At the 2011 Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year the latter two were for 'Love the Way You Lie'. In August 2011, Recovery was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). To promote it, Eminem performed the album's songs on televised shows, at award ceremonies, musical events and also headed The Recovery Tour. The album received generally positive reviews by critics and was regarded as an improvement to Relapse.

Recovery was the best-selling album worldwide and best-selling album in the US of 2010. It spawned four singles ' Not Afraid', ' Love the Way You Lie', ' No Love', and ' Space Bound', with the former two both reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number one in 16 other countries. Recovery debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 741,000 copies. Recovery featured more introspective and emotional content than its predecessor and the theme of the album revolved around his positive changes, anxiety, and emotional drives. Eminem also collaborated with artists such as Pink, Lil Wayne, Slaughterhouse and Rihanna for the album. Production of 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. It serves as the follow-up to Eminem's sixth studio album Relapse (2009). It was released on June 18, 2010, by Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records. Recovery is the seventh studio album by American rapper Eminem.

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