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The album sold 1.76 million copies in its first week after emerging from the shadow of his debut success. It became the second-highest single-week sales figure at the time behind NSYNC's No Strings Attached.
Eminem wrote the lyrics for Stan while sitting down with everything mapped out beforehand before Dido received a letter stating they used her sample Thank You for the track. The song tells the story of an obsessive fan who committed suicide with his pregnant girlfriend after receiving no response from the rapper.
Kill You discussed nightmares of ladies' screams and being raised by a single mother while containing lines about raping his mother. Lynne Cheney criticized Eminem at a United States Senate hearing for promoting violence against women citing these specific lyrics claiming he talked about murdering and raping his mother.
Sales continued strong with over 800,000 copies in week two totaling 3.65 million within one month. By 2000 it became the best-selling album in Canada with 679,567 copies sold and worldwide figures hit 25 million copies certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The term stan entered the Oxford English Dictionary thanks to the song detailing an obsessed fan who committed suicide. It became one of best-selling albums of all time with twenty-five million copies sold worldwide influencing white rappers like Action Bronson G-Eazy Mac Miller according to Max Bell of Spin.