The Monster (song)

"The Monster"
Single by Eminem featuring Rihanna
from the album The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Released	October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)
Recorded	2012–2013
Genre	Pop rap
Length	4:12
Label	Aftermath Shady Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Bebe Rexha Marshall Mathers Robyn Fenty Aaron Kleinstub Jonathan Bellion Bryan Fryzel Maki Athanasiou
Producer(s)	Frequency
Eminem singles chronology
"Rap God" (2013) "The Monster" (2013) "Headlights" (2014)
Rihanna singles chronology
"What Now" (2013) "The Monster" (2013) "Can't Remember to Forget You" (2014)
Music video
"The Monster (Explicit)" on YouTube
Audio sample
"The Monster" file help

"The Monster" is a song from American rapper Eminem's album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013) featuring a guest appearance from Barbadian singer Rihanna. The song was written by Bebe Rexha, Eminem, Rihanna, Aalias, Jon Bellion, Maki Athanasiou, and Frequency, with the latter also handling production. Released on October 29, 2013, as the fourth single from the album, "The Monster" marks the fourth collaboration between Eminem and Rihanna, following "Love the Way You Lie" (2010), its sequel "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" (2010), and "Numb" (2012), and is a hip-hop and pop song, with lyrics that describe Eminem pondering the negative effects of his fame while Rihanna comes to grips with her inner demons.

Upon release, the song was met with positive reviews from music critics, who compared the song to "Love the Way You Lie". "The Monster" has successfully charted worldwide, topping the charts in twelve countries including Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States' Billboard Hot 100. It also marks Eminem's first number one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and has reached the top ten in Austria, Belgium, Italy and Spain.