Stan (song) in the push-and-pull world of a superstar. The song's poignancy never fades, even almost five years later it's still potent." "Slant Magazine" was mixed: "'Stan' is an interesting look into the mind of a fanatic (albeit through the eyes of an equally disturbed individual), but it's structured entirely around someone else's work (Dido's 'Thank You')." "Stan" is perhaps Eminem's most critically acclaimed song, after "Lose Yourself", and has been called a "cultural milestone", referred to as "Eminem's best song" by About.com. Analyzing "Stan" in "The Guardian", writer and literary critic Giles Foden compared Eminem to Robert Browning. At the 2001
Encore (Eminem song) mutherfucker hoppin' in a secondThat's why we always save the best cut lastTo make you scratch and itch for it like fresh cut grass'" "USA Today" stated that Eminem "closes out [...] trading lines with 50 Cent and Dr. Dre." "The New York Times", however, stated that the "Em-and-Dre tag-team title track" was not the "most exciting thing" on the album. Encore (Eminem song) "Encore" (stylized as "ƎNCORE" and sometimes known as "Curtains Down") is a song by rappers Eminem, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre, released in 2004 as a vinyl single in the U.S. It was the title track