Slow (Matoma song)

"Slow" is a song by Norwegian DJ Matoma featuring American singer Noah Cyrus, released on 11 November 2017 as the lead single from Matoma's second album One in a Million.^[1] The track reached the top 30 in Norway and also charted in Sweden and on the US Dance/Electronic Songs chart.

"Slow"
Single by Matoma featuring Noah Cyrus
from the album One in a Million
Released	17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
Genre	Future Bass
Length	3:20
Label	Parlophone Warner Music Group
Songwriter(s)	Thomas Stræte Lagergren Jayson DeZuzio Danny Tenenbaum Marco Borrero Sizzy Rocket
Producer(s)	Matoma Mag Jayson DeZuzio
Matoma singles chronology
"Staying Up" (2017) "Slow" (2017) "Lonely" (2018)
Noah Cyrus singles chronology
"All Falls Down" (2017) "Slow" (2017) "Live or Die" (2018)

Writing and recording

Matoma heard "Make Me (Cry)" by Noah Cyrus and thought Cyrus' voice has "so much soul and personality", so reached out to her. The two worked apart, with Matoma based in Norway.^[2] Matoma also said that with "Slow", he wanted to expand beyond his tropical house sound and "do something different from before" but still put out a "banger" before the album and tour.^[3] He later said he wanted to make a song that was "future bass-inspired song with lots of bass and big drums in the chorus".^[4]

Music

Paper called "Slow" a "party ballad".^[5] Billboard described it as "uplifting, feel-good" and a "lover's pop anthem".^[3]

Music video

Matoma and Cyrus also collaborated on a live version of the music video.^[5]

Track listing

Digital download and stream

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Slow" (featuring Noah Cyrus)	3:20

Remixes single^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Slow" (featuring Noah Cyrus) (R3hab remix)	2:40
2.	"Slow" (featuring Noah Cyrus) (Cid remix)	3:05
3.	"Slow" (featuring Noah Cyrus) (Devault remix)	3:23

Charts

Chart (2017–18)	Peak position
Norway (VG-lista)[7]	30
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	87
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[9]	31

References

1. "Slow (feat. Noah Cyrus) / Matoma". Tidal. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
2. Yau, Jeffery (18 November 2017). "Matoma Teams Up With Noah Cyrus For "Slow"". Your EDM. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
3. Rishty, David (17 November 2017). "Matoma's New Song 'Slow' Featuring Noah Cyrus: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
4. Bein, Kat (29 August 2018). "Matoma's 'One In A Million' Album Breakdown: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
5. "Noah Cyrus and Matoma Team Up For 'Slow' Video". Paper. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
6. "Slow (feat. Noah Cyrus) [Remixes] – Single by Matoma on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
7. "Matoma feat. Noah Cyrus – Slow". VG-lista. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
8. "Matoma feat. Noah Cyrus – Slow". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
9. "Matoma Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2018.