15th November, 2017- Eminem released the first song Walk on Water from his upcoming album “Revival” on Friday in collaboration with Beyonce. Eminem who has made a comeback after 4 years had earlier teased this song on Instagram through a mock prescription post.
The Queen of Pop has collaborated with Slim Shady for the first time and she adds a royal charm to this emotional ballad in the song with the words “I’ll walk on water, but I ain’t no Jesus, But only when it freezes.” Co-written by Beyonce and Skylar Grey, Walk on Water is unlike other Eminem songs and has an old hip-hop feel to it.
The track is currently #12 on the Global Spotify chart and has clocked 12 million streams so far. The track also debuted at #1 on iTunes in 22 markets
The song came as a surprise to both Beyonce and Eminem fans and has already garnered 22 million views on YouTube.
Eminem opened the 2017 EMA’s with the live debut of Walk On Water. Watch the performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
‘Walk on Water’ is available across all digital services exclusively on Universal Music Group.
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