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Other changes include the muting of some parts of the second verse, and the phrase 'butt naked' becoming 'buck naked'. For the music video, the lyrics were edited slightly, notably the phrase 'shake that ass', becoming the less provocative 'shake that thing'. Dre is driving next to him, looking disgusted. It also contains several scenes where Eminem is walking down the streets naked. The video contains a parody of a rap battle scene from 8 Mile in which it is Eminem, as B-Rabbit, versus Eminem, as Slim Shady.

Not only is 'Just Lose It' the worst song on Encore, it’s easily one of the most annoying songs of the year (credit Em’s incessant Pee Wee Herman impersonations and tired attacks on Michael Jackson).' Music video

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Alexis Petridis of The Guardian, however, wrote: ' plan appears to involve belching and making fart noises, which, with the best will in the world, won't suffice.' Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times wrote that song 'unfolds as a series of puzzlingly unfunny jokes.' Stylus Magazine was negative as well, calling it 'Em’s brand new tendency to bite himself.' The Austin Chronicle was a bit negative as well: 'Where 2002 smash 'Without Me' was bitingly clever, Encore 's carbon copy 'Just Lose It' is puerile and embarrassing, even though he quotes Beavis and Butt-head and does a wicked Pee-wee Herman.' Slant Magazine said that the song 'was so derivative that it had to be a joke-even the song’s title seemed to mock the Academy Award-winning 8 Mile theme song that elevated the Great White Rapper to a whole new level of acceptance (as if he hadn’t already transcended nearly every other boundary in pop culture). RapReviews argued it isn't 'dropping any jaws or widening any eyes.' Rolling Stone described this song as 'dance-music dis.' In a review praising Encore's 'edginess,' Steve Jones of USA Today cited the song's mocking of the Michael Jackson child-molestation scandal. The interlude leading into it is damn hilarious though.' Los Angeles Times called it 'the album's hilarious slap at celebrity voyeurism, with Eminem himself a prominent target.' It really seems like their object here was to make the worst song possible. Pitchfork was also positive: ''Just Lose It' is still most notable for dancing with paedo and homoerotic imagery: It's the one track here that seems as potentially multilayered as the best of The Marshall Mathers LP, yet it's still more curio than anything else.' NME wrote: 'Em (is) reduced to making funny noises to keep things interesting.' David Browne of Entertainment Weekly, however, felt mixed: 'First came the sarcastically bouncy 'Just Lose It', a lazy retread of earlier hits that, with its easy-target references to Michael Jackson, made Eminem appear to be the one who'd actually lost it.' HipHopDX panned the song and called it 'by far the worst song Eminem or Dr. AllMusic highlighted the song in a review of the album. The song received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom found it too similar to Eminem's previous work. The line 'Girl you know you're my world,' from the chorus, is a reference to the chorus of his song ' Superman' from his album The Eminem Show. In the second verse of the song there is a line 'So fellas, fellas.' which is a reference to Sir Mix-a-Lot's song ' Baby Got Back'.

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Rabbit' and 'You signed me up to battle' refers to ' Lose Yourself' and Eminem's character in the movie 8 Mile. and that's not a stab at Michael, That's just a metaphor, I'm just psycho.' At the beginning of the song there is a lyrical excerpt from Eminem's 2002 single ' Without Me' about how 'Shady's back'. The lyrics to 'Just Lose It' refer to Jackson's legal troubles, however he does state in his song '. Two skits regarding the Michael Jackson controversy were included on Encore, 'Paul (Skit)' and 'Em Calls Paul (Skit)'.

On the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one in Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK as well as the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Norway. It also heavily spoofs Pee-wee Herman, going as far as imitating his signature shout during the chorus and Eminem dressing like him in the video. The song also pokes fun at Beavis/ Cornholio, MC Hammer, Madonna, and others. The song caused controversy as its lyrics and music video parodies Michael Jackson, who was being accused of child molestation at the time. It was released on September 28, 2004, as the lead single from Encore, and was later included on his greatest hits compilation album, Curtain Call: The Hits (2005). ' Just Lose It' is a song by American rapper Eminem from his fifth studio album, Encore (2004).