Trivia
- “Walk On Water” was released as the album’s lead single. Although the song received negative reviews from critics and the general public, it performed fairly well, peaking at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart.
- The song features an outro that functions as an introduction to the album’s next track, “Believe.” This outro was removed for the song’s inclusion on Curtain Call 2.
- Adele was the first choice to feature on the track, according to . However, she had to pass on the collaboration due to throat problems, leading the team to look elsewhere.
- The original demo version, with Skylar Grey singing the chorus, was released in January 2026 on the vinyl version of STANS (The Official Soundtrack).
Words from Eminem
“Skylar Grey sent [a demo version] to Rick, and Rick was playing it — not for me, he was just playing it — and I walked in. I was like, “What the fuck is that?”
When he played it for me, I instantly started thinking of lines to it. I was like, “Yo, give me that and I’ll record it in the other room.” So I sat there and wrote it and recorded it pretty quick. Once I laid it, we kinda knew we shouldn’t put drums in it.
I think it was [Rick’s] idea to try to get Beyoncé to do it, and I was like, “Man, she ain’t doing that shit — there’s no fucking way.” She’s really big, she’s got a lot going on, so I just kind of thought it was a stab in the dark — it was like a fantasy thing if we could get her. Yeah man, she killed it.
“That song was more about self-doubt, insecurities, that kind of shit. I’ve never really seen myself as — how can I say it — the way I’ve seen some fans act towards me.
Even to this day, I’ve been in this game a long time and it’s still weird to me, because I just rap and I certainly haven’t had a perfect career. I’ve put out some not-so-great albums and I realize that.