The song was inspired by unsettling fan letters Eminem received after his first major album, creating a fictional cautionary tale about Stanley "Stan" Mitchell, an obsessed fan.
The term "Stan" has since entered the dictionary as a word for an obsessive fan of a particular celebrity. stan - eminem (sped up)
The track famously samples Dido's song "Thank You." Eminem's producer discovered the track and felt its intro perfectly matched the concept of the song. The Sped-Up Remix Trend The song was inspired by unsettling fan letters