Eminem Encore | Original Tracklist [new]

The most significant losses from the original vision were "We As Americans" and "Love You More."

While an official "pre-leak" tracklist has never been released by Shady Records, fans and historians have pieced together the songs that were meant to provide the album’s emotional and thematic core:

While Eminem has never officially published a definitive line-by-line original tracklist, hip-hop historians, interviews, and the Straight From the Lab bootleg EP allow us to reconstruct exactly what Encore was meant to be before the leak. The Leaked Songs (The Original Core)

| # | Track Title | Notes | |---|---|---| | 1 | | A furious, paranoid anthem about patriotism and critics. | | 2 | Love You More | A toxic relationship track with a haunting beat. | | 3 | Yellow Brick Road | (Survived to retail) Eminem's apology for racist tapes. | | 4 | Like Toy Soldiers | (Survived) The tragic story of Proof & D12’s beef. | | 5 | Mosh | (Survived) The anti-Bush political rally cry. | | 6 | Puke | (Survived) The infamous "Toxic love" opener. | | 7 | Just Lose It | (Survived) The lead single parodying MJ. | | 8 | Spend Some Time | (Survived) The R&B collab with Obie, 50, & Stat Quo. | | 9 | Crazy In Love | (Survived) The downbeat relationship confession. | | 10 | One Shot 2 Shot | (Survived) The D12 cipher track. | | 11 | Final Thought (Skit) | Unreleased skit tying the narrative together. | | 12 | Encore/Curtains Down | (Survived) The bombastic closer with 50 Cent. | eminem encore original tracklist

The "original" tracklist for 's 2004 album, , is a legendary topic among fans because the album was significantly altered following a massive leak of early material. Eminem has confirmed in various interviews that several "silly" or "filler" songs (like "Big Weenie" and "Rain Man") were recorded in a matter of days to replace the leaked tracks. The Confirmed Leaked Tracks

Before the album's release, three songs leaked and were eventually moved to a Bonus Disc on the Deluxe Edition: "We As Americans" (Originally intended as the album opener) "Love You More" "Ricky Ticky Toc" The "Straight From The Lab" / Original Sessions Many fans and music historians believe the "real" —often referred to as The Eminem Show 2 —would have featured tracks from the Straight from the Lab EP and other unreleased 2003 sessions. Likely Original Tracks What Happened to Them?

While the released Encore remains a commercial giant, the "Original Tracklist" remains a fan-favorite thought experiment—a testament to the fact that even when Eminem was falling off, he still had enough high-quality material in the vault to create a classic, if only he had kept the tapes in the deck. The most significant losses from the original vision

While recording Encore , a handful of completed album tracks leaked onto the internet via early mixtape websites and Limewire. In the digital landscape of 2003, a leak of this magnitude was devastating. It compromised the exclusivity of the project and disrupted the meticulous rollout planned by Interscope Records.

While Interscope Records never officially published the pre-leak tracklist, hip-hop historians, interviews with Eminem, and audio engineers have allowed fans to reconstruct what the original version of Encore looked like. The Confirmed Lost Tracks

A devastating peer-to-peer network leak forced Marshall Mathers to scrap his primary tracklist. Suffering from a worsening drug addiction, he had to record completely new replacement tracks in a matter of hours. The Incident: How the 2003 Leaks Ruined 'Encore' | | 3 | Yellow Brick Road |

Then, disaster struck. Just weeks before mastering, the album leaked online. Enraged but pragmatic, Eminem scrapped nearly half the tracks, went back to the studio for 48-hour sessions, and recorded the goofy, infamous "insult comedy" songs (like Big Weenie and Rain Man ) that ended up on the final retail version.

These tracks were so well-received during the leaks that they were eventually included on the Encore Deluxe Edition bonus disc, though they were originally meant for the main tracklist. The Original Vision vs. The Final Product

A hard-hitting street record that addressed the dangers of the music industry and his ongoing beefs. Reconstructing the Tracklist