"Mosh" is a protest song by Eminem, released on October 26, 2004 as a digital single and the second single from his fifth studio album, Encore (2004). It was released just prior to the 2004 presidential election. The video for the song is available for free on the Internet and encouraged voters to vote George W. Bush out of office. The song was excerpted from Eminem's album, Encore, not yet released at the time the video was made available to the public. G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks also appears in the video. This song is ranked 58th on About.com’s “100 Greatest Rap Songs". Music video The music video, released on the eve of the 2004 presidential election, is mostly animated. The video open with a scene of a school appears and the sound of children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. There's a Iraq where a large crowd is gathered. Baghdad's Victory Arch is visible behind Eminem; the shot pans to the American flag as Eminem sings "we stronger now more than ever". An army private who returns home to his family, only to find he is being re-deployed to Iraq, and a mother served an eviction notice join a growing army of protesters, led by Eminem. By the end of the video, Eminem and the protesters are shown confronting armored police as Eminem continues to rap: No more blood for oil, we got our own battles to fight on our soil No more psychological warfare to trick us to think that we ain't loyal The original version of this music video was released on November 1, 2004. Ending The original video has been called a "call to arms", both versions of the video end with an invitation to have analyzed this video in its post-9/11 context have suggested that breakdown of political dialogue comes from the protocols associated with the medium of speech. The scholars conclude as a technocracy that uses charm and subtleties to achieve conformity rather than force or violence. Critical reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic highlighted the song. Entertainment Weekly wrote a mixed description, saying the song "was nothing less than the sound of America's favorite Caucasian rapper at his most intense and focused. Protest songs made a comeback this year, but none captured doom and apocalypse the way 'Mosh' so brilliantly did. Eminem is still a narcissist, of course — he wants us to follow him