Not many songs get to boast about being streamed a billion times, but when it comes to Eminem’s breakout 2002 hit “Lose Yourself,” the song has been dropping bombs on Spotify.
“Lose Yourself” continues to earn the rapper win after win. The Grammy and Academy Award-winning song officially surpassed a billion streams on Spotify.
Eminem took to Twitter to celebrate the major milestone, writing, “You can do anything you set your mind to, man… $LoseYourself is over 1 billion on @Spotify.”
The 48-year-old artist also included a movie reel highlighting the single’s numerous accolades over the years, starting with the song becoming his first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Lose Yourself” was the title track of 8 Mile, Eminem’s 2002 semi-autobiographical movie. The movie’s soundtrack also bowed atop the Billboard 200 when it hit shelves.
“Lose Yourself” later made history when it won the Oscar for Best Original Song, becoming the first hip hop song to do so. It also collected Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Solo Performance. It was also nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media.
The song later earned certified-Diamond status from the RIAA, of which in 2014 he became the first artist in the recording agency’s history to earn two digital diamond awards.
Source-ABC
