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Old Time's Sake
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Wikipedia article
"'Old Time's Sake'" is a song by American rapper Eminem and is the only promotional single from his 2009 album 'Relapse'. The song features Dr. Dre, who also produced the song.
Background
News of the song's future release was first published on the official Eminem site on April 30, 2009, as a part of the official countdown. The song features, and is also produced by Dr. Dre. It is one of the only two songs on the album to have guest appearances; the other song, "Crack a Bottle", also features Dr. Dre, as well as 50 Cent.
Reception
The song received mixed reviews from critics. 'MTV' summarized "Old Time's Sake" as "featuring a party vibe". The article went on to describe that "the record has the familiar West Coast bounce, and that Dr. Dre himself leads the song with a 'simple sing-songy flow' as well as adult content." Allmusic highlighted the song. The Guardian was negative: "More troubling is the sense of going through the motions - something that comes with the album's attempts to scandalise, and which seems to have seeped through into the song title" Louis Pattison was also negative: "Old Times Sake with Dre heralds a mid-album slump." Pitchfork was really positive: "the mere fact he's working with Dr. Dre is seen as cause for celebration (the entirety of "Old Time's Sake" is great)." 'Rolling Stone' wrote that the song is "where Dre drops tasteless lines about getting Shady stoned again."
Track listing
;Digital single
Personnel
*Eric "Jesus" Coomes – guitar, bass
*Mark Batson – keyboards
*Dawaun Parker – keyboards
*Trevor Lawrence – keyboards
Charts
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2009)
!Peak
position
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|Australia (ARIA)
|align="center"|76
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|Canada (Canadian Hot 100)
|align="center"|14
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|Ireland (IRMA)
|align="center"|49
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|UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)
|align="center"|61
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|US 'Billboard' Hot 100 ('Billboard')
|align="center"|25
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|US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles ('Billboard')
|align="center"|15
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|US Pop 100 ('Billboard')
|align="center"|31
|-
|}
References
Category:2009 singles
Category:Eminem songs
Category:Dr. Dre songs
Category:Songs about drugs
Category:Songs written by Eminem
Category:Songs written by Dr. Dre
Category:Songs written by Mark Batson
Category:Song recordings produced by Dr. Dre
Category:Shady Records singles
Category:Aftermath Entertainment singles
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:2009 songs
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