<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "Not Afraid" on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "Not Afraid" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his seventh studio album Recovery (2010). It was released as the album's lead single on April 29, 2010, by Interscope Records . "Not Afraid" was first revealed as a single by Eminem via Twitter, after which the song debuted on radio . To promote the single's release, a freestyle rap, "Despicable", was released on the Internet and received attention for its tone and lyrical content . "Not Afraid" was written and produced by Eminem, Boi - 1da, Jordan Evans and Matthew Burnett; keyboardist Luis Resto was also attributed with songwriting credit . According to Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg and music critics, "Not Afraid" carries a positive message and depicts Eminem's change in direction from drugs and violence . The hip hop song features a choir that assists Eminem in a heavily layered chorus and vocals are sung over a guitar, synthesizer and piano; no Auto - Tune was used on the sung vocals, but many reverberation tools were . </P> <P> "Not Afraid" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who praised the song for being anthemic in nature and carrying a positive message . The song did, however, face criticism for its sudden change in theme from previous singles, and was considered to be less affecting than some of his other songs . Despite mixed reception, "Not Afraid" became the 16th song in Billboard history to debut on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number one; it also debuted as a chart - topper in Canada . In June 2014 the song was certified 10 × Platinum by RIAA, making Eminem the first artist with digital diamond awards for two songs . "Not Afraid" has earned Eminem MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards Japan, Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards and Detroit Music Awards . </P>

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