Stan (song) Stan (song) "Stan" is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring English singer Dido. It was released on November 21, 2000 as the third single from Eminem's third album "The Marshall Mathers LP" (2000). It reached number one in twelve countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland and Australia. Dido's lyrics are a remix of the opening lines from her song "Thank You." The 45 King-produced track also uses a slightly modified break from "Thank You" as its base sample. Coincidentally, both songs were released as singles in late 2000. "Stan" has been called one of Eminem's best songs and
Stan (song) "Slim", and committing the act anyway. Eminem finally gets around to responding to Stan. He apologizes for being late, thanks him for being a fan, and expresses interest in Stan's personal life. Eminem worries about Stan's mental state and says he doesn't want Stan to end up like a story he had seen on the news recently—a man who had driven drunk off a bridge with his girlfriend in the trunk, about whom he quickly realizes, "It was you. Damn.” In the MTV "clean" version the song and video were censored. Significant portions from the first two verses and most