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
The Warning (Eminem song) which featured Carey playing a role that resembled the rapper, critics considered it Carey's response to Eminem's "Bagpipes from Baghdad". Soon after both the release of the song and its video, Eminem released "The Warning" on July 30, 2009, which he claimed to be a retaliation. In the aftermath of the releases, Cannon was questioned regarding the inspiration of "Obsessed", and whether it was ever directed at Eminem: She's Mariah Carey. She's not beefin', she's a vegetarian. People keep saying ['Obsessed'] was directed at certain people. To be completely honest, she did the record 'cause she's a huge fan of