Under the Influence

Eminem recorded Under the Influence as part of his third album, The Marshall Mathers LP, which was released in 2000. The song lasts five minutes and thirty seconds, and he wrote it himself. In the track, he talks about how drugs affect him, how they control him, and how they make him feel. It's a moment of confession, of honesty, of being in a place where you don't feel well. His voice gets lower, more unusual, as if he were in a closed space. The lyrics are direct, without any roundabout, without any pretense. It's a song that puts you in the skin of someone who no longer has control, who feels trapped. The music goes with that, with that weight, with that tension. It's not a fast-paced song, it's slower, denser, heavier. It's one of those songs that stays in your head, that leaves an impression.