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Billy Squier
The Stroke
Billy Squier wrote “The Stroke” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1981. Eminem’s “Berzerk” (2013) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
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The writing credits on Berzerk read like a crowded guest list, but The Stroke belongs to Billy Squier alone, and his 1981 record is the one Eminem's track samples. Hear his before you hear Eminem's again.
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▶The StrokeLiner notes
Credited writer: Billy Squier.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1981.
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Eminem’s “Berzerk” (2013) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
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Eminem's "Berzerk" samples "The Stroke." Who had that song on record well before Eminem got to it?Billy Squier
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