Mockingbird (Eminem song)

"Mockingbird" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his fifth studio album Encore (2004). It was released as the fifth single from the album on April 25, 2005, through Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records. The song was later included on Eminem's greatest hits compilation album Curtain Call: The Hits (2005). It was written and produced by Eminem himself and Luis Resto. The song is dedicated to Eminem’s two daughters, Hailie Jade and Alaina Marie, who were 9 and 11 years old at the time.

"Mockingbird" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the song for the content matter and Eminem's delivery. It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 51 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as well as Number 10 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. On March 8, 2022, RIAA certified the track 5× Platinum. The song won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Music: Rap Track at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. During 2023, it got popularized on social media platform TikTok, causing the song to re-chart on various charts. On March 23, 2023, "Mockingbird" surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify.

The song was accompanied by a music video, which Eminem himself and John 'Quig' Quigley directed. The video was released on February 21, 2005, through Interscope Records, and later was released on December 24, 2009, on YouTube. As of 2024, the video has over 1 billion views on YouTube, making it Eminem's fifth most viewed video on the platform.