How Come

"How Come"
Single by D12
from the album D12 World
Released	June 8, 2004
Format	CD
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:09
Label	Shady/Interscope
Writer(s)	M. Mathers, D. Porter, D. Holton, D. Moore, B. Johnson
Producer(s)	Witt & Pep
D12 singles chronology
"My Band" (2004) "How Come" (2004)
Music video Video on YouTube

"How Come" is a song by the American rap group D12. It was released in June 2004 as the second single from their second album D12 World. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA.^[1]

Content

The song is about the tenuous relationship between the members of D12, for the most part Proof and Eminem.

Music video

The video depicts members of D12 fighting with Eminem in the Shady Records studio. It shows a detailed strain on the members relationships. They discuss how Eminem rose to stardom, and they can't get a deal. They envy Eminem, but he doesn't think there is anything to envy, the song ends, leaving people wondering, with the members dissatisfied. In the second verse of the song, Kon Artis talks about a time when he claims to have seen Eminem's girlfriend Kim cheating on him. The video ends with a clip of another song from D12 World, "Git Up". The beginning also shows a home video of Eminem rapping at an underground show with Proof and Bizarre.

Track listing

UK CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How Come^[A]"	M. Mathers, D. Porter, D. Holton, D. Moore, B. Johnson	Witt & Pep, Eminem	4:41
2.	"40 Oz."	M. Williams, J. Kent, M. Mathers, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle, D. Holton	Trackboyz	4:08
3.	"How Come - Video"	M. Mathers, D. Porter, D. Holton, D. Moore, B. Johnson	Witt & Pep, Eminem	5:24
4.	"40 Oz. - Video"	M. Williams, J. Kent, M. Mathers, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle, D. Holton	Trackboyz	3:56
5.	"40 Oz. - Instrumental"	M. Williams, J. Kent, M. Mathers, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle, D. Holton	Trackboyz	4:05

European CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How Come^[A]"	M. Mathers, D. Porter, D. Holton, D. Moore, B. Johnson	Witt & Pep, Eminem	4:41
2.	"40 Oz."	M. Williams, J. Kent, M. Mathers, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle, D. Holton	Trackboyz	4:08
3.	"How Come - Video"	M. Mathers, D. Porter, D. Holton, D. Moore, B. Johnson	Witt & Pep, Eminem	5:24
4.	"40 Oz. - Video"	M. Williams, J. Kent, M. Mathers, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle, D. Holton	Trackboyz	3:56

Notes:

^{^} This is an extended version of the song, containing Swifty McVay and Bizarre's verses, which were cut off the album version.

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]	17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]	15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5]	26
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6]	5
Germany (Official German Charts)[7]	15
Ireland (IRMA)	4
Italy (FIMI)[8]	17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9]	7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10]	6
Norway (VG-lista)[11]	10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	42
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	17
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	27
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	68
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks	18

Cover

• A cover version was first performed by English rock band Embrace for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge show. This version is shortened to Eminem's lyrics on the song, cutting out Kon Artis and Proof.^[14] The song was released B-sides to their single "Ashes" and on their album Dry Kids: B-Sides 1997–2005. When the video is played for this song, the song often joins onto a shortened version of the D12 song, "Git Up."

References

1. RIAA
2. "Australian-charts.com – D12 – How Come". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
3. "Austriancharts.at – D12 – How Come" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Ultratop.be – D12 – How Come" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Ultratop.be – D12 – How Come" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. "Danishcharts.com – D12 – How Come". Tracklisten.
7. "Musicline.de – D12 Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
8. "Italiancharts.com – D12 – How Come". Top Digital Download.
9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – D12 search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
10. "Charts.org.nz – D12 – How Come". Top 40 Singles.
11. "Norwegiancharts.com – D12 – How Come". VG-lista.
12. "Swedishcharts.com – D12 – How Come". Singles Top 100.
13. "Swisscharts.com – D12 – How Come". Swiss Singles Chart.
14. Embrace - Embrace To Embrace Rap

External links

• "How Come/Git Up" Official music video on YouTube