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| Name = My Band
| Cover = D12 - My Band - CD cover.jpg
| Artist = [[D12 (band)|D12]]
| from Album = [[D12 World]]
| Released = [[April 6]], [[2004]]
| Format = [[Compact Disc|CD]]
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[comedy rap]]
| Length = 4:58 <small>(Album Version)</small><br>4:44 <small>(Radio Edit)</small>
| Label = [[Shady Records|Shady]]/[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Producer = [[Eminem]]
| Last single = "[[911 (Gorillaz song)|911]]"<br/>(2001)
| This single = "'''My Band'''"<br/>(2004)
| Next single = "[[How Come]]"<br/>(2004)
}}
"'''My Band'''" is a 2004 [[rap music|rap]] [[Single (music)|single]] by the rap group [[D12]]. It is 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. The single became the group's most successful so far, reaching #2 in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], #6 in the [[United States|U.S.]] and #1 in [[Australia]].
==Lyrics==
The brief introduction summarizes the song's 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 givfghjkl;rls have confidence in the group just because he is in it, even though they “don’t even know the name of my band”.
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.
In the second verse, [[Swift (rapper)| cbvnm,.Swift]] describes some of the negative consequences this propaganda has for the rest of the D12’s members. [[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.
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]]).
In the fifth verse, [[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]] after attacking Eminem who is at the time singing in traditional boy band fashiobnm,./ln 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]]."
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 other sing the song's title repeatedly.
At the end of the song, Eminem sings im f-in retardedn a [[Spain|Spanish]]-style accent, "promoting" his fictional next single "My Salsa" (a parody of [[Kelis]]' hit single "[[Milkshake (song)|Milkshake]]").
==Parodies==
* [[50 Cent]]'s "[[In da Club]]" video.
* The [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]] [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|incident]] with [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Janet Jackson]].
*[[Kelis]]' "[[Milkshake (song)|Milkshake]]"
==Music video==
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.
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 Detroit rapper and country/rock/metal singer [[Kid Rock]], 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]]).
At the [[MTV Video Music Awards]] in [[2004]], "My Band" 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]]. It failed to win any, though. 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.
In an uncensored version of the video, a woman without anything on appears next to Eminem.
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (2004-2005)
!align="left"|Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Austrian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="left"|[[Ultratop|Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)]]
|align="center"|9
|-
|align="left"|[[Ultratop|Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)]]
|align="center"|15
|-
|align="left"|Finnish Singles Chart
|align="center"|16
|-
|align="left"|[[SNEP|French Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|23
|-
|align="left"|[[Media Control Charts|German Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|[[Irish Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|[[FIMI|Italian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|13
|-
|align="left"|[[Dutch Top 40|Netherlands Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|[[RIANZ|New Zealand Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|[[VG-lista|Norwegian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart
|align="center"|9
|-
|align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|6
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]
|align="center"|26
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Rap Tracks]]
|align="center"|7
|-
|}
{{start box}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)]]" by [[Eamon (singer)|Eamon]]
| title = [[Australian Record Industry Association|ARIA (Australia)]] number one single
| years = May 2, 2004
| after = "[[Left Outside Alone]]" by [[Anastacia]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Left Outside Alone]]" by [[Anastacia]]
| title = [[Australian Record Industry Association|ARIA (Australia)]] number one single
| years = May 16, 2004
| after = "[[Black Betty (Spiderbait)|Black Betty]]" by [[Spiderbait]]
}}
{{end box}}
{{D12}}
[[Category:2004 singles]]
[[Category:Billboard Rhythmic Airplay number-one singles]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Australia]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Norway]]
[[Category:D12 songs]]
[[Category:Articles lacking sources (Erik9bot)]]
[[fr:My Band]]
[[it:My Band]]' |
New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | '{{Infobox Single |
| Name = My Band
| Cover = D12 - My Band - CD cover.jpg
| Artist = [[D12 (band)|D12]]
| from Album = [[D12 World]]
| Released = [[April 6]], [[2004]]
| Format = [[Compact Disc|CD]]
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[comedy rap]]
| Length = 4:58 <small>(Album Version)</small><br>4:44 <small>(Radio Edit)</small>
| Label = [[Shady Records|Shady]]/[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Producer = [[Eminem]]
| Last single = "[[911 (Gorillaz song)|911]]"<br/>(2001)
| This single = "'''My Band'''"<br/>(2004)
| Next single = "[[How Come]]"<br/>(2004)
}}
"'''My Band'''" is a 2004 [[rap music|rap]] [[Single (music)|single]] by the rap group [[D12]]. It is 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. The single became the group's most successful so far, reaching #2 in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], #6 in the [[United States|U.S.]] and #1 in [[Australia]].
==Lyrics==
The brief introduction summarizes the song's 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 givfghjkl;rls have confidence in the group just because he is in it, even though they “don’t even know the name of my band”.
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.
In the second verse, [[Swift (rapper)| cbvnm,.Swift]] describes some of the negative consequences this propaganda has for the rest of the D12’s members. [[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.
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]]).
In the fifth verse, [[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]] after attacking Eminem who is at the time singing in traditional boy band fashhahahaha im lold dinfnfghfjfvhsdufhduifshdufisdfhusiofhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhdfhduifhfuidfhuisdf i love pi i love pieiobnm,./ln 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]]."
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 other sing the song's title repeatedly.
At the end of the song, Eminem sings im f-in retardedn a [[Spain|Spanish]]-style accent, "promoting" his fictional next single "My Salsa" (a parody of [[Kelis]]' hit single "[[Milkshake (song)|Milkshake]]").
==Parodies==
* [[50 Cent]]'s "[[In da Club]]" video.
* The [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]] [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|incident]] with [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Janet Jackson]].
*[[Kelis]]' "[[Milkshake (song)|Milkshake]]"
==Music video==
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.
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 Detroit rapper and country/rock/metal singer [[Kid Rock]], 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]]).
At the [[MTV Video Music Awards]] in [[2004]], "My Band" 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]]. It failed to win any, though. 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.
In an uncensored version of the video, a woman without anything on appears next to Eminem.
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (2004-2005)
!align="left"|Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Austrian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="left"|[[Ultratop|Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)]]
|align="center"|9
|-
|align="left"|[[Ultratop|Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)]]
|align="center"|15
|-
|align="left"|Finnish Singles Chart
|align="center"|16
|-
|align="left"|[[SNEP|French Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|23
|-
|align="left"|[[Media Control Charts|German Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|[[Irish Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|[[FIMI|Italian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|13
|-
|align="left"|[[Dutch Top 40|Netherlands Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|[[RIANZ|New Zealand Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|[[VG-lista|Norwegian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart
|align="center"|9
|-
|align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|6
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]
|align="center"|26
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Rap Tracks]]
|align="center"|7
|-
|}
{{start box}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)]]" by [[Eamon (singer)|Eamon]]
| title = [[Australian Record Industry Association|ARIA (Australia)]] number one single
| years = May 2, 2004
| after = "[[Left Outside Alone]]" by [[Anastacia]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Left Outside Alone]]" by [[Anastacia]]
| title = [[Australian Record Industry Association|ARIA (Australia)]] number one single
| years = May 16, 2004
| after = "[[Black Betty (Spiderbait)|Black Betty]]" by [[Spiderbait]]
}}
{{end box}}
{{D12}}
[[Category:2004 singles]]
[[Category:Billboard Rhythmic Airplay number-one singles]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Australia]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Norway]]
[[Category:D12 songs]]
[[Category:Articles lacking sources (Erik9bot)]]
[[fr:My Band]]
[[it:My Band]]' |
