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
Stan (song) with his kid." In the MTV short version, which was used for radio airplay due to time constraints, the second verse lines that are missing are from "I ain't that mad though, I just don't like bein' lied to" to "I even got a tattoo of your name across the chest"; the video cuts showing Stan meeting Eminem, talking about how his father cheated and beat his mother and showed him getting a "Slim Shady" tattoo on his chest. The missing lyrics from the third verse are of Stan talking about drinking while driving and referencing "In the Air Tonight",