Eminem singles discography the most successful single from "The Slim Shady LP". The lead single from Eminem's third studio album, "The Marshall Mathers LP", was the song "The Real Slim Shady", which became his first entry in the top ten of the "Billboard" Hot 100. The third single from the album, "Stan" featured vocals from British singer Dido, sampled from her song "Thank You". "Stan" was the album's most successful single outside of the States, while it failed to reach the top fifty in the rapper's home country. In 2002, Eminem released the singles "Without Me" and "Cleanin' Out My Closet" from his
Stan (song) Artist Video at the MuchMusic Video Awards. In April 2011, "Complex" magazine put together a list of the 100 greatest Eminem songs, ranking "Stan" at #2. The name of the eponymous character has given rise to a slang term online which refers to overzealous, maniacal, overly obsessed fans of a celebrity or personality; the term has been included in the "Oxford English Dictionary". The song tells the story of a person named Stanley "Stan" Mitchell who claims to be the biggest fan of Eminem. Stan writes a plethora of letters to Eminem; with each verse he becomes gradually more obsessed