10 Saddest Eminem Songs

Eminem is among the best-selling musicians of all time and is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America. He has had ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Below is a list of the saddest songs out of the 11 studio albums he has released:

1. Eminem – When I’m Gone

In this track, Eminem shares a personal story about his relationship with his daughter Hailie and how his absence is influencing her, the family and himself. He always felt guilty about having to leave since it was affecting his daughter negatively.

 

2. Eminem – Beautiful

The song is considered the best song on the album Relapse. Eminem wrote the first verse and half in rehab and finished it when he got out. The song is about his struggle with depression in the first bits of the track and towards the end, Eminem expresses optimism and hope for the future.

 

3. Eminem – Headlights

In this track, Eminem issues a public apology to his mom. The two have never really gotten along and he has targeted her in a number of his songs. The song was certified platinum on February 28, 2018.

 

4. Eminem – Difficult

This is a tribute to his childhood best friend and hype man Proof. He passed away back in 2006 after being shot in a club.

 

5. Eminem – Going Through Changes

This is an emotional song from the album Recovery. Eminem describes overeating, daytime napping, pill addiction and sorrow at the loss of his childhood friend Poof. He ends it with a note of love and empathy for his ex-wife Kim.

 

6. Eminem – Mocking Bird

The song was dedicated to his daughters. He acknowledges that growing up with his media image and their mother’s drug problem made their upbringing to be difficult. In addition to that, they were struggling with poverty at the time. He also issues an apology to them for all these issues they had to persevere.

 

7. Eminem – Space Bound

Eminem describes a budding relationship that turns abusive. It is believed that he’s revisiting his relationship with his ex-wife in the song. He wonders whether it all could have gone differently.

 

8. Eminem – Rock Bottom

The track deals with the stress and anger brought about by poverty and the struggles of raising a little girl under those conditions. Eminem revealed that he overdosed on pills while recording the song back in 1997.

 

9. Eminem – Darkness

The song is written with a theme of despair and was written from the perspective of a person struggling with severe mental health issues.

 

10. Eminem – Walk On Water

The song details the struggle he endured during the latter half of his career. He had been trying to make a comeback back in 2009 but got a lot of criticism. Here he talks about self-doubt and insecurities. He admits that he isn’t comparable to the godlike figure people think he is.