Slow

"Slow"
Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album Body Language
B-side	"Soul on Fire", "Sweet Music"
Released	November 3, 2003 (2003-11-03) (see release history)
Format	CD single, DVD single, 12" single
Recorded	2003; London, England
Genre	Electropop
Length	3:15
Label	Parlophone, Mushroom, Capitol
Writer(s)	Kylie Minogue, Mr. Dan, Emilíana Torrini
Producer	Sunnyroads
Certification	Platinum (ARIA)
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Come into My World" (2002) "Slow" (2003) "Secret (Take You Home)" (2004)
Kylie Minogue U.S. singles chronology "Come into My World" (2003) "Slow" (2004) "Red Blooded Woman" (2004) Alternate cover CD 2 cover

"Slow" is an electropop song written by Australian singer–songwriter Kylie Minogue, Mr. Dan, and Emilíana Torrini for Minogue's ninth studio album, Body Language (2003). It was produced by Sunnyroads (Dan and Torrini) and received a positive reception from music critics. The song was released as the album's lead single in the winter of 2003 and reached number one in Australia, Denmark, Spain, and the United Kingdom, where it became Minogue's seventh number-one single. In the United States, "Slow" was released to success on the Billboard dance charts, where it reached the top position on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song earned Minogue her third consecutive Grammy Award nomination in the Best Dance Recording category, but lost out to "Toxic" by Britney Spears.

Background

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Promotion and single releases

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Reception

Critical

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"Slow" was greeted to positive reviews by a variety of critics. New York magazine's Ethan Brown described the song as a "template" for pop stars to follow that has electric beats that are, "[W]arm, even radiant."^[1] Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone called "Slow" a "Prince-style electro-glitz disco gem."^[2] Adrien Begrand of PopMatters, claimed that the song was the focal point of the album and wrote that it was Minogue's most seductive piece to date.^[3]

Commercial

On November 3, 2003, "Slow" was released in the United Kingdom. The song became Minogue's seventh number-one single when it debuted at the top spot on the singles chart, and spent a total of ten weeks in the top seventy-five. However, even though "Slow" became a number one in the UK, it only sold 95,000 copies,^{[citation needed]} her lowest-selling number-one single in the UK and to date is one of the lowest selling number 1 singles in UK chart history second only to George Michaels Faith, Slow was not certified. Outside of the UK, the song was also successful. It reached number one in Australia and became Minogue's ninth number one on the singles chart. In addition, "Slow" was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of over 70,000 copies.^[4] In Canada, the song was released on January 13, 2004, and it peaked at number six, becoming one of Minogue most successful singles there.

Due to favourable reception of Minogue's previous releases, "Slow" was released in the United States. Initially, Capitol slated "Cruise Control" as the first U.S. single. Plans were scrapped due to Minogue's choosing "Slow" instead.^{[citation needed]} When the song did not meet both sales and chart expectations, "Slow" was quickly scrapped in place for "Red Blooded Woman".^{[citation needed]} "Slow" became her third release to reach the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Chart Play chart. It also performed well on the Hot Dance Airplay chart, where it reached number seven. The song however was not a success on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number ninety-three before peaking at number ninety-one, spending only three weeks on the chart.

Music video

The music video for "Slow" features Minogue mainly laying barefoot in a Balenciaga mini dress.

A music video was also made for the song, which was shot over a period of three days in the Spanish city of Barcelona, at the Municipal de Montjuïc swimming pool. The first two days of shooting were postponed due to heavy rain, but the video was completed by the end of the third day. The video features a man diving into a swimming pool from a diving board from where the skyscrapers of Barcelona can be clearly seen. After the man gets out the pool, the rest of the video focuses on Minogue, who is amongst a crowded poolside of swimwear-clad men and women. There are various side-views and bird's eye views of Minogue as she sings the song.

Track listings and formats

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Slow".^[5]

Charts

Live performances

Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:

• Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour
• Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour
• KylieX2008
• For You, For Me Tour

The song was also performed on:

• Money Can't Buy 2003 TV concert

Release history

Cover versions

• Bell X1 on Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 2
• Mayer/Aguayo on Kompakt: Total 6
• Tricky on Knowle West Boy
• George Michael also recorded this version as a digital single.

Credits

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References