Between them, Eminem's 2000 single "Stan" and which cartoon character's song prevented Westlife from reaching Number One in Ireland and the UK?
What Makes a Man "What Makes a Man" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 18 December 2000 as the third single from their second studio album, "Coast to Coast". It was their first single not to peak at number one on the UK Singles Chart, being beaten to the Christmas number one by "Can We Fix It?", the theme to the cartoon series, "Bob the Builder" (which managed to peak at number three in Ireland). It also debuted and peaked at number two in Ireland, held off the top spot by Eminem's song "Stan".
Ether (song) "Ether" is a song by hip hop recording artist Nas, from his 2001 album "Stillmatic". The song was a response to Jay-Z's "Takeover", a diss track directed towards Nas and Prodigy which appears on Jay-Z's album "The Blueprint", during the Jay-Z vs. Nas and Prodigy feud. Nas named the song Ether because "I was told a long time ago, ghosts and spirits don't like the fumes from ether, and I just wanted to affect him with my weapon and get to his soul".