Fight Music

"Fight Music"
"Fight Music"
Single by D12
from the album Devil's Night
B-side	"Freestyle"; "Words Are Weapons";
Released	November 27, 2001
Recorded	2001; Record One Studios, 54 Sound, and Vanguard
Genre	Rap rock; hardcore hip hop;
Length	4:21
Label	Shady; Interscope;
Songwriter(s)	Marshall Mathers; Denaun Porter; Von Carlisle; Ondre Moore; Rufus Johnson; DeShaun Holton; Andre Young; Mike Elizondo;
Producer(s)	Dr. Dre
D12 singles chronology
Music video
	BET Video on YouTube
	Alternate video on YouTube

"Fight Music" is a hip hop single by the rap group D12 from their debut album Devil's Night. The song features various lyrics about violence and dangerous street fighting except in two verses: Bizarre's, which features various graphic subjects, namely oral sex with his grandmother, and Eminem's, which talks about the youth, how they feel and how they relate with this song and other songs. The song was produced by Dr. Dre. "Fight Music" is also included on the greatest hits disc of Shady Records' 15th anniversary compilation, Shady XV, which was released on November 24, 2014. The song was also used as an outro in the 2012 movie Project X.

According to Denaun Porter, Eminem considers this song his "best vocal performance ever, in his whole career. From the verse to the hook, he felt like that was his best."^[1]

Music video

The beginning of the video features Ice-T and different styles of music, a play on the beginning of the film The Warriors. The quotes, "can you count?" and "can you dig it?" are taken directly from the movie. The cut-scene where the radio DJ speaks is also a reference to The Warriors. The video features cameos by Fat Joe and Obie Trice. There are two versions of the video. One is the explicit version. The explicit version starts with Ice-T talking about the styles of music. However, the beginning where he says "Can you count, suckers?" has been cut. Also, instead of Eminem starting the chorus outside, he starts inside of what seems to be a city bus, with the rest of D12 seen in the background. The explicit version alters throughout the video. The clean version includes Ice-T yelling "Can you count, suckers?". The clean version also starts with Eminem starting the chorus outside with the rest of D12, instead of inside a bus. Some words have been changed or muted throughout the clean version's audio. Part of the video was shot in Coney Island, Brooklyn, and Melrose, Bronx.

Track listing

The European CD single and Europe and Australia Maxi single are available with six different covers - one of each of the D12 band members.

UK CD single^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fight Music"	Marshall Mathers Denaun Porter Von Carlisle Ondre Moore Rufus Johnson DeShaun Holton Andre Young Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:58
2.	"Freestyle"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton		4:59
3.	"Words Are Weapons"	Mathers Moore Johnson Kevin Bell	Eminem DJ Head	5:04
4.	"Fight Music" (video) (director's cut)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Young Elizondo	Dr. Dre	3:58
Total length:				18:59

European CD single^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fight Music" (radio edit)	Marshall Mathers Denaun Porter Von Carlisle Ondre Moore Rufus Johnson DeShaun Holton Andre Young Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	3:49
2.	"Fight Music"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Young Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:58
3.	"Fight Music" (music video)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Young Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:22
Total length:				13:09

Europe and Australia Maxi single^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fight Music"	Marshall Mathers Denaun Porter Von Carlisle Ondre Moore Rufus Johnson DeShaun Holton Andre Young Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:58
2.	"Fight Music" (acapella)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Young Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:01
3.	"Words Are Weapons"	Mathers Moore Johnson Kevin Bell	Eminem DJ Head	4:38
4.	"Fight Music" (instrumental)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Young Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:24
5.	"Fight Music" (music video)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Young Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:19
Total length:				22:20

US 12" vinyl^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fight Music" (clean version)	Marshall Mathers Denaun Porter Von Carlisle Ondre Moore Rufus Johnson DeShaun Holton Andre Young Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	3:49
2.	"Fight Music"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Young Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:58
3.	"Fight Music" (instrumental)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Young Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:24
4.	"Fight Music" (acapella)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Young Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:01
Total length:				17:12

UK 12" vinyl and Cassette^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fight Music"	Marshall Mathers Denaun Porter Von Carlisle Ondre Moore Rufus Johnson DeShaun Holton Andre Young Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	4:58
2.	"Freestyle"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton		4:59
3.	"Words Are Weapons"	Mathers Moore Johnson Kevin Bell	Eminem DJ Head	5:04
Total length:				15:01

UK DVD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fight Music" (music video) (director's cut)	Marshall Mathers Denaun Porter Von Carlisle Ondre Moore Rufus Johnson DeShaun Holton Andre Young Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	3:58
2.	"Five Interview Clips"			3:03
3.	"Shit On You" (music video)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson	DJ Head Eminem^[a]	5:14
4.	"Words Are Weapons"	Mathers Moore Johnson Kevin Bell	Eminem DJ Head	4:37
Total length:				16:52

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	27
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[8]	61
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[9]	31
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[10]	40
Germany (GfK)^[11]	38
Ireland (IRMA)	16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[12]	34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	51
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[14]	5
UK Singles (OCC)^[15]	11

References

^ Findlay, Mitch (2020-08-14). "Denaun Porter, In-Depth: Working With Eminem & Dr. Dre, Making "Devil's Night," & "Infinite"". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
^ "D12 - Fight Music (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 5 November 2001. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
^ "D12 - Fight Music (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
^ "D12 - Fight Music (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
^ "D12 - Fight Music (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
^ "D12 - Fight Music (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
^ "D12 – Fight Music". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "D12 – Fight Music" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "D12 – Fight Music" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "D12 – Fight Music" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "D12 – Fight Music" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – D12" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "D12 – Fight Music". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[1] Findlay, Mitch (2020-08-14). "Denaun Porter, In-Depth: Working With Eminem & Dr. Dre, Making "Devil's Night," & "Infinite"". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-11-26.

[2] "D12 - Fight Music (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 5 November 2001. Retrieved 2016-09-23.

[3] "D12 - Fight Music (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-23.

[4] "D12 - Fight Music (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-23.

[5] "D12 - Fight Music (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-23.

[6] "D12 - Fight Music (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-23.

[sc_Australia_D12-7] "D12 – Fight Music". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Austria_D12-8] "D12 – Fight Music" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_D12-9] "D12 – Fight Music" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_D12-10] "D12 – Fight Music" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Germany_D12-11] "D12 – Fight Music" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[sc_Dutch40_D12-12] "Nederlandse Top 40 – D12" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Swiss_D12-13] "D12 – Fight Music". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_UKrandb_-14] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UK_-15] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

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v t e D12
Bizarre Eminem Mr. Porter Proof
Studio albums	Devil's Night D12 World
Compilations	The Re-Up Shady XV
Singles	"Shit on You" "Purple Pills" "Ain't Nuttin' But Music" "Fight Music" "911" (with Gorillaz) "My Band" "How Come"
Related articles	Discography Shady Records