Eminem to top "My Name Is". Although Eminem parodied shock rocker Marilyn Manson in the music video for "My Name Is", they are reportedly on good terms; Manson is mentioned in "The Way I Am", appeared in its music video and has performed a live remix of the song with Eminem. In the third single, "Stan" (which samples Dido's "Thank You"), Eminem tries to deal with his new fame, assuming the persona of a deranged fan who kills himself and his pregnant girlfriend (mirroring "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" from "The Slim Shady LP"). "Q" called "Stan" the third-greatest rap song of
Stan (song) I didn't slit her throat, I just tied her up. See, I ain't like you, 'cause if she suffocates, she'll suffer more, then she'll die too. Well, gotta go, I'm almost at the bridge now... Oh, shit! I forgot! How am I supposed to send this shit out?! The first three verses are delivered by Eminem as Stan, while the fourth verse is Eminem as himself attempting to write to Stan and reason with the troubled young man, only to realize - to his surprise - that he had already heard about Stan's death on the news. The video is