"Lose Yourself" (Demo Version) - Eminem [Audio Stream, Alternate Lyrics + YouTube Interview]

Eminem is celebrating 15 years of his own record label, Shady Records, with a compilation album called Shady XV. Earlier this week, Eminem released a video of himself talking about a long lost demo of 2002's "Lose Yourself" and today that audio has leaked online. Stream both below.

Eminem "Lose Yourself" (Demo Version) Audio Stream

Eminem Talks "Lose Yourself" Scratch Demo Version

There's something special about hearing working versions of songs that became big hits. In this case, that simple beat built around electric guitar is virtually identical to the originally released version of the song, with the big difference being the piano part.

There are a lot of differences between the two versions, from the intro and the verses (which helped tell the story of his movie, 8 Mile) to the choruses, which sound much more polished and powerful on the finished version of the song. Most notably, he changes the perspective from the audience member to himself. He owned the moment and

The song will appear on SHADY XV, due out on Shady / Aftermath Records this November 24th. Pick it up on Amazon (CD, MP3) and iTunes.