Musically, Show didn't innovate, but it didn't need to: Eminem and his mentor, Dr. Unfortunately, Encore is not the flipside of The Eminem Show as much as it is its negative image, where everything that was a strength has been turned into a handicap this time around. On The Eminem Show that kind of self-analysis was perfectly acceptable, since Eminem was on the top of his game as both a lyricist and rapper his insights were vibrant and his music was urgent. Where his first two records dealt primarily with personas and characters, his second two records deal with what those personas have wrought, which tends to be intrinsically less interesting than the characters themselves, since it's dissecting the aftermath instead of causing the drama. As the title suggests, Encore is a companion piece to The Eminem Show the way that The Marshall Mathers LP mirrored The Slim Shady LP, offering a different spin on familiar subjects. All this activity tended to obscure the fact that Eminem hadn't released a full-length album of new material since The Eminem Show in early summer 2002, and that two and a half years separated that album and its highly anticipated sequel, Encore. Part of that is the nature of celebrity culture, where every star cycles through gossip columns regardless of whether they have a project in the stores or theaters, and part of it is that Marshall Mathers kept busy, producing records by his protégés D12, Obie Trice, and 50 Cent - all hit albums - with the latter turning into the biggest new hip-hop star of 2003. The song 'Like Toy Soldiers' is his second song that samples '50 Ways to Leave Your Lover' by Paul Simon after 'Murder, Murder' on The Slim Shady EP.Eminem took a hiatus after the release of his first motion picture, 8 Mile, in late 2002, but it never seemed like he went away. The album made digital history in becoming the first album to sell 10,000 digital copies in one week. The album was nominated for three Grammys at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards including for Best Rap Album but lost to Kanye West's Late Registration. Eminem himself stated in an interview that, the album wasn't his best work. However, most critics and fans alike did note the subpar quality of the lyrics, which were more simplistic when compared to previous albums. Critical reception was generally positive. Nine months after its release, worldwide sales of the album stood at 11 million copies. As of June 25, 2010, it had sold 5.2 million copies in the US. It was certified quadruple-platinum there in mid-December. Encore sold 710,000 copies in its first three days.

Its release was set for November 16, 2004, but was moved up to November 12 after the album was leaked to the Internet. Encore is the fifth studio album by Eminem.

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