[11] According to Danielle Harling of HipHopDX—a website dedicated to hip hop music coverage—the song will ultimately be present on both Relapse and Before I Self Destruct,[12] while in contrast, Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone Magazine stated that it is still unsure which rapper will feature this song on his upcoming album.

[13] Despite the confusion, Universal eventually announced that "Crack a Bottle" would be included in Relapse exclusively, although it did not consider it the album's first single.

[16] Rappers Cashis and Bobby Creekwater were featured in the official remix of "Crack a Bottle".

"[17] Rolling Stone Magazine commented negatively on the song, saying that it is one of the weakest tracks on the album, along the other single "We Made You".

[11] On February 25, Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg posted on his blog a still frame from the music video illustrating a homeless person holding a bottle wrapped in a brown bag.

A month later, on June 7, 2009, Cashis posted a link on Twitter to the full video in which he makes a cameo appearance.

The song peaked in the top ten on the Hot Rap Tracks, reaching number four.