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[ 0 => '| Name = My Band', 1 => '| Cover = D12 - My Band - CD cover.jpg', 2 => '| Artist = [[D12 (band)|D12]]', 3 => '| Album = [[D12 World]]', 4 => '| Released = March 14, 2004', 5 => '| Recorded = 2003', 6 => '| Format = [[CD single]]', 7 => '| Genre = [[Comedy hip hop]]', 8 => '| Length = 4:58 <small>(album version)</small><br>4:44 <small>(radio edit)</small>', 9 => '| Label = [[Shady Records|Shady]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]', 10 => '| Producer = [[Eminem]]', 11 => '| Last single = "[[911 (Gorillaz song)|911]]"<br/>(2002)', 12 => '| This single = "'''My Band'''"<br/>(2004)', 13 => '| Next single = "[[How Come]]"<br/>(2004)', 14 => '| Misc = {{External music video|{{Youtube|Bd4XHnTDTqc|Video}}}}', 15 => '}}', 16 => false, 17 => '"'''My Band'''" is a song by the American rap group [[D12]]. It was released in March 2004 as the first single from their second album ''[[D12 World]]''. The song is a parody of the false concept that [[Eminem]] is the lead singer of the "band" D12.', 18 => false, 19 => 'The single became the group's most successful so far (outside the United Kingdom), reaching number two there, number six in the United States and number one in Australia, New Zealand and Norway. ''My Band'' was the first song to top the revamped singles chart introduced in New Zealand in April 2004.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=xRAEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA68&ots=y5Fyp78TKH&dq=the%20eminem%20show%20%22first%20time%22%20%22lyrics%22%20%22included%22&pg=PA52#v=onepage&q&f=false Billboard - Google Boeken<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>', 20 => false, 21 => '==Content==', 22 => 'The brief introduction summarizes the song's satirical message: that Eminem is the lead "singer" of the "band" and it makes everyone else in D12 jealous and looked down upon. In the [[refrain|chorus]], he describes how girls have confidence in the group just because he is in it, even though they “don’t even know the name of [his] band”.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lyricblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/d12-my-band-lyrics.html |title=D12 - My Band lyrics}}</ref>', 23 => false, 24 => 'Eminem talks about his own popularity in the first verse. It describes episodes such as him meeting some of his fans offstage, and when group member [[Kuniva]] tries to attack him when he claims that [[Jessica Alba]] is his future wife.', 25 => false, 26 => 'In the second verse, [[Swift (rapper)|Swift]] wrestles the mic from Eminem and then describes some of the negative consequences this propaganda has for the rest of the D12’s members, such as not recording with Pro Tools, being stuck driving a van whilst Eminem rides in a tour bus, getting their names mixed up, and being provided a dressing room "smaller than a decimal". [[Kon Artis]] and [[Kuniva]] talk about this together in the third verse, with Eminem occasionally interrupting. The two find themselves unable to find a proper insult for him.', 27 => false, 28 => 'Just like [[Swift (rapper)|Swift]], [[Proof (rapper)|Proof]] complains about the propaganda in his solo part, and says how people that view it this way know nothing about the group (To back up his point, fans yell out “Where’s Obie and Dre?”, referring to rappers [[Obie Trice]] and [[Dr. Dre]]).', 29 => false, 30 => 'In the fifth verse, [[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]], after attacking Eminem who is at the time singing in traditional boy band, attacks the media for promoting a concept that he clearly views as nonsense, and claims that it's actually he that's the most popular person in the group. He also threatens to leave D12 on several occasions, claiming he'll "start a group with [[The Real Roxanne]]."', 31 => false, 32 => 'After this fifth verse, there is a short hook by Eminem, and Bizarre follows by trying to sing the chorus, which results in laughter. After that, some members yell out random comments while the others sing the song's title repeatedly.', 33 => false, 34 => 'At the end of the song, Eminem sings in a [[Spain|Spanish]]-style accent, "promoting" his fictional next single "My Salsa" (a parody of [[Kelis]]' hit single "[[Milkshake (song)|Milkshake]]").', 35 => 'The song then ends abruptly, followed by Eminem saying, "Where did everybody go?".', 36 => false, 37 => '==Parodies==', 38 => '* [[50 Cent]]'s "[[In da Club]]" video. (Bizarre attempts to lose weight, similar to 50 Cent working out in the beginning of In Da Club)', 39 => '* [[Eminem]]'s "[[Superman (Eminem song)|Superman]]" and "[[Lose Yourself]]" videos. (Bizarre claims he is in the back of these videos)', 40 => '*[[Kelis]]'s "[[Milkshake (song)|Milkshake]]" (Eminem's "My Salsa")', 41 => false, 42 => '==Music video==', 43 => 'The [[music video]] begins by showing the rest of D12 look through the window of a door to find Eminem receiving a [[massage]], which is similar to the song's preceding skit on the album, "Dude". It then cuts to shots of Eminem in a [[limousine]] while the others are forced to wait for a bus, and the whole song's context is picked up from there.', 44 => false, 45 => 'Later scenes include [[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]] attempting to get in shape (parodying the video for [[50 Cent]]'s "[[In Da Club]]"), Bizarre and a [[midget]] spoofing fellow Michigander [[Kid Rock]], Bizarre in the background of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" and "Superman" music videos, the entire band performing a [[boy band]]-style song while dressed like The [[Backstreet Boys]], and a re-enactment of [[Janet Jackson]]'s [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|"wardrobe malfunction"]] (with Bizarre as Janet and Eminem as [[Justin Timberlake]]).', 46 => false, 47 => 'At the [[MTV Video Music Awards]] in 2004, "My Band" (directed by [[Philip G. Atwell]], co-directed by [[Eminem]]) was nominated for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Video of the Year|Video of the Year]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video|Best Group Video]], and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video|Best Rap Video]], but did not win in any of the categories. During their performance of the song, Eminem mooned the audience. MTV originally planned to blur Eminem's bare bottom, but in light of their recent problems with the aforementioned "wardrobe malfunction" they instead decided to cut the mooning from the performance altogether. Pictures of Eminem's mooning have been spread across the internet.', 48 => false, 49 => 'In an uncensored version of the video, a nude woman appears next to Eminem and a nude woman dances on a pole.', 50 => false, 51 => 'Also, in the clean version on YouTube, Bizzare's verse where he is in the music videos, The word "fuck" was left out.', 52 => false, 53 => '==Track listing==', 54 => '; UK CD1', 55 => '{{Tracklist', 56 => '| extra_column = Producer(s) ', 57 => '| writing_credits = yes', 58 => '| title1 = My Band', 59 => '| writer1 = D. Porter, O. Moore, D. Holton, V. Carlisle, R. Johnson, M. Mathers, L. Resto, S. King', 60 => '| extra1 = [[Eminem]], [[Luis Resto (musician)|Luis Resto]]</small>', 61 => '| length1 = 4:58', 62 => '| title2 = B. N. U.', 63 => '| writer2 = D. Porter, D. Holton, M. Mathers, O. Moore, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle', 64 => '| extra2 = Eminem</small>', 65 => '| length2 = 4:43', 66 => '}}', 67 => false, 68 => '; UK CD2', 69 => '{{Tracklist', 70 => '| extra_column = Producer(s) ', 71 => '| writing_credits = yes', 72 => '| title1 = My Band', 73 => '| writer1 = D. Porter, O. Moore, D. Holton, V. Carlisle, R. Johnson, M. Mathers, L. Resto, S. King', 74 => '| extra1 = [[Eminem]], [[Luis Resto (musician)|Luis Resto]]', 75 => '| length1 = 4:58', 76 => '| title2 = B. N. U.', 77 => '| writer2 = D. Porter, D. Holton, M. Mathers, O. Moore, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle', 78 => '| extra2 = Eminem', 79 => '| length2 = 4:43', 80 => '| title3 = My Band - Instrumental', 81 => '| writer3 = D. Porter, O. Moore, D. Holton, V. Carlisle, R. Johnson, M. Mathers, L. Resto, S. King', 82 => '| extra3 = Eminem, Luis Resto', 83 => '| length3 = 4:58', 84 => '| title4 = My Band - Video', 85 => '| writer4 = D. Porter, O. Moore, D. Holton, V. Carlisle, R. Johnson, M. Mathers, L. Resto, S. King', 86 => '| extra4 = Eminem, Luis Resto', 87 => '| length4 = 4:58', 88 => '}}', 89 => false, 90 => '==Charts==', 91 => '{| class="wikitable sortable"', 92 => '!Chart (2004-2005)', 93 => '!Peak<br>position', 94 => '|-', 95 => '{{singlechart|Australia|1|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 96 => '|-', 97 => '{{singlechart|Austria|4|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 98 => '|-', 99 => '{{singlechart|Flanders|9|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 100 => '|-', 101 => '{{singlechart|Wallonia|15|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 102 => '|-', 103 => '|Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart|Nielsen SoundScan]])', 104 => '|align="center"|3', 105 => '|-', 106 => '{{singlechart|Denmark|3|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 107 => '|-', 108 => '|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])', 109 => '| style="text-align:center;"|2', 110 => '|-', 111 => '{{singlechart|Finland|16|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 112 => '|-', 113 => '{{singlechart|France|23|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 114 => '|-', 115 => '{{singlechart|Germany|2|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 116 => '|-', 117 => '|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])', 118 => '|align="center"|2', 119 => '|-', 120 => '{{singlechart|Italy|12|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 121 => '|-', 122 => '{{singlechart|Dutch40|2|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 123 => '|-', 124 => '{{singlechart|New Zealand|1|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 125 => '|-', 126 => '{{singlechart|Norway|1|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 127 => '|-', 128 => '|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050118013312/www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10131.html Romanian Top 100 - arhiva<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>', 129 => '|align="center"|10', 130 => '|-', 131 => '{{singlechart|Sweden|9|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 132 => '|-', 133 => '{{singlechart|Swiss|3|artist=D12|song=My Band}}', 134 => '|-', 135 => '|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])', 136 => '|align="center"|2', 137 => '|-', 138 => '|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]', 139 => '| align="center" |6', 140 => '|-', 141 => '|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]', 142 => '|align="center"|26', 143 => '|-', 144 => '|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Rhythmic Top 40]]', 145 => '| style="text-align:center;"|1', 146 => '|-', 147 => '|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Rap Tracks]]', 148 => '|align="center"|7', 149 => '|-', 150 => '|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Top 40]]', 151 => '|align="center"|3', 152 => '|}', 153 => false, 154 => '===Chart successions===', 155 => '{{S-start}}', 156 => '{{Succession box', 157 => ' | before = "[[Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)]]" by [[Eamon (singer)|Eamon]]<br>"Left Outside Alone" by Anastacia', 158 => ' | title = [[Australian Record Industry Association|ARIA (Australia)]] number-one single', 159 => ' | years = May 2, 2004<br>May 16, 2004', 160 => ' | after = "[[Left Outside Alone]]" by [[Anastacia]]<br>"[[Black Betty (Spiderbait)|Black Betty]]" by [[Spiderbait]]}}', 161 => '{{S-end}}', 162 => false, 163 => '==References==', 164 => '{{Reflist}}', 165 => false, 166 => '{{D12}}', 167 => false, 168 => '[[Category:2004 singles]]', 169 => '[[Category:Billboard Rhythmic Airplay number-one singles]]', 170 => '[[Category:Number-one singles in Australia]]', 171 => '[[Category:Number-one singles in Norway]]', 172 => '[[Category:D12 songs]]', 173 => '[[Category:Songs written by Eminem]]', 174 => '[[Category:Song recordings produced by Eminem]]', 175 => '[[Category:Shady Records singles]]' ]