"Touchdown" is a song by American rapper T.I., taken from his fifth studio album

T.I. vs. T.I.P. ''T.I. vs. T.I.P.'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper T.I., released on July 3, 2007 through Grand Hustle Records, Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took a year and a half to record towards early 2 ...

(2007). The song features vocals from American rapper

Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclai ...

, who also produced the song alongside his frequent collaborator Jeff Bass. The song, although not officially released as a single, received considerable airplay on the radio, as well as on Monday Night Football during the 2007 NFL season.

Music and lyrics

Produced by Eminem and Jeff Bass, the song features the use of electronic keyboard giving a trumpet-like sound. As well, hi-hats and bass drums are the main rhythmic instruments used in the song. The song mainly deals with the success of the T.I. and Eminem, as well as their struggle with their respective

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s "T.I.P." and "Slim Shady". Eminem raps imitating a

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, typical of T.I. and his hometown Atlanta (Eminem is from Detroit). Also, in the third and last verse T.I. explains his gratitude toward hip hop and criticizes people that disagree with the lyrical content of the

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: In 2009, Eminem later stated he feels his

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on the song was "horrible".Get Clean, Come Back: Eminem’s Return
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Track listing

;Notes * signifies an additional

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Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Touchdown (Song) 2007 singles Eminem songs T.I. songs Grand Hustle Records singles Song recordings produced by Eminem Songs written by Eminem Songs written by T.I. 2007 songs Songs written by Jeff Bass