D12 World

D12 World
D12 World
Studio album by D12
Released	April 27, 2004
Recorded	2002–2004
Studio	54 Sound (Ferndale, Michigan); Teklab (Cincinnati); DNAB (Detroit); Can-Am (Tarzana, California);
Genre	Hardcore hip hop; horrorcore;
Length	77:49
Label	Shady; Interscope;
Producer	Dr. Dre; Eminem; Essman; Hi-Tek; Kanye West; Luis Resto; Mike Elizondo; Mr. Porter; Night & Day; Red Spyda; Trackboyz; Witt & Pep;
D12 chronology
Singles from D12 World
	"My Band"; Released: March 2004; "How Come"; Released: June 8, 2004;

D12 World is the second and final studio album by American hip-hop group D12. It was released on April 27, 2004. The album sold 544,000 copies in its first week on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album is also the last D12 release to feature Proof before his death in 2006, and the second D12 album to feature Bugz on a track.

Track listing

*D12 World* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Git Up"	Marshall Mathers Ondre Moore Von Carlisle Luis Resto Steve King	Eminem Luis Resto^[a]	4:03
2.	"Loyalty" (featuring Obie Trice)	Mathers Denaun Porter Carlisle Moore Rufus Johnson DeShaun Holton Obie Trice Resto	Eminem Resto^[a]	5:54
3.	"Just Like U"	Johnson Tony Cottrell	Hi-Tek Eminem^[a] Resto^[a] (rapper)Lance Nicholas	3:31
4.	"I'll Be Damned"	Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson	Mr. Porter Eminem^[a] Resto^[a]	4:21
5.	"Dude" (skit)	Mathers	Eminem	1:14
6.	"My Band"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Resto King	Eminem Resto^[a]	4:58
7.	"U R the One"	Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Mike Elizondo Michael Richardson	Mr. Porter	4:19
8.	"6 in the Morning (Come on In)"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Resto	Eminem Resto^[a]	4:38
9.	"How Come"	Mathers Porter Holton Bryan Johnson Dewitt Moore	Witt & Pep	4:09
10.	"Leave Dat Boy Alone"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Andy Thelusma Resto	Red Spyda Eminem^[a] Resto^[a]	5:23
11.	"Get My Gun"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Resto King	Eminem Resto^[a]	4:34
12.	"Bizarre" (skit)	Johnson Mathers	Eminem	1:21
13.	"Bitch" (featuring Dina Rae)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Resto	Eminem Resto^[a]	4:56
14.	"Steve's Coffee House" (skit)	Steve Berman Mathers	Eminem	0:51
15.	"D-12 World"	Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Kanye West	Kanye West	3:10
16.	"40 Oz."	Mathers Carlisle Johnson Holton Mark Williams Joe Kent	Trackboyz	4:02
17.	"Commercial Break" (featuring Young Zee)	Dewayne Battle Porter	Mr. Porter	1:12
18.	"American Psycho II" (featuring B-Real)	Mathers Carlisle Moore Johnson Louis Freese Andre Young Elizondo	Dr. Dre Mike Elizondo	3:44
19.	"Bugz '97" (skit; performed by Bugz)	Karnail Pitts Mathers	Eminem	1:05
20.	"Good Die Young"	Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Shelton Rivers J. R. Rotem Paul Williams	Mr. Porter Essman^[b]	5:56
21.	"Keep Talkin'" (bonus track)	Mathers Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Gasner Hughes Tonyatta Martinez Matthew Moore	Night & Day Eminem^[a] Resto^[a]	4:28
Total length:				77:49

Special edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Barbershop"	Marshall Mathers Denaun Porter Von Carlisle Ondre Moore Rufus Johnson DeShaun Holton	Mr. Porter	4:23
2.	"Slow Your Roll"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Luis Resto	Eminem	4:25
Total length:				86:37

Deluxe edition bonus DVD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Making of the Album/Behind the Scenes" (featurette)			29:14
2.	"My Band" (uncensored music video)	Marshall Mathers Denaun Porter Von Carlisle Ondre Moore Rufus Johnson DeShaun Holton Luis Resto Steve King	Eminem Luis Resto^[a]	5:44
3.	"40 Oz." (uncensored music video)	Mathers Carlisle Johnson Holton Mark Williams Joe Kent	Trackboyz	4:02
Total length:				116:49

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
^{^[b]} signifies a co-producer.
"Bugz" is taken from the song "Desperados", performed by DJ Butter, Eminem, Proof, Bugz & the Almighty Dreadnaughtz.
"Just Like U" does not appear on the clean version of the album.
"Leave Dat Boy Alone" features additional vocals by 50 Cent.
"Get My Gun" is an unlockable song in the 2006 open-world game Scarface: The World Is Yours.
"Barbershop" can be found on the Barbershop 2: Back in Business soundtrack.
The clean version of the album allows "ass" to be uncensored but few uses of the word "hell", some references to alcohol use, most references to drugs, sexual content, and violence are edited out, although all sound effects remain intact.
"6 in the Morning (Come on In)" was leaked in the bootleg mixtape Straight From The Lab

Sample credits

"Git Up" contains a sample from "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis
"Just Like U" contains a sample from "Sir Galahad" by Rick Wakeman.
"U R the One" contains a sample from "Girl Callin'" by Chocolate Milk
"Good Die Young" contains a sample from "Screen Kiss" by Thomas Dolby
"Keep Talkin'" contains samples from "Tortuga" by Starwood and "Halftime" by Nas

Personnel

B-Real – guest appearance
Steve Baughman – mixing
Rondell Beene – skit
Bizarre – skit
Joe Borges – assistant
Bugz – skit
Tony Campana – engineer
Richard Castro – skit
Larry Chatman – project coordinator
Mike "Chav" Chavarria – engineer
D12 – group
Dr. Dre – producer, mixing
Mike Elizondo – keyboards
Eminem – producer, executive producer, mixing, skit
Essman – producer
50 Cent – skit
Brian "Big Bass" Gardener – mastering
Richard Hunt – engineer
Steven King – bass, guitar, engineer, mixing, skit
Kuniva – skit
Night and Day – producer
Red Spyda – keyboards, producer
Luis Resto – keyboards, producer
Michael Strange – engineer
Obie Trice – guest appearance
Sacha Waldman – photography
Young Zee – skit
Kanye West – producer
Paul Williams – songwriter
J.R. Rotem – keyboards, songwriter

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *D12 World*
Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	1
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)	1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	38
Canadian Albums (Billboard)	1
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)	1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)	6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	9
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)	20
French Albums (SNEP)	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	2
Irish Albums (IRMA)	1
Italian Albums (FIMI)	16
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)	5
Scottish Albums (OCC)	1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)	17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	3
UK Albums (OCC)	1
UK R&B Albums (OCC)	1
US Billboard 200	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *D12 World*
Chart (2004)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	61
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	59
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	64
UK Albums (OCC)	62
US Billboard 200	30
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	17
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)	18

Certifications

Certifications for *D12 World*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)	Platinum	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	Gold	150,000^{^}
Japan (RIAJ)	Platinum	250,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)	Platinum	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum	323,649
United States (RIAA)	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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Other websites

[1] "D12's Opening Sales Rate Retail Raves". Retrieved December 11, 2001.

[2] Billboard. October 5, 2002. p. 68. Retrieved December 11, 2001 – via Internet Archive. the eminem show first time lyrics included.

[3] "D12 World: Amazon.co.uk: Music". amazon.co.uk. 2004.

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[ac_Austria_D12-7] "Austriancharts.at – D12 – D12 World" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[ac_Flanders_D12-8] "Ultratop.be – D12 – D12 World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[ac_Wallonia_D12-9] "Ultratop.be – D12 – D12 World" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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[ac_Denmark_D12-12] "Danishcharts.dk – D12 – D12 World". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_D12-13] "Dutchcharts.nl – D12 – D12 World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[ac_Finland_D12-14] "D12: D12 World" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[ac_France_D12-15] "Lescharts.com – D12 – D12 World". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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[ac_New_Zealand_D12-20] "Charts.nz – D12 – D12 World". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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[GermanyD12D12_WorldalbumCertRef-41] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (D12; 'D12 World')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

[JapanD12D12_WorldalbumCertRef-42] "Japanese album certifications – D12 – D12 World" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.

[New_ZealandD12D12_WorldalbumCertRef-43] "New Zealand album certifications – D12 – D12 World". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

[United_KingdomD12D12_WorldalbumCertRef-44] "British album certifications – D12 – D12 World". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 30, 2021. Select albums in the Formats field. Type D12 World D12 in the "Search:" field.

[Jones-45] Jones, Alan (December 22, 2017). "Charts Analysis: Eminem's Revival debuts at No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

[United_StatesD12D12_WorldalbumCertRef-46] "American album certifications – D12 – D12 World". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

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