Recovery is the seventh studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on June 18, 2010, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Production for the album took place during 2009 to 2010 at several recording studios and was handled by various record producers, including Alex da Kid, Just Blaze, Boi-1da, Jim Jonsin, DJ Khalil, Mr. Porter and Dr. Dre. Originally recorded as a sequel to Eminem's previous album Relapse (2009), Recovery features more introspective and emotional content than its predecessor.
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 741,000 copies in its first week in the United States. It also charted at number one in several other countries, and produced three singles that achieved chart success, including the Billboard hit "No Love" and international hits "Not Afraid" and "Love the Way You Lie". Recovery received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Eminem's rapping and performance on the album, although some criticized its consistency and production. It is the best-selling album of 2010 and has sold approximately ten million copies worldwide.

Recovery est le septième album studio d'Eminem sorti en France le 18 juin 2010 et le 21 juin 2010 aux États-Unis. Le successeur de Relapse sorti en 2009 est publié par les labels Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment et Interscope Records. L'album devait initialement s'appeler Relapse 2 mais Eminem a décidé de changer le nom jugeant que la musique qu'il produisait était trop différente de celle de Relapse.

L'enregistrement de Recovery a eu lieu entre 2009 et 2010 dans de nombreux studios en compagnie de producteurs tels que Alex da Kid, Just Blaze, Boi-1da, Jim Jonsin, DJ Khalil, Mr. Porter ou Dr. Dre, le producteur historique du rappeur. Eminem a invité Rihanna, Pink et Lil Wayne a prêté leurs voix pour les titres Love the Way You Lie, Won't Back Down et No Love. Les thèmes abordés dans l'album changent radicalement par rapport à ses précédents albums. Il aborde désormais des thèmes plus personnels comme sa guérison, l'anxiété et les émotions dominants la raison, délaissant quelque peu l'aspect violent et polémique qui a fait sa renommée. Pour la promotion de l'album, Eminem a participé à des émissions de télévision ou des remises de récompenses où il a pu interpréter des morceaux présents sur Recovery. Il a également pris part à une nouvelle tournée mondiale, The Recovery Tour.

L'album a reçu, généralement, des critiques positives de la part de la presse spécialisée soulignant la qualité du flow d'Eminem sur cet album, tandis que d'autres ont toutefois critiqués les incohérences et la production de Recovery. Commercialement, l'album est un succès. Il débute en effet à la première place du Billboard 200 avec 741 000 albums vendus en première semaine et gardera cette position pendant sept semaines non-consécutives. Il se classa premier dans de nombreux autres pays et est l'album le plus vendu dans le monde de l'année 2010. En octobre 2011, Recovery a dépassé la barre des 10 millions d'albums vendus dans le monde. L'album a permis à Eminem de remporter son cinquième Grammy Award du meilleur album de rap. Il remporta également des prix lors des American Music Awards ou encore aux Billboard Music Awards.

Le premier single, intitulé Not Afraid, s'est vendu a plus de 380 000 exemplaires en première semaine d'exploitation aux États-Unis, prenant d'entrée la première place du Billboard Hot 100 et donnant au rappeur son quatrième Grammy Award de la meilleure chanson de rap. Le second single rencontra un succès planétaire. Il s'agit de Love the Way You Lie, chanson partagée avec la chanteuse barbadienne Rihanna. Le titre se classa dans le top 10 de plus de 20 pays et il resta en tête du Billboard Hot 100 pendant sept semaines. Avec plus de 10 millions d'exemplaires vendus, dont 5 aux États-Unis, la chanson est devenue la plus prolifique du rappeur. Le troisième single, No Love, est partagé avec le rappeur de La Nouvelle-Orléans Lil Wayne, et reçu de très bonnes critiques de la part des journalistes américains. La chanson de hip-hop alternatif, Space Bound constitue le quatrième et dernier single. Quatre autres chansons se sont classés au Billboard Hot 100 aux États-Unis.

"Not Afraid" is a song by the 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.

The song 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. Recording sessions took place at Effigy Studios in Michigan, Encore Studios in California and Boi-1da Studios in Ontario. Brothers Mike and Joe Strange worked with Eminem on mixing and engineering. 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.

"Not Afraid" met with mixed to positive reviews from 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 sixteenth song in Billboard history to debut on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number one; it also debuted as a chart-topper in Canada. As of August 2011, the song has sold over four million digital copies. "Not Afraid" has earned Eminem MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards Japan, Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards and Detroit Music Awards.

The song was accompanied by a music video, which Rich Lee directed in May 2010. New York City and Newark, New Jersey were chosen as settings to shoot the video. In it, Eminem displays newfound courage and confidence, albeit facing struggles and eventually jumping off a ledge. Reviewers praised the video as it followed the lyrics and praised the video for such depictions. However, the product placement in the video by Nike shoes and Beats by Dr. Dre headphones was criticized. In 2010, Eminem performed "Not Afraid" at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010 (E3 2010), Oxegen 2010, T in the Park 2010 and the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. He has also performed the song at the Bonnaroo Music Festival, Lollapalooza and the V Festival.

"I'm not afraid to take a stand, everybody come take my hand. We'll walk this road together, through the storm. Whatever weather, cold or warm. Just let you know that, you're not alone."