Purple Pills

"Purple Pills"
"Purple Pills"
Single by D12
from the album Devil's Night
B-side	"Shit on You"; "That's How...";
Released	June 5, 2001
Studio	54 Sound (Ferndale, Michigan); The Lodge (Indianapolis, Indiana);
Genre	Comedy hip hop
Length	5:04 ("Purple Pills"); 4:19 ("Purple Hills");
Label	Shady; Interscope;
Songwriter(s)	Marshall Mathers; Denaun Porter; DeShaun Holton; Rufus Johnson; Von Carlisle; Ondre Moore; Jeff Bass;
Producer(s)	Eminem
D12 singles chronology
Music video
	"Purple Hills" on YouTube
Audio
	"Purple Pills" on YouTube

"Purple Pills", also known as "Purple Hills" in the clean version, is a song by American hip hop group D12. It is their second single from their debut studio album, Devil's Night. It reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, number two in United Kingdom, Ireland, and Norway, and the top 10 in Australia, Finland, Flanders, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

Track listings

US CD single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Purple Hills" (video version)	Marshall Mathers Denaun Porter Von Carlisle Ondre Moore Rufus Johnson DeShaun Holton Jeffrey Bass	Eminem Jeff Bass^[a]	5:09
2.	"Purple Hills" (instrumental)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Eminem Bass^[a]	5:09

UK CD1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Purple Hills"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Eminem Bass^[a]	5:03
2.	"Shit on You"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Kevin Bell	Eminem DJ Head^[b]	5:27
3.	"That's How..."	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Porter Eminem^[b]	5:12
4.	"Purple Hills" (video)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Eminem Bass^[a]

UK CD2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Purple Pills"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Eminem Bass^[a]	5:04
2.	"Shit on You"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Bell	Eminem DJ Head^[b]	5:27
3.	"That's How..."	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Porter Eminem^[b]	4:48
4.	"Purple Pills" (Director's Cut video)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Eminem Bass^[a]

UK cassette single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Purple Pills"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Eminem Bass^[a]	5:04
2.	"Shit on You"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Bell	Eminem DJ Head^[b]	5:27

European CD single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Purple Pills"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Eminem Bass^[a]
2.	"That's How..."	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Porter Eminem^[b]

European maxi-CD single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)
1.	"Purple Hills"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Eminem Bass^[a]
2.	"Shit on You" (clean version)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Bell	Eminem DJ Head^[b]
3.	"Purple Hills" (instrumental)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Porter Eminem^[b]
4.	"Purple Hills" (video)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Ondre Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Eminem Bass^[a]

Australian CD single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Purple Pills"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Eminem Bass^[a]	5:03
2.	"Shit on You"	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Bell	Eminem DJ Head^[b]	5:27
3.	"That's How..." (explicit)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Porter Eminem^[b]	5:12
4.	"Purple Hills" (video)	Mathers Porter Carlisle Moore Johnson Holton Bass	Eminem Bass^[a]

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
^{^[b]} signifies a co-producer.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	3
Australian Urban (ARIA)	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	41
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)	22
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	10
Germany (Official German Charts)	19
Ireland (IRMA)	2
Italy (FIMI)	30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	17
Norway (VG-lista)	2
Scotland (OCC)	3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	25
UK Singles (OCC)	2
UK Dance (OCC)	5
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)	1
US Billboard Hot 100	19
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)	21
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)	1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)	40
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)	5
US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)	32

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Australia (ARIA)	48
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	78
Ireland (IRMA)	22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	96
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	74
UK Singles (OCC)	36
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)	9
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)	41

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Gold	35,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)	Platinum	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum	600,000
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	June 5, 2001	12-inch vinyl	Shady Interscope
Australia	July 9, 2001	CD
United Kingdom	July 9, 2001	12-inch vinyl CD

References

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↑ Purple Hills (European maxi-CD single liner notes). D12. Shady Records, Interscope Records. 2001. 497 585-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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[2] Purple Hills (UK CD1 liner notes). D12. Shady Records, Interscope Records. 2001. 497 587-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] Purple Pills (UK CD2 liner notes). D12. Shady Records, Interscope Records. 2001. 497 569-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] Purple Pills (UK cassette single sleeve). D12. Shady Records, Interscope Records. 2001. 497 565 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] Purple Hills (European CD single liner notes). D12. Shady Records, Interscope Records. 2001. 497 565-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] Purple Hills (European maxi-CD single liner notes). D12. Shady Records, Interscope Records. 2001. 497 585-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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[sc_Australiaurban_-9] "Issue 605" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.

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[sc_Flanders_D12-11] "D12 – Purple Pills" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

[sc_Wallonia_D12-12] "D12 – Purple Pills" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

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[sc_Finland_D12-14] "D12: Purple Pills" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

[sc_Germany_D12-15] "D12 – Purple Pills" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

[sc_Ireland2_-16] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Purple Pills". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 25, 2020.

[sc_Italy_D12-17] "D12 – Purple Pills". Top Digital Download.

[sc_Dutch40_-18] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 30, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

[sc_Dutch100_D12-19] "D12 – Purple Pills" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 4, 2018.

[sc_New_Zealand_D12-20] "D12 – Purple Pills". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

[sc_Norway_D12-21] "D12 – Purple Pills". VG-lista. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

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[sc_Sweden_D12-23] "D12 – Purple Pills". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

[sc_Switzerland_D12-24] "D12 – Purple Pills". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

[sc_UK_-25] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

[sc_UKdance_-26] "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[sc_UKrandb_-27] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

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[New_ZealandD12Purple_PillssingleCertRef-43] "New Zealand single certifications – D12 – Purple Pills". Radioscope. Retrieved January 23, 2025. Type Purple Pills in the "Search:" field and press Enter.

[United_KingdomD12Purple_PillssingleCertRef-44] "British single certifications – D12 – Purple Pills". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 12, 2023. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Purple Pills D12 in the "Search:" field.

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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