"Old Time's Sake" is a song by American rapper Eminem and is the only promotional single from his 2009 album Relapse. The song features Dr. Dre, who also produced the song.[1]
Background
News of the song's future release was first published on the official Eminem site on April 30, 2009, as a part of the official countdown.[2] The song features, and is also produced by Dr. Dre. It is one of the only two songs on the album to have guest appearances; the other song, "Crack a Bottle", also features Dr. Dre, as well as 50 Cent. The song leaked on May 4, one day before its official release. The single has no video. The song has a drug related theme similar to most of the songs in the album.
Reception
The song has been acclaimed by fans and critics alike, MTV summarized "Old Time's Sake" as "featuring a party vibe".[1] The article went on to describe that "the record has the familiar West Coast bounce, and that Dr. Dre himself lead the song with a "simple sing-songy flow" as well as adult content."[1] Allmusic highlighted the song.[3] The Guardian was negative: "More troubling is the sense of going through the motions - something that comes with the album's attempts to scandalise, and which seems to have seeped through into the song title"[4] Louis Pattison was also negative: "‘Old Time’s Sake’ with Dre heralds a mid-album slump."[5] Pitchfork was really positive: "the mere fact he's working with Dr. Dre is seen as cause for celebration (the entirety of "Old Time's Sake" is great)."[6] Rolling Stone described "there's "Old Time's Sake," where Dre drops tasteless lines about getting Shady stoned again."[7]
Track listing
- Digital single
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"Old Time's Sake" (feat. Dr. Dre) |
M. Mathers, A. Young, M. Batson, D. Parker, T. Lawrence |
Dr. Dre, Mark Batson |
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