Slow Down (Bobby Valentino song)

"Slow Down"
Single by Bobby Valentino
from the album Bobby Valentino
Released March 8, 2005 (2005-03-08) (U.S.)
Format CD single, music download
Recorded 2004
Genre R&B
Length

4:18 (Album Version)

3:56 (Radio Edit)
Label Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam
Writer(s) Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Bobby Wilson, Hans Zimmer
Producer(s) Tim & Bob
Bobby Valentino singles chronology
"Slow Down"
(2005)
"Tell Me"
(2005)

"Slow Down" is the debut single by American singer Bobby Valentino from his first self-titled album Bobby Valentino. Produced by Tim & Bob, it spent four consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and has since been certified Gold by the RIAA.[1] The single also peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as number four in the United Kingdom. The music video was directed by Erik White.[2] The official remix features rapper Nas. It is his most successful single to date. The album version contains a string sample of "A Way of Life" by Hans Zimmer, taken from the 2003 movie soundtrack "The Last Samurai".[3] The International Remix Version was produced by Tim & Bob as well and contains an interpolation of Jodeci's 1994 hit "Cry For You".

Official versions

  1. "Slow Down" (Album Version) / (12" Version) - 4:18
  2. "Slow Down" (Remix) - 4:07
  3. "Slow Down" (Radio Edit) - 3:55

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
Position
French Singles Chart 42
German Singles Chart 31
Irish Singles Chart 31
Swiss Singles Chart 35
UK Singles Chart 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1

References

  1. Bobby Valentino's "Anonymous" Smashes Urban Radio Singers Room. Accessed September 15, 2008.
  2. Bobby Valentino - "Slow Down" music video MTV. Accessed September 14, 2008.
  3. "Bobby V's Slow Down - Discover the Sample Source". Whosampled.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
Preceded by
"1 Thing" by Amerie
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one single
May 7, 2005- May 28, 2005
Succeeded by
"We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey
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