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) filmed for this song. Eminem, Dre and 50 Cent would later return to work together on the song "Crack a Bottle" from "Relapse". On "Encore", "One Shot 2 Shot" segues into the skit "Final Thought", which then segues into Encore, which also segues into the "Curtains Down" skit. After the song is over, "Encore" features a line by Eminem alerting listeners of Dr. Dre's upcoming album "Detox". Eminem tells his audience "Don't worry about that "Detox" album. It's coming. We're gonna make Dre do it." In the song, Eminem hints at his career aspirations with the line, "10 Multi-Platinum albums