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Wikipedia article{{Infobox song | name = Darkness | type = single | artist = Eminem | album = Music to Be Murdered By | released = | genre = * Political hip hop * horrorcore | length = | label = * Aftermath * Shady * Interscope | writer = * Marshall Mathers * Luis Resto * Paul Simon * Ryan Montgomery | producer = * Eminem * Luis Resto * Royce da 5'9" | prev_title = Homicide | prev_year = 2019 | next_title = Godzilla | next_year = 2020 | misc = }} "'Darkness'" is a song by American rapper Eminem, from his eleventh studio album 'Music to Be Murdered By'. Its music video is the first video released for the album. The album and the "Darkness" music video were released simultaneously on January 17, 2020, with no prior announcement. ContentEddie Fu, staff writer at 'Genius', wrote: "The track channels the perspective of Stephen Paddockwho killed 60 people in the 2017 Las Vegas shootingto make a point about gun control." Spencer Kornhaber noted in 'The Atlantic': "The song and the video do not simply restage the massacre, though. Eminem is attempting a double entendre, in which most of the lyrics could equally refer to the rapper himself, sitting in a hotel room, nervous before a concert." The song interpolates the 1965 song "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel, using a piano version of its recurring guitar motif and its opening line, "Hello, darkness, my old friend." Music videoOn January 17, 2020, a music video of the song was released on Eminem's YouTube channel. The video follows the same plot as the lyrics. The first two verses alternate between showing Eminem in a dark room wearing a hoodie and an unidentified person in a hotel room wearing the same hoodie, surrounded by alcohol and ammunition. At the beginning of the third verse, the person takes off the hood and reveals himself to be the Las Vegas shooter, before opening fire on the concert-goers from the hotel window. As police tries to break into his room, the shooter, instead of opening fire at the front door, shoots himself in the head. The video ends with overlapping news feeds regarding gun violence, and the closing message: "When will it end? When enough people care. Register to vote at vote.gov. Make your voice heard and help change the gun laws in America." As of March 2022, the music video has over 59.64 million views. ChartsReferencesCategory:2020 singles Category:2020 songs Category:Eminem songs Category:Songs written by Eminem Category:Songs about criminals Category:Songs based on actual events Category:Songs inspired by deaths Category:Protest songs Category:2017 Las Vegas shooting Category:Horrorcore songs Category:Songs written by Luis Resto (musician) Category:Songs written by Paul Simon Category:Songs written by Royce da 5'9" Category:Aftermath Entertainment singles Category:Interscope Records singles Category:Shady Records singles Category:Songs about violence | |
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