Nice Guy (song)

This article is about the Eminem song. For other uses, see Nice Guy.
"Nice Guy"
Song by Eminem and Jessie Reyez
from the album Kamikaze
ReleasedAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
StudioEffigy Studios (Detroit, MI)
GenreIndustrial hip hop
Length2:30
LabelShady
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kamikaze track listing
13 tracks
  1. "The Ringer"
  2. "Greatest"
  3. "Lucky You" (featuring Joyner Lucas)
  4. "Paul (skit)"
  5. "Normal"
  6. "Em Calls Paul"
  7. "Stepping Stone"
  8. "Not Alike" (featuring Royce Da 5'9")
  9. "Kamikaze"
  10. "Fall" (featuring Justin Vernon)
  11. "Nice Guy" (featuring Jessie Reyez)
  12. "Good Guy" (featuring Jessie Reyez)
  13. "Venom (Music from the Motion Picture)"

"Nice Guy" is a song by American rapper Eminem and Canadian singer Jessie Reyez from the former's tenth studio album Kamikaze, released on August 31, 2018, via Shady Records. Produced by Fred Ball and Symbolyc One with additional production by Eminem, recording sessions took place at Effigy Studios in Detroit. Despite never being released as a single, the song has managed to chart in several countries.

Critical reception

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Aja Romano of Vox wrote: "'Nice Guy' and 'Good Guy' both trade on the popular conception of the "nice guy" as an embodiment of the kind of entitled misogyny that leads to the violence we see in "Normal". It's not exactly groundbreaking, and as always, it's so difficult to uncouple Em's critique of misogyny from actual misogyny that it might as well be one and the same".[1] Craig Jenkins of Vulture.com wrote: "The methodical Jessie Reyez raps on "Nice Guy" nudge the marquee artist toward pointed story raps that revisit his old glory, when songs gripped with emotion and honesty, not just a barrage of internal rhymes. The melodic relationship raps on the back end of "Normal" pose the question of how much better this half of Eminem's decade could've gone had he poured himself into collaborations with guys like Drake and Future instead of writing their entire wing of rap off as heralds of some coming real hip-hop apocalypse".[2]

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 48
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 74
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 53
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[6] 63
France (SNEP)[7] 168
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[8] 33
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 82
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 65
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 31

Certifications

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Certifications for "Nice Guy"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[12] Gold 35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Romano, Aja (August 31, 2018). "Eminem just dropped a surprise album. It might be one of his best". Vox. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Craig (September 4, 2018). "What Is Eminem Going to Do When He Runs Out of People to Blame?". Vulture.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez – Nice Guy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez – Nice Guy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Jessie Reyez Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 36. týden 2018 in the date selector. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez – Nice Guy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 36. týden 2018 in the date selector. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez – Nice Guy". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Jessie Reyez Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Jessie Reyez Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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