What 2000 song by Eminem asks 'Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?'

The 2000 Eminem song asking “Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?” is The Real Slim Shady.

The song was released as the lead single from Eminem’s third studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP. Its chorus turns the phrase into a playful challenge, asking listeners to identify the genuine Slim Shady among the many imitators. Slim Shady was Eminem’s provocative, comic alter ego, allowing him to deliver deliberately outrageous observations and satire.

The track was produced by Dr. Dre and Mel-Man, with writing credits including Eminem, Andre Young, Tommy Coster, Melvin Bradford, and Mike Elizondo. It was reportedly written very quickly near the album’s deadline because Interscope wanted a song that could introduce the record in the way “My Name Is” had introduced Eminem’s earlier album.

The quoted phrase is associated with the television game show To Tell the Truth, whose host asked a real contestant to stand after impostors had claimed the same identity. The song became one of Eminem’s signature hits, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and winning the 2001 Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance.