. “The Real Slim Shady” (The Marshall Mathers LP) — 700,726,607
8. “River” (Revival) — 663,659,224
9. “The Monster” (The Marshall Mathers LP2) — 661,105,372
10. “Not Afraid” (Recovery) — 584,696,577
