The second single from Eminem's fourth studio album "The Eminem Show".
Australian Singles Chart, peak position 3, 2002.
Austrian Singles Chart, peak position 5, 2002.
Unlike the first, a comedy, the single "Without Me", "Cleanin 'Out My Closet" is a serious song about his childhood and complicated relationships with his parents.
The song was used in the first trailer for the movie "8 Mile", which was released in November 2002. In 2005, the song was included in the album "Curtain Call: The Hits".