Released in February 2002, singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton’s debut single “A Thousand Miles” ended the year at No. The song’s instantly recognizable music video - featuring Carlton and her piano sailing across city streets and highways - is probably burned in your brain. You know those opening piano keys when you hear them.
14, 2002, file photo, Eminem performs at the MTV European Music Awards in Sant Jordi palace in Barcelona, Spain (AP Photo/Denis Doyle, Pool, File) Eminem also performed the song during February’s Super Bowl LVI Half Time Show. The performance, which was 17 years in the making, received a standing ovation. In a surprise appearance, “Lose Yourself” was included to highlight the “impact of music” in film, Oscars producer Lynette Howell told USA Today in 2020. It also became one of few ’00s (pre-streaming) songs to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify just last year.ĭespite taking home the 2003 Academy Award for Best Original Song - becoming the first hip-hop song to do so - the rapper didn’t attend or perform the song that year.Įminem did perform the song for the first time at the Academy Awards just two years ago. 29 spot on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All-Time. The Grammy-winning track from 2002 frequently appears on “greatest” lists, including a No. 1 hit “Lose Yourself” may be 20 years old this year, but the lead single from the artist’s semi-biographical film “8 Mile” continues to reign among some of popular rap’s most admired tracks. (NEXSTAR) – In case you feel like feeling old today, here’s a look back at some of the biggest hits from 2002 that are turning 20 years old this year.
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