Trivia

• “Houdini” was released as the album’s lead single, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in multiple countries, including the UK, Switzerland, Portugal, Norway, New Zealand, Hungary, Canada, and Australia.
• The song marks the first “funny” lead single released by Eminem since “We Made You” in 2009, a trope he used across his first five major-label studio albums.
• The song marks the third time Eminem has opened a lead single with the “guess who’s back” refrain, previously featured in the introductions to “Without Me” and “Just Lose It.”
• The song’s video serves as a sequel to the “Without Me” video, with Eminem reprising his role as Rapboy. This time, he and Dr. Dre must stop Slim Shady from trying to get them cancelled.
• The music video is packed with cameos from the likes of 50 Cent, The Alchemist, Dr. Dre, Ez Mil, Jimmy Iovine, Pete Davidson, Paul Rosenberg, Royce Da 5’9”, Shane Gillis, Snoop Dogg, and Westside Boogie.
• The track marks the first Eminem song to have a “Paul” skit attached to it, rather than the skit being a separate track.
• The artwork for the song’s single was created by Mike Saputo, who also designed the artwork for Eminem’s previous albums Kamikaze, Music To Be Murdered By, and Curtain Call 2.
• The title “Houdini” references legendary escape artist Harry Houdini. Eminem previously referenced Harry Houdini in the “Role Model” video, featuring a silent film–style underwater escape scene.