"Godzilla" is a song by American rapper

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featuring fellow American rapper

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, released as a single on January 31, 2020, from the former's eleventh studio album ''

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'' (2020). The song was Juice WRLD's first

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release following his death the previous month in December 2019. It topped the charts in Finland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom and reached the top ten in Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.

Background

American rapper

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's feature on the track marked his first posthumous release following his fatal seizure resulting from a

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on December 8, 2019. Eminem's third verse on the track holds the record for his fastest rap verse, rapping 13.3 words per second, or 400 words in 30 seconds, and a peak burst of 12.73 syllables per second. Eminem surpassed his own records held by his feature on

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and

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's song "

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" from the album ''

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'', where he rapped 11.6 syllables per second, and his 2013 song "

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", where he rapped 9.5 syllables per second.

Music video

On March 4, 2020, a lyric video for the song was released. On March 18, Eminem released a snippet of the music video, partnered with Lyrical Lemonade. The music video, directed by Cole Bennett, released on March 9, featuring appearances by

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, and a dedication to Juice WRLD at the end. As of April 2025, the song has over 739 million views on YouTube.

Composition

The song is written in the key of

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, with a

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of 166 (or 83)

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, with a

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of E♭m-G♭.

Chart performance

"Godzilla" was a success in the United States and Europe. It debuted at number one in Finland and on both the UK Singles Chart and the

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, becoming Eminem's tenth and ninth number-one single in the UK and Ireland, respectively, as well as the first for

posthumously and in total in both countries. It also went to number two in Flanders, the Czech Republic, Hungary, New Zealand, and Slovakia. It went to number three in both artists' homeland, the United States, and went top ten in 20 regions. Outside Europe, it saw moderate success in Lebanon and Singapore, peaking inside the top 20 in those regions.

Use in media

In December 2023, the song was featured during ''

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'''s The Big Bang event, together with a skin based on Eminem's alter ego, Marshall Never More, performing based on the Godzilla theme. This song also makes an appearance in Beat Saber’s Hip Hop Mixtape.

Awards and nominations

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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