Stan

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"Stan" is a critically acclaimed song by Eminem that tells the dark, narrative-driven story of an obsessive fan through a series of letters.

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Stan canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album The Marshall Mathers LP
artist Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III)
surface form: Eminem
character Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III)
surface form: Eminem

Stan
Stan's girlfriend
coProducer Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III)
surface form: Eminem
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed
culturalImpact influenced use of term "stan" for obsessive fan
featuredArtist Dido
format CD single
digital download
genre hip hop
horrorcore
rap
hasChorus sung by Dido
hasMusicVideo true
label Aftermath Entertainment
Interscope Records
language English
lyricalPerspective epistolary
lyricalTheme celebrity worship
fandom
mental health
obsession
violence
mood dark
melancholic
musicVideoDirector Dr. Dre
Philip G. Atwell NERFINISHED
narrativeForm storytelling song
notableFor dark narrative-driven storytelling
depiction of parasocial fandom
partOf Eminem discography
performer Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III)
surface form: Eminem
producer The 45 King
releaseDecade 2000s
releaseYear 2000
sampledArtist Dido
structure series of letters
subjectOf academic analysis of fandom
music criticism
tempo slow
vocalSampleFrom Thank You
writer Dido Armstrong
Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III)
surface form: Marshall Bruce Mathers III

Paul Herman

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Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III) notableWork Stan
subject surface form: Eminem
Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III) notableSong Stan
subject surface form: Eminem
Stanley hasVariant Stan
Stanley hasDiminutive Stan
Stan Lathan givenName Stan
Stan Uris nickname Stan