▁of ▁a ▁song . ▁Once ▁the ▁couple ▁recon ci led , ▁E min em ▁rec alls , ▁" I ▁asked ▁her ▁to ▁tell ▁me ▁what ▁she ▁thought ▁of ▁it . ▁I ▁remember ▁my ▁d umb ▁ass ▁saying , ▁' I ▁know ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁f uck ed - up ▁song , ▁but ▁it ▁shows ▁how ▁much ▁I ▁care ▁about ▁you . ▁To ▁even ▁think ▁about ▁you ▁this ▁much . ▁To ▁even ▁put ▁you ▁on ▁a ▁song ▁like ▁this ' ." ▁The ▁song ▁" St an " ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁The ▁ 4 5 ▁King . ▁E min em ' s ▁manager , ▁Paul ▁Ros enberg , ▁sent ▁E min em ▁a ▁t ape ▁of ▁the ▁producer ' s ▁be ats , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁track ▁featured ▁a ▁sample ▁of ▁English ▁singer - song writer ▁D ido ' s ▁" Thank ▁You ". ▁Upon ▁hearing ▁the ▁song ' s ▁lyr ics , ▁E min em ▁felt ▁they ▁described ▁an ▁obs essed ▁fan , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁song . ▁The ▁writing ▁process ▁for ▁" St an " ▁differ ed ▁greatly ▁from ▁E min em ' s ▁usual ▁strategy , ▁in ▁which ▁song ▁concepts ▁form ▁during ▁the ▁writing : ▁Stan ' ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁songs ▁that ▁I ▁actually ▁sat ▁down ▁and ▁had ▁everything ▁mapped ▁out ▁for . ▁I ▁knew ▁what ▁it ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁about ." ▁D ido ▁later ▁heard ▁" St an " ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁it , ▁and ▁observed , ▁" I ▁got ▁this ▁letter ▁out ▁of ▁the