Chinese soldier rapping Eminem’s “Mockingbird” goes viral & storms the charts

Eminem‘s “Mockingbird” is currently most streamed song from the 00’s and one of the most streamed songs in hip-hop genre on Spotify. It is also one of the most trending tracks on TikTok.

Aside from “Mockingbird,” “Without Me,” “The Real Slim Shady,” “Superman,” “Lose Yourself” and “Till I Collapse” is also charting in the Top 10.

Top 00s Songs (10/27)
Mockingbird @Eminem 1.76m
505 @ArcticMonkeys 1.55m
Yellow @coldplay 1.47m
Without Me 1.35m
The Real Slim Shady 1.19m
Viva La Vida 1.19m
Superman 1.1m
Somewhere Only We Know #Keane 1.07m
Lose Yourself 1.03m
Till I Collapse 950k
Sparks 918k
The Scientist 881k
— Spotify #00s (@Spotify00s) October 28, 2022

Most streamed hip hop songs this week 📈
14.8m – Super Freaky Girl
11.2m – Doja
11.2m – Mockingbird
10.7m – Poland
10.6m – Jimmy Cooks
10.0m – Just Wanna Rock
9.0m – Without Me
9.0m – BILLIE EILISH
8.9m – Gangstas Paradise
8.8m – WAIT FOR U
8.4m – Vegas
Nicki still on top.
— Hip Hop All Day (@HipHopAllDayy) October 28, 2022

Debuts on this week’s Global Excl. U.S. chart (1/2):
#42, @le_sserafim Antifragile
#69, @vaundy_engawa Chainsaw Blood
#73, @lilyachty Poland
#113, @Eminem Mockingbird
#118, @marshmello & @JuiceWorlddd Bye Bye
#138, @KizzDaniel Cough (Odo)
#139, @ozuna ft. @feid Hey Mor
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) October 25, 2022

After the song went viral on TikTok, one of the users decided to share an old footage of a Chinese solider rapping “Mockingbird” on the stage and it is going viral on social media.

“Mockingbird” is a song from Encore (2004), released as a single in 2005. The single peaked at No. 11 on the United State’s Billboard Hot 100, and No. 4 in the United Kingdom’s Official Singles chart.

The song earned Eminem an award at Teen Choice Awards and received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance, but lost to “Gold Digger” by Kanye West. “Mockingbird” is certified 5x Platinum in the United States for selling 5 million units in the country. It is also 2x Platinum in Denmark, Platinum in the United States and Italy and Gold in Australia and Germany.