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
Stan (song) #45 on About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs. The song ranked #15 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop, and #2 on their Countdown Millennium Songs. It was also named the 46th Best Song of the Decade by "Complex" magazine, and the 10th Best Song of the decade by "Rolling Stone Magazine". The song was ranked at number 58 in "Rolling Stone Magazine"'s list of "100 Greatest Hip-Hop songs of all time". Eminem has referenced "Stan" in some of his later songs, including "Bad Guy", "Walk on Water", "The Ringer", and "Killshot". Stan (song) "Stan" is a song by American