Bad Guy (song) Mathers LP" left off. I don't know if anyone caught that, but that’s kind of where the continuation starts." The song is split into two parts, the first part was produced by S1 and M-Phazes, while the second was produced by StreetRunner and Vinny Venditto. Sarah Jaffe, who works with S1 in a group called The Dividends, provided songwriting and sang the song's refrain. Eminem originally considered getting Dido on the song, but did not want to give away the "Stan" reference. Additional keys on the song was provided by I.L.O and the song was recorded at Effigy Studios in
Encore (Eminem song) hit song." "NME" was negative: "‘Encore/Curtains Down’ is the archetypal ‘gang’s all here’ show-closer, only with much more swearing and ‘the gang’ in this case being Dr Dre and 50 Cent, who are really the only two of Eminem’s collaborators who deserve to share his applause. A round of applause which, by the way, hidden-significance-spotters, ends with Eminem blowing his brains out." RapReviews was positive: "the album finally closes with a sure shot banger 'Encore/Curtains Down.' The Doctor lays the beat, Eminem drops the hook, and Eminem and Dre foray flames back and forth: [Dr. Dre] 'The buzz is tremendous,