Purple Pills

"Purple Pills"
Single by D12
from the album Devil's Night
B-side
ReleasedJune 5, 2001 (2001-06-05)
Studio
GenreComedy hip hop
Length
  • 5:04 ("Purple Pills")
  • 4:19 ("Purple Hills")
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Eminem
D12 singles chronology
"Shit on You"
(2000)		 "Purple Pills"
(2001)		 "Ain't Nuttin' But Music"
(2001)
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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Purple Hills" (video version)
5:09
2."Purple Hills" (instrumental)
  • Mathers
  • Porter
  • Carlisle
  • Moore
  • Johnson
  • Holton
  • Bass
  • Eminem
  • Bass[a]
5:09
UK CD1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Purple Hills"
  • Mathers
  • Porter
  • Carlisle
  • Moore
  • Johnson
  • Holton
  • Bass
  • Eminem
  • Bass[a]
5:03
2."Shit on You"
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.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
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.TitleWriter(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

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 30,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 600,000double-dagger

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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